2023 in Trinidad and Tobago

January 20 – 2023 Trinidad and Tobago presidential election^[1]
January 23 – Trinidad and Tobago’s Energy Minister Stuart Young proposes the creation of a Caribbean energy alliance with Guyana and Suriname during an energy conference in Port of Spain.^[2]
January 24 – The United States grants Trinidad and Tobago a license to develop Venezuela’s Dragon gas field with Shell and PDVSA, aimed at boosting regional energy security.^[3]
February 28 – Over 90 Trinidad and Tobago nationals, including at least 56 children, are unlawfully detained in northeast Syria in camps and prisons associated with ISIS.^[4]
March: A US court awards the Trinidadian government over $100 million in a nearly 20-year-old fraud case linked to the Piarco International Airport expansion.^[5]
April 4 – PM Keith Rowley pledges to repatriate Trinidadians detained in Syria and Iraq, appointing a team to coordinate with the families.^[6]
August 4 – Trinbago 2023, the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games and first in the Caribbean, opened at Hasely Crawford Stadium with a carnival-style ceremony featuring over 1,000 athletes.^[7]
September 21 – BP and Shell reach an agreement with the Trinidad and Tobago government to explore three deepwater offshore blocks for hydrocarbon production, following Cabinet approval.^[8]
October 4 – Trinidad and Tobago launches an auction for 13 shallow-water oil and gas blocks, introducing fiscal incentives to attract bidders.^[9]

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