Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Trinidad and Tobago Newsday is a daily newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago. "Newsday" is the newest of the three daily papers after the "Trinidad and Tobago Guardian" and the "Trinidad and Tobago Express" respectively. The newspaper was founded in 1993 by Daniel Chookolingo), Therese Mills became the first editor-in-chief she was the former editor-in-chief of the "Guardian". "Newsday" bills itself as "The People's Newspaper". In addition to its main offices at 23A Chacon Street, Port of Spain, the paper maintains satellite bureaux in Chaguanas and San Fernando, Trinidad, and Scarborough, Tobago. In 2010, "Newsday" began printing
History of Trinidad and Tobago History of Trinidad and Tobago The history of Trinidad and Tobago begins with the settlements of the islands by Amerindians, specifically the Island Carib and Arawak peoples. Both islands were explored by Christopher Columbus on his third voyage in 1498. Trinidad remained in Spanish hands until 1797, but it was largely settled by French colonists. Tobago changed hands between the British, French, Dutch, and Courlanders, but eventually ended up in British hands following the second Treaty of Paris (1814). In 1889 the two islands were incorporated into a single crown colony. Trinidad and Tobago obtained its independence from the British