Cuba–Trinidad and Tobago relations Cuba–Trinidad and Tobago relations Cuba–Trinidad and Tobago relations are bilateral relations with current relationship between Republic of Cuba and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Both nations formally established diplomatic relations on the 8 December 1972. On the seventh to the eighth of December 2011, Trinidad and Tobago hosted the 7th CARICOM-Cuba Summit in the city of Port of Spain at the Northern National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA). The Cuban President, Raúl Castro arrived in Piarco International Airport, Trinidad on the 6 December 2011, at about 10:53 am and he was greeted by Trinidad and Tobago's President George
Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago Dominion of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 31 August 1962 and became a republic on 1 August 1976. When British rule ended in 1962, the Trinidad and Tobago Independence Act 1962 transformed the British Crown Colony of Trinidad and Tobago into an independent sovereign state, sharing its sovereign, Elizabeth II, the Queen of Trinidad and Tobago, with the other states headed by Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch's constitutional roles were mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago. The following governors-general held office: Eric Williams was prime minister (and head