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A team of divers will assess the tanker and remove any hanging debris that could impact its towing to the capital Port-of-Spain in Trinidad.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2024
Trinidad won 2-1 on Monday night in Port-of-Spain, overcoming a deficit by scoring twice after Dest’s 39th-minute ejection left the U.S. a man short.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
His first win as test captain came at Port-of-Spain when India reached 406-4 in a historic chase.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
In the 1950s, he studied in New York and founded a theater in Trinidad's Port-of-Spain, a Caribbean capital he mentioned with great warmth during his Nobel lecture in 1992.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2017
Rounded Cape Horn, the coast of Brazil, stopped for carnival in Port-of-Spain.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
But scoreless draws with Guatemala and El Salvador had the Americans third in the five-team table heading into the final game in Port of Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The USS Gravely, a guided-missile destroyer, is scheduled to dock in Port of Spain from Sunday until Thursday while U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
The USS Gravely will dock in Port of Spain from October 26-30, and a contingent of US Marines will conduct joint training with the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force, it said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
There was a phase, 2002-2004, when India won Tests at Port of Spain, Leeds, Adelaide, Multan and Rawalpindi.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
While engaged on this duty he was seized with yellow fever, and died August 24, 1819, just as his ship reached Port of Spain, Trinidad.
From Dewey and Other Naval Commanders by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
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