San Fernando Carnival burst into life with a bang. The streets came alive as our young masqueraders dazzled in their colourful costumes. The future of Carnival truly shone bright in the heart of San Fernando today. Here are a few highlights. Video by IVAN TOOLSIE | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago

🇹🇹📚 500 Years in Trinidad & Tobago – From Banwari to Capuchin Crossroads Trinidad’s story didn’t begin with Columbus. It began with the Banwari — fishing, farming, and building communities in Oropouche thousands of years ago. By 1498, there were over 40,000 Amerindians across 11 tribes. They painted their bodies red, wore eagle-shaped gold, and bartered with tribes along the Orinoco. But after Spanish conquest, missions replaced villages. Capuchin priests from Catalonia and Aragon set up post