2. Produced & directed by: Neval Ramberan Form 1E Hillview College

8. This Paradise is

20. A HOTEL IN BACOLET, TOBAGO

22. EVEN RELAX ON A NATURE RETREAT

24. Sandflies You may not notice them at first when enjoying the beautiful beaches of Trinidad and Tobago, but don't let this fool you. USE PLENTY OF INSECT REPELLENT OR CITRONELLA OIL!!!Their bites itch like hell and look really horrible especially if they get infected.

25. Calendar Trinidad & Tobago Festival & Events Calendar 2011 Trinidad and Tobago are festival islands where there is always something to celebrate. If you're an overseas visitor planning a vacation or holiday where you want to immerse yourself in the culture and lifestyle of Trinidad and Tobago, there are countless opportunities on the islands' diverse cultural calendar around which you can plan your trip. Here are some of the most distinctive festivals and holidays. Trinidad & Tobago Festival & Events Calendar Calendar NB: Many dates are set just before the events are scheduled, and are always subject to change or cancellation. For more, see our Trinidad and Tobago Festivals sections 2011

26. January 1 (public holiday): New Year's Day Carnival season begins Carnival Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Pembroke, Parlatuvier, Spring Garden, Plymouth and Mt Pleasant Harvest Festivals Sailing season begins Carnival Educative Arts Festival & Carnival Caravan (Tobago) Carnival Educative Arts Festival February Carnival countdown begins Carnival Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Hope, Adelphi, Buccoo, Franklyn and Bon Accord Harvest Festivals Carnival Educative Arts Festival (Tobago) Carnival Educative Arts Festival Tobago Carnival Regatta (Tobago) Tobago Carnival Regatta

27. March 3: Chinese New Year (year of the Rabbit) 4: Soca Monarch finals (Trinidad) 5: Panorama finals (Trinidad) 6: Dimanche Gras (Trinidad); Chinese New Year (year of the Tiger) 7–8: Carnival Monday and TuesdayCarnival Carnival cooldowns Argyle Falls cool down (Tobago) Argyle Falls Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Mt St George, Mason Hall, Roxborough, Bon Accord. Missionary Love Feast in Moriah on Palm Sunday Harvest Festivals Jazz Artists on the Greens (St Augustine, Trinidad) Phagwa (Holi) Tobago International Game Fishing Tournament Trinidad & Tobago Golf Open Turtle nesting season begins 30 (public holiday): Spiritual “Shouter” Baptist Liberation Day commemorates the end of the colonial ban on the “Shouter” Baptist faith, a fusion of African and Christian traditions, with performances and religious observances

28. April Pan Jazz in de Yard Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Goodwood Harvest Festivals Jazz on the Beach (Tobago) Pan in the 21st Century Point Fortin Borough Day (Trinidad): full week of J’ouvert, mas, pan and parties 11th Annual Trade & Investment Convention (Trinidad) Jazz Artists on the Greens (Pigeon Point, Tobago) Tobago Jazz Experience 22–25 (with public holidays): long Easter weekend features hot cross buns, horse racing at the Santa Rosa track in Arima (Trinidad), and goat and crab races in Tobago’s Mt Pleasant (Monday) and Buccoo (Tuesday). goat and crab races 28–1 May: The Bocas Lit Fest – The Trinidad & Tobago Literary FestivalThe Bocas Lit Fest – The Trinidad & Tobago Literary Festival

29. May (Trinidad) Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Beacon May Festival Chaguaramas (Trinidad) Beacon Cycling Series Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Whim, Delaford, Belle Garden and Mason Hall Harvest Festivals Jazzpoint 11 (San Fernando, Trinidad) La Divina Pastora (Siparia, Trinidad) Maypole Festival (Tobago) Rainbow Cup International Triathlon (Tobago) Taste Trinidad & Tobago: celebrates the islands’ culinary dexterity Tobago Culinary Festival Rapsofest: the Power of the Oral Traditions Trinidad & Tobago Fashion Week 30 (public holiday): Indian Arrival Day Cycling Series

30. June Red Earth Festival (Blanchisseuse, Trinidad) Red Earth Festival WeBeat Festival (St James, Trinidad) 19 (public holiday): Labour Day, marked by trade union marches and gatherings in Fyzabad (Trinidad) 23 (public holiday): Corpus Christi celebrated by Catholics in honour of the sacramental Eucharist Ganga Dhaara River Festival: honours the descent of India’s sacred River Ganges (Blanchisseuse, Trinidad) Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Lambeau, Bloody Bay and Roxborough Harvest Festivals Junior Tobago Heritage Festival St Peter’s Day Fisherman’s Festival (Tobago)

31. July Charlotteville Fisherman’s Fest (Tobago) Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Castara and Black Rock Harvest Festivals Jazz on the Hill (Trinidad) Prime Minister’s Charity Golf Classic (Tobago) Soca for Summer and other big concerts featuring local and international stars South Caribbean Open Golf Tournament (Tobago) Steelpan Music Festival (Trinidad) Tobago Games Tobago Heritage Festival Tourism Adventure Park or T&T Road Trip: displays, tours, and live entertainment 12th Great Fête Weekend (Tobago)

32. August 1 (public holiday): Emancipation Day Arima Borough Day: J’ouvert, steelpan, calypso and parties marking the borough’s anniversary (Trinidad) Best Village competition begins, runs through November Carib Great Race Castara Fisherman’s Fête (Tobago) Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Speyside Harvest Festivals Muhtadi International Drumming Festival: started in Canada by Trinidad-born Muhtadi Thomas, and highlights different cultures around the call of the drums (Tobago) Osun River Festival: marked by Orisa devotees celebrating the goddess of love, fertility and inland waters Santa Rosa Festival (Arima, Trinidad) 31 (public holiday): Independence Day, calypso and parties marking the borough’s anniversary (Trinidad) Best Village competition begins, runs through November

33. September TBD (public holiday): Eid-ul-Fitr International Open Water Swim Horse racing classics in Arima: Royal Oak Derby, Santa Rosa Oaks and Caribbean Champion Stakes (Trinidad) Horse racing classics Panyard Sensations Parang season: begins with competition at month’s end, runs through December (Trinidad) Tobago Fest: parties, street parade and J’ouvert Tobago International Gospel Festival Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival San Fernando Jazz Festival (Trinidad) Turtle watching season ends 24 (public holiday): Republic Day

34. October 14: Amerindian Heritage Day, where descendants October 14: Amerindian Heritage Day, where descendants from around the region gather for a smoke ceremony and street procession in Arima (Trinidad) Blue Food Festival (Tobago) Coast-2-Coast Adventure Race (Trinidad) European Film Festival (Trinidad) Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Patience Hill Harvest Festivals National Tourism Week Ramleela festival Steelpan & Jazz Festival (Trinidad) & Jazz Festival (Trinidad)

35. November TBD (public holiday): Divali Best Village competition finals Harvest Festivals (Tobago): Plymouth, Black Rock, Les Coteaux, Moriah, Scarborough, Montgomery Harvest Festivals Pan is Beautiful XII Scarborough Cup Golf Tournament (Tobago) Tobago Christmas Caravan December Assembly Day: Tobago House of Assembly celebrates and awards Tobagonians’ achievements, December Assembly Day: Tobago House of Assembly celebrates and awards Tobagonians’ achievements, along with exhibitions and a sports and recreation day Paramin Parang Festival (Trinidad) Tobago Flying Colours: annual kite flying festival in Plymouth Hosay (Trinidad) 25 (public holiday): Christmas Day 26 (public holiday): Boxing Day, marked with horse racing and parties holiday): Christmas Day