Events in the year 2020 in

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Paula-Mae Weekes Paula-Mae Weekes (born 23 December 1958) is a Trinidadian politician and jurist who is the sixth president of Trinidad and Tobago. She is the first female President of Trinidad and Tobago, as well as the second female head of state in Trinidad an ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Keith Rowley Keith Christopher Rowley (born 24 October 1949) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, first elected into office on 9 September 2015 and again following the 2020 general electi ...

* Chief Justice:

Ivor Archie Ivor Archie (born August 18, 1960) is a Trinidadian jurist who has served as chief justice of Trinidad and Tobago since 2008. He was formerly solicitor general of the Cayman Islands. Personal life He was born on August 18, 1960 in Tobago. He a ...

Events

Tracy Davidson-Celestine portrait (cropped)

*19 January – The

2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement leadership election The 2020 Tobago Council of the People's National Movement election were held on January 19, 2020. For the first time, a one member, one vote voting system was adopted for all 17 positions contested. The winner, Tracy Davidson-Celestine, the fi ...

is won by

Tracy Davidson-Celestine Tracy Petulia Davidson-Celestine (born 20 September 1978) is a Tobagonian politician who is the former Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development, as well as a former Councillor in the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) becoming one of t ...

. *12 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago *10 August – The

2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday, 10 August 2020, to elect 41 members to the 12th Trinidad and Tobago Republican Parliament. It was the 14th election since gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 and th ...

was held to elect 41 members to the 12th Trinidad and Tobago Republican Parliament.

Deaths

*14 March – Cecil Gray, Trinidadian-born Canadian poet (b. 1923). *16 April –

Althea McNish Althea McNish (1924–2020) was an artist from Trinidad who became the first Black British textile designer to earn an international reputation. Born in Trinidad, McNish moved to Britain in the 1950s. She was associated with the Caribbean Arti ...

, Trinidadian-British textile designer (b. 1924). *8 June –

Sedley Joseph Sedley Joseph (4 December 1939 – 8 June 2020) was a Trinidad and Tobago footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...

, footballer (b. 1939). *4 July – James Lee Wah, 89, theatre promoter and educator. *15 September – Sheldon Gomes, 69, cricketer ( North Trinidad, East Trinidad,

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...

).Former T&T star Sheldon Gomes passes on
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