2022 in Trinidad and Tobago explained

See also: 2022 in the Caribbean.

Events in the year 2022 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Incumbents

• President: Paula-Mae Weekes
• Prime Minister: Keith Rowley
• Chief Justice: Ivor Archie
• Leader of the Opposition: Kamla Persad-Bissessar

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago

• July 2 – Tropical Storm Bonnie: One person is reported missing as Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall in South America.^[1]

Deaths

• January 1 – Mighty Bomber, 93, calypsonian.^[2]
• January 2 – Kenny J, 69, calypsonian and Assistant Commissioner of Police.^[3]
• January 6 – Clive Zanda, 82, jazz musician.^[4]
• January 10 – Deon Lendore, 29, sprinter, Olympic bronze medallist (2012), traffic collision.^[5]
• February 27 – Sonny Ramadhin, 92, West Indies cricketer.^[6]
• March 12 – Selwyn Ryan, 86, Trinidad and Tobago political scientist.^[7]
• October 7 – Austin Stoker, 92, actor^[8]
• October 16 – Malcolm Patrick Galt, 93, Trinidadian-born Barbadian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Bridgetown (1995–2005).^[9]
• December 7 – Herbert Volney, 69, jurist and politician,^[10]
• December 28 – Black Stalin, 81 calypso musician.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tropical Storm BONNIE . 2022-12-28 . www.nhc.noaa.gov.
2. News: Connelly. Corey. 1 January 2022. Veteran calypsonian Mighty Bomber dies at 93. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2 January 2022. 2 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220102054138/https://newsday.co.tt/2022/01/02/veteran-calypsonian-mighty-bomber-dies-at-93/. live.
3. News: Bowman. Wayne. 2 January 2022. Kenny J dies of Covid. Trinidad and Tobago Express. 2 January 2022. 3 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103011225/https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/kenny-j-dies-of-covid/article_4ee2769a-6c2c-11ec-b235-3727f8b3fe37.html. live.
4. Web site: Dowrich-Phillips. Laura. 6 January 2022. Kaisojazz pioneer Clive "Zanda" Alexander has died Loop Trinidad & Tobago. live. 6 January 2022. LoopTT. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106183921/https://tt.loopnews.com/content/kaisojazz-pioneer-clive-zanda-alexander-has-died?fbclid=IwAR2qFa1fte4dUciZVnUpQzUy_MOHlHfQ5TelXNaFIu20E2fuczD__DGqyq8 . 2022-01-06 .
5. News: T&T Olympian Deon Lendore has died . 2022-01-11. 2023-05-27. Loop News.
6. Web site: Sonny Ramadhin: Former West Indies spinner dies aged 92 . 2022-02-27. 2023-05-27. The Cricketer.
7. News: Wayow . Sue-Ann . 2022-03-14. Tributes Pour in for Ryan. 2023-05-27. AZP News. en-US.
8. Web site: Barnes . Mike . 2022-10-11 . Austin Stoker, Star of John Carpenter's 'Assault on Precinct 13,' Dies at 92 . 2022-12-28 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
9. Web site: Maraj . Nicholas . 2022-10-16 . Bishop Malcom Galt has died . 2022-10-17 . Trinidad and Tobago Newsday . en-US.
10. News: Monsterrat to T&T: A look at former parliamentarian Herbert Volney Loop Trinidad & Tobago . 2022-12-28 . Loop News . en.
11. Web site: Calypsonian Black Stalin has died Loop Trinidad & Tobago . 2022-12-28 . Loop News . en.