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Country Profile: Trinidad and Tobago

BASIC FACTS

Trinidad and Tobagois a Member Country of the NAM Movement since 1970 

Officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobagoisa parliamentary republic islandsituated in the Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. 

Capital: Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago does not currently operate any nuclear power plants but operates facilities that conducts ionizing radiation activities for use in the medical and industrial sectors.To prevent radiological risks, Trinidad and Tobago has implemented the Ionizing Radiation Protection and Security Bill in 2016, which incorporates protections related to the health and safety of all operations and personnel exposed to radiological materials. In 2022, Trinidad and Tobago started drafting its national nuclear law administer and oversee all nuclear-related regulations.Trinidad and Tobagohas also engaged in IAEA-led technical workshops to enhance nuclear and radiological safety for Latin American and Caribbean countries.  

Trinidad and Tobago has signed, ratified, and enforced the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) in September of 2019, September of 2019, and January of 2021, respectively.

TREATIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  • IAEA Membership (2012)

  • Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1969) 

  • Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) (1986)

  • Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) (2010)

  • Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) (2021) 

 

AGREEMENTS (In force)

  • Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (1977) 

  • Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material(2001) 

  • Revised Supplementary Agreements Concerning the Provision of Technical Assistance by the IAEA (RSA) (2019)  

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Tobago and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1992) 


REGIONAL GROUPS

  • Member of G-77
  • Member of the Latin America and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
  • Member of Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
  • Member of Organization of American States (OAS)


RECENT REPRESENTATION IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION 

  • Secretary-General of CARICOM from 1992 to 2010


LINKS

Government of Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

UN State Summary

Ratification of Treaties & Membership in International Organizations Related to Disarmament

Country List : Office of Legal Affairs : IAEA