United Nations · 3 June 2026
181 votes for a 2027–2028 Security Council term
Records 181 votes and the 2027–2028 term beginning on 1 January 2027.
Treaty geography · 1990
A maritime frontier with Venezuela
The treaty supplies the authoritative coordinate sequence for the Trinidad and Tobago–Venezuela maritime boundary used in the map. Natural Earth coastlines and Marine Regions boundary data support the regional context. The widely reported closest separation is about seven miles (11 kilometres).
Energy record · Loran–Manatee
A reservoir crossing the boundary
Loran–Manatee contains roughly 10 tcf in published estimates, historically apportioned at about 7.3 tcf on Venezuela's side and 2.7 tcf on Trinidad and Tobago's side. Shell took final investment decision on Manatee in July 2024 and targets first gas in 2027. Exact reservoir outlines are not publicly mapped; the feature graphic therefore uses an approximate point rather than a field polygon.
Energy record · August 2026
Aligned 20% interests across Manakin–Cocuina
Records NGC's 20% Manakin interest, its aligned 20% Cocuina position and the 2015 unitisation agreement.
Energy record · Dragon
Venezuelan gas directed towards Trinidad
Records the Venezuelan licence involving NGC and Shell and the intended export of Dragon gas into Trinidad and Tobago.
Energy system · 2026
Gas can move into existing industrial infrastructure
Atlantic LNG at Point Fortin and the Point Lisas industrial estate give Trinidad and Tobago downstream capacity. The Government's more-than-12-tcf statement is a potential monetisation estimate, attributed to the Government, rather than a reserve certification.
United States · 2026–2029
A permanent diplomatic investment exceeding US$500m
The Embassy's statement gives the programme value; contemporaneous project records place the compound in Maraval with completion targeted for 2029.
Bilateral record · 2026
Accreditation, legal action and development talks
Mattanya Aharon Cohen presented credentials as Israel's non-resident ambassador, based in Panama. Records talks covering agriculture, education, cybersecurity, smart cities, climate resilience, institutional capacity, public-private partnerships and SMEs. Records High Court orders under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the resulting asset restrictions.
United Nations · September 2026
The delegation remained in the chamber
Records Ambassador Neil Parsan's account of the delegation remaining and its continuing support for a two-state settlement.
Proposal under examination
The agenda being explored
The developing proposition includes a structured consultation mechanism, possible air connectivity, investment protection, technology cooperation, police and security engagement, and permanent Jewish communal infrastructure in Port of Spain. These elements are presented as an agenda being explored and discussed.
Proposal under examination
A permanent Jewish house in Port of Spain
The proposal brings together premises, resident religious leadership, recurring Shabbat hospitality, kosher provision, a Torah, a mikveh and locally sustainable High Holiday observance. It is a proposed institutional build, grounded in the present community and its history.
Historical record
The six-pointed star on police insignia
Records the police insignia while describing the popular account of its origin as apocryphal.
Public debate · September 2026
Israeli engagement remains publicly contested
The university's official release records the cancellation and the public context in which the decision was taken. Trinidad and Tobago recognised Palestine in 2024 and maintains an official two-state position.
Extracts are summarised from the document of record, which is linked above. Where a passage is disputed, this newsroom will publish the correction alongside the extract.