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19 Απρ 2024 · THE PRIME MINISTER announced, come August 1, the holiday known as Emancipation Day will be renamed African Emancipation day. Dr Rowley made the announcement of the name change at a post-Cabinet press briefing on Thursday, at the Diplomatic Centre in Port of Spain.
- Emancipation greetings from the EOC - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Monday 1 August 2022. - DID YOU know that Trinidad and...
- Emancipation greetings from the EOC - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
18 Απρ 2024 · Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced Cabinet has approved a change of name for the Emancipation holiday. This August 1st, the new name will be African Emancipation Day. He made the comment at a media conference a short while ago.
1 Αυγ 2022 · Monday 1 August 2022. - DID YOU know that Trinidad and Tobago was the first independent country in the world to officially declare Emancipation Day as a public holiday to celebrate the abolition of slavery? On August 1, 1985, Emancipation Day replaced Columbus Discovery Day, which commemorated the arrival of Columbus to Moruga.
2 Αυγ 2024 · This year marked the first time the August 1st holiday was referred to as African Emancipation Day, following a Senior Reporter otto.carrington@cnc3.co.tt Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has encouraged citizens of Trinidad and Tobago not to be afraid of embracing their African heritage.
9 Σεπ 2022 · Emancipation Day is a major national festival in Trinidad and Tobago. The observance was declared a national holiday in 1985 and is celebrated on the 1st August each year. This date marks the day that enslaved Africans throughout the British Empire were finally liberated from the bondage of slavery.
2 Αυγ 2022 · One hundred and fifty-one years later, on August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the first country in the world to declare a national holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery.
25 Ιουλ 2018 · Just over 150 years later, on 1 August 1985, the Trinidad & Tobago government declared Emancipation Day a national holiday — thus becoming the first independent country in the world to declare a national public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery.
