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TRINIDAD TOBAGO [34 records]

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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of Trinidad and Tobago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née à Trinité-et-Tobago ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de Trinidad y Tobago.

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Record 2 2021-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
OBS

In Trinidad and Tobago, Indian Arrival Day is celebrated on May 30th. Trinidad and Tobago was the first country to start this holiday.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
OBS

«Indian Arrival Day», célébré le 30 mai, commémore l'arrivée des premiers travailleurs indiens sous contrat (indentureship) d'Inde vers Trinidad en mai 1845 [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
Universal entry(ies)
TT
classification system code, see observation
TTO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

A country in the southeastern West Indies north of eastern Venezuela ...

OBS

Capital: Port of Spain.

OBS

Inhabitant: Trinidadian.

OBS

Trinidad and Tobago : common name of the country.

OBS

TT; TTO: codes recognized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
TT
classification system code, see observation
TTO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

État des Antilles, à proximité du Venezuela.

OBS

Capitale : Port of Spain.

OBS

Habitant : Trinidadien, Trinidadienne.

OBS

Trinité-et-Tobago : nom usuel du pays.

OBS

TT; TTO : codes reconnus par l'ISO.

OBS

On n'utilise jamais l'article défini devant le nom «Trinité-et-Tobago».

PHR

aller à Trinité-et-Tobago, visiter Trinité-et-Tobago

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
TT
classification system code, see observation
TTO
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Estado insular de las Antillas.

OBS

Capital: Puerto España.

OBS

Habitante: trinitense.

OBS

Trinidad y Tobago: nombre usual del país.

OBS

TT; TTO: códigos reconocidos por la ISO.

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Record 4 2017-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Capital of Trinidad and Tobago.

OBS

Inhabitant: of Port of Spain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Capitale de Trinité-et-Tobago.

OBS

Habitant : Hispanoportain, Hispanoportaine.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son générique, par exemple ville, village.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
OBS

Capital de Trinidad y Tobago.

OBS

Habitante: de Puerto España.

OBS

El nombre de un lugar habitado adopta, en general, el género de su genérico, por ejemplo, "ciudad".

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Record 5 2016-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Multifunctionality of agriculture. The value of agriculture is not just the crops and livestock products it yields. It has other functions, such as maintaining the countryside and rural communities.

CONT

A Lebanese participant stressed the importance of incorporating the multifunctionality of agriculture into regional and international plans of action. A delegate from Trinidad and Tobago recommended that the multiple functions be prioritized, focusing first on food security and the stakeholder function, followed by the economic, social and environmental functions respectively.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
DEF

[...] rôle que [...] joue [l'agriculture], en dehors de la production de denrées agricoles, au niveau du paysage, de la conservation des sols, de la gestion durable des ressources naturelles renouvelables et de la préservation de la biodiversité, mais aussi de la viabilité socio-économique de nombreuses zones rurales.

OBS

multifonctionnalité de l'agriculture; caractère multifonctionnel de l'agriculture : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 6 2014-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

An island in the West Indies, a constituent part of Trinidad and Tobago.

OBS

Capital city: Scarborough.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Île située dans les Antilles, et une des deux îles pricipales de Trinité-et-Tobago.

OBS

Tobago : toponyme qui n'est jamais précédé d'un article défini.

OBS

Le nom d'une entité habitée adopte le genre de son pseudo-générique sous-entendu.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
CONT

There is... a whole group of national parks and equivalent reserves in nearly all the countries studied and which go under various names :"área nacional de recreación"(national recreation area) in Ecuador, "área natural única"(unique natural area) in Colombia, "parques nacionales"(national parks), "parques naturales" or "nature park" in Surinam,(natural parks) "reservas naturales" or "nature reserves" in Surinam,(natural reserves), "santuario de flora"(flora sanctuary), "santuarios nacionales"(national sanctuaries), and "santuarios históricos"(historic sanctuaries), etc. Some of these have a scientific character such as the "reservas biológicas", "científicas", "ecológicas", "reservas de la biosfera"(biological, scientific, ecological, biosphere reserves) ;others are more concerned with the protection of fauna :"refugios de vida silvestre"(forest wildlife refuge) in Bolivia, "reservas de producción faunistica"(wildlife production reserves) in Ecuador, or "wildlife reserves" in Trinidad and Tobago, "santuarios de fauna"(fauna sanctuaries).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
DEF

Territoire jouissant d'un régime spécial pour la protection de sa flore et de sa faune analogue à celui d'un parc national mais dont la gestion peut ne pas relever du pouvoir central et où le tourisme peut faire l'objet d'une interdiction (réserve naturelle intégrale).

CONT

La Direction des parcs nationaux est chargée : de l'organisation et de la gestion des Parcs Nationaux; de la protection de la faune et de la flore dans les parcs nationaux et réserves analogues.

OBS

réserve analogue : Cette expression a été adoptée dans le cadre de conventions ou de réunions internationales sur la protection de la nature, notamment celle de Washington, en 1940, et celle de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources (UICN), à New Delhi, en 1969.

OBS

équivalence de réserve : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Political program comprising economic arrangements between the United States and Caribbean countries, announced in February 1982 by U.S. President Ronald Reagan at a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS).

OBS

There are 22 regional countries that are beneficiaries of the program : Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, the Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas y cursos
  • Comercio exterior
OBS

Los beneficiarios de este programa de acuerdo preferencial son: Antillas Neerlandesas, Antigua y Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belice, Costa Rica, Dominica, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haití, Honduras, Jamaica, Islas Vírgenes Británicas, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panamá, República Dominicana, San Cristóbal y Nieves, Santa Lucía, San Vicente y las Granadinas y Trinidad y Tobago.

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Record 9 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Wastewater Treatment
OBS

The idea of a Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association(CWWA) was conceptualised during the late 1980s out of the annual conference of Caribbean Water Engineers. In 1991, the Association was registered as a Non-Governmental Organization(NGO) by an Act of Parliament(No. 8 of 1991) in the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago and is committed to the advancement of the science, practice, and management of water supply and waste disposal for the benefit of Caribbean people through the development of human resources, public education, and professionalism, as well as promotion of appropriate technologies in the water, wastewater, and solid waste sector. Since its inception in 1992, the major activity of the association has been its annual conference which is hosted on a rotational basis among the various Caribbean countries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
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Record 10 2008-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Telecommunications
OBS

Caribbean Telecommunications Union was established in 1989 in Nassau, The Bahamas, by treaty. CTU was established by the Heads of CARICOM Governments in an atmosphere of cautiousness about setting-up new organizations. The Organization established its Headquarters in Barbados, on agreement with that Government in 1990, but relocated to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it continues to function in accordance with the terms of a Headquarters Agreement, dated April 8, 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Telecomunicaciones
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Record 11 2007-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
OBS

One of five sub-regions of the Inter-american Metrology System(SIM), which brings together the national metrology institutions(NMIs) of the member nations of the Organization of American States. Its country members are Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Surinam, and Trinidad & Tobago.

OBS

Terminology related to the Summit of the Americas Process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

L'une des cinq sous-régions du Système interaméricain de métrologie (SIM), qui réunit les instituts nationaux de métrologie (INM) des nations membres de l'Organisation des États américains. Ses membres sont : Antigua-et-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbade, Dominique, République dominicaine, Grenada, Guyane, Haïti, Jamaïque, Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie, Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines, Suriname et Trinité-et-Tobago.

OBS

Terminologie relative au Processus des Sommets des Amériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
OBS

Una de las cinco entidades sub-regionales que conforman el Sistema Interamericano de Metrología (SIM), que es la entidad que engloba a los institutos nacionales de metrología (INM) de los países miembros de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA). La conforman Antigua y Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, República Dominicana, Granada, Guyana, Haití, Jamaica, St. Kitts y Nevis, Santa Lucía, San Vicente y las Granadinas, Suriname y Trinidad y Tobago.

OBS

Terminología relacionada con el Proceso de las Cumbres de las Américas.

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Record 12 2005-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Name applied to the islands of the West Indies which were colonies of Great Britain, including Jamaica and its dependencies, the Bahama Island, Leeward Island, Windward Island, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

Nom des îles des Antilles qui appartenaient à la Couronne britannique; elles sont : la Jamaïque et ses dépendances, les Bahamas, les îles Sous-le-Vent, les îles du Vent, la Barbade, et Trinité-et-Tobago.

Spanish

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Record 13 2004-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Methods (Hotels)
CONT

... Canadian diplomats are exempt from the Hotel Accommodation Tax while staying at any hotel in Trinidad & Tobago on official business...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tarification (Hôtellerie)

Spanish

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Record 14 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seminar Titles
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Civil Engineering
OBS

Held on June 1997, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

OBS

Terminology related to the Summit of the Americas process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de séminaires
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Génie civil
OBS

Tenu à Port of Spain, Trinité-et-Tobago, en juin 1997.

OBS

Terminologie relative au processus des Sommets des Amériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de seminarios
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Ingeniería civil
OBS

Celebrado en junio de 1997 en Puerto España, Trinidad y Tobago.

OBS

Terminología relacionada con el proceso de las Cumbres de las Américas.

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Record 15 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Commercial Fishing
OBS

The Caribbean Fisheries Trainging & Development Institute was founded in 1974 and incorporated by Act 59 of 1975 as a regional institution to accommodate Barbados, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago under sponsorship from the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. However the Institute is now being operated by the Government of Trinidad & Tobago under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land & Marine Resources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Pêche commerciale
Key term(s)
  • Institut des Caraïbes de formation et de développement pour les pêcheries

Spanish

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Record 16 2002-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Scientific Research
OBS

CARIRI, the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute was established in 1970 by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, with the assistance of the UNDP/UNIDO. We provide technological services and information to industry, business and government, meeting the needs of clients locally and regionally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Recherche scientifique
Key term(s)
  • Institut de recherche industrielle des Caraïbes

Spanish

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Record 17 2001-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Industrial Standardization
OBS

The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards(TTBS) was established in 1974. Its statutory function is to promote and encourage the maintenance of standards : For the improvement of goods and services produced or used in Trinidad and Tobago. For ensuring industrial efficiency and development. For promoting public and industrial welfare, health and safety.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Normalisation industrielle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales no canadienses
  • Normalización industrial
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Record 18 1998-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Finance
OBS

Set up in 1972, it exists to promote the interests of developing countries in the IMF [International Monetary Fund]. Current membership : Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Iran, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, former Yugoslavia, Zaire.

Key term(s)
  • Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs
  • Intergovernmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Finances
Key term(s)
  • Groupe intergouvernemental des 24 pour les questions monétaires internationales
  • Groupe intergouvernemental des vingt-quatre pour les questions monétaires internationales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Finanzas
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Record 19 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
OBS

CARICOM [Caribbean Community] ;Trinidad and Tobago.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
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Record 20 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Environment
OBS

1st meeting, Trinidad and Tobago, 1989.

Key term(s)
  • Caribbean Community Ministerial Meeting on the Environment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Environnement
Key term(s)
  • Réunion des ministres de l'environnement de la Communauté des Caraïbes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Medio ambiente
Key term(s)
  • Conferencia ministerial de la Comunidad Caribeña y Mercado Común del Caribe sobre el medio ambiente
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Record 21 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Environmental Management
OBS

1st CARICOM [Caribbean Community] Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Oct 89(Trinidad and Tobago).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Gestion environnementale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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Record 22 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
OBS

CARICOM [Caribbean Community] Regional Economic Conference; Trinidad and Tobago, February 1991.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
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Record 23 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
  • Demography
OBS

Held at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 2-3 December 1993; organized by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean(ECLAC) and the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) at which the Port-of-Spain Declaration on Population and Sustainable Development was prepared.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions
  • Démographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
  • Demografía
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Record 24 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
OBS

13th meeting held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, July 1992.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
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Record 25 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings
OBS

CARICOM [Caribbean Community] ;Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 1992.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reuniones
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Record 26 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Economics
OBS

CARICOM [Caribbean Community] ;Trinidad and Tobago, February 1991.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Économique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
  • Economía
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Record 27 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • Environmental Management
OBS

Trinidad and Tobago, 2 June 1989

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Gestion environnementale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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Record 28 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Environment
OBS

Report sponsored by UNDP [United Nations Development Programme], IDB, ECLAC [Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean] and UNEP [United Nations Environment Programme], adopted at the ministerial meeting on the environment organized by UNEP, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 17-23 Oct 90.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Environnement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de documentos y obras
  • Medio ambiente
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Record 29 1992-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

A bilateral Treaty between Canada-Trinidad and Tobago

OBS

Port of Spain, February 8, 1974

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 30 1992-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

A bilateral Treaty between Canada-Trinidad and Tobago

OBS

Port of Spain, August 11, 1970

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 31 1992-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Laws and Regulations
OBS

A bilateral Treaty between Canada-Trinidad and Tobago

OBS

Port of Spain, February 11, 1972

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements

Spanish

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Record 32 1992-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Loans
CONT

Ministers welcomed the recent measures adopted by the Paris Club to provide enhanced Toronto terms for greater debt relief for low-income countries but urged that the consolidation periods be extended and noted that this relief falls short of that in the Trinidad and Tobago terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

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Record 33 1990-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Aviation
CONT

White visas are not necessary, all travelers to Trinidad and Tobago are required to have an onward ticket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aviation commerciale

Spanish

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Record 34 1986-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Foreign Trade, November 5, 1960 p. 27 Trinidad and Tobago

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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