Naparima (parliamentary Constituency)
Naparima may refer to: * Naparima Plain, the peneplain which occupies part of western south Trinidad * Naparima (ward), one of the wards in County Victoria * Naparima (seat), a seat in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, east of San Fernando * Naparima Hill, the proper name for San Fernando Hill * Naparima College, an all-male secondary school in San Fernando * Naparima Girls' High School, an all-female secondary school in San Fernando * Naparima College, Tunapuna, the original name of Hillview College * Naparima College, Siparia, the original name of Iere High School Iere High School is one of five Presbyterian secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago, and it is notably the only coeducational of the five. Iere has gained over 50 academic scholarships over its establishment in 1955. The school is usually a Fir ...

Trinidad And Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of Grenada and off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. The island country's capital is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous city is San Fernando. The island of Trinidad was inhabited for centuries by Indigenous peoples before becoming a colony in the Spanish Empire, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens as se ...
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Amerindian
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples. Many Indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are, but many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture. While some societies depended heavily on agriculture, others practiced a mix of farming, hunting, and gathering. In some regions, the Indigenous peoples created monumental architecture, large-scale organized cities, city-states, chiefdoms, states, kingdoms, republics, confederacies, and empires. Some had varying degrees of knowledge of engineering, architecture, mathematics, astronomy, writing, physics, medicine, planting and irrigation, geology, mining, metallurgy, sculpture, and gold smithing. Many parts of the Americas are still populated by Indigenous peoples; some countries have s ...
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Naparima Plain
On the island of Trinidad, the Naparima Plain is a broad lowland area on the west between the Central Range and the Southern Range (see map); the lowland area on the east is the Nariva Plain. To the north of the Central Range is the Caroni Plain. The Oropouche river flows through the Naparima Plain and drains into the Oropouche Lagoon, a swampy area, on the Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria ( ; es, Golfo de Paria) is a shallow (180 m at its deepest) semi-enclosed inland sea located between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. It separates the two countries ... coast. The northern region of the Naparima Plain has alluvial soil; the southern region is sandy and less fertile. The Banwari Trace archaeological site, the oldest site in the Caribbean, is located in the Naparima Plains (Oropouche River plains). Notes References *{{citation, last1=Black, first1=Jan Knippers, series=American University (Washington, D.C.). Forei ...
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Naparima (ward)
Naparima may refer to: * Naparima Plain, the peneplain which occupies part of western south Trinidad * Naparima (ward), one of the wards in County Victoria * Naparima (seat), a seat in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, east of San Fernando * Naparima Hill, the proper name for San Fernando Hill * Naparima College, an all-male secondary school in San Fernando * Naparima Girls' High School, an all-female secondary school in San Fernando * Naparima College, Tunapuna, the original name of Hillview College * Naparima College, Siparia, the original name of Iere High School Iere High School is one of five Presbyterian secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago, and it is notably the only coeducational of the five. Iere has gained over 50 academic scholarships over its establishment in 1955. The school is usually a Fir ...

Victoria, Trinidad And Tobago
Victoria was a county on Trinidad island in Trinidad and Tobago. The county of Victoria was named in honour of Queen Victoria during the colonial British Trinidad and Tobago period. Geography Victoria County covers 813 km2 (314 mi2). The county is bordered on the north by Caroni County, the south by Saint Patrick County, and in the east by Mayaro County and Nariva County. To the west its shores are on the Gulf of Paria. The county is divided into five wards: * Pointe-à-Pierre * Naparima * Savanna Grande * Ortoire * Moruga The major towns in Victoria County include: * San Fernando * Princes Town * Debe Local government Prior to 1990 local government was administered by the Victoria County Council and the San Fernando City Corporation (the San Fernando Borough Council prior to 1988). After 1990, areas formerly administered by the Victoria County Council were divided between the Princes Town Regional Corporation, Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation, and ...
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Naparima (seat)
Naparima may refer to: * Naparima Plain, the peneplain which occupies part of western south Trinidad * Naparima (ward), one of the wards in County Victoria * Naparima (seat), a seat in the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, east of San Fernando * Naparima Hill, the proper name for San Fernando Hill * Naparima College, an all-male secondary school in San Fernando * Naparima Girls' High School, an all-female secondary school in San Fernando * Naparima College, Tunapuna, the original name of Hillview College * Naparima College, Siparia, the original name of Iere High School Iere High School is one of five Presbyterian secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago, and it is notably the only coeducational of the five. Iere has gained over 50 academic scholarships over its establishment in 1955. The school is usually a Fir ...

Parliament Of Trinidad And Tobago
The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. Besides the President of Trinidad and Tobago, it is composed of the House of Representatives, which is composed of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in addition to 41 directly elected members serving a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and the Senate which has 31 members appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. It is at present the only parliament in the world with an incumbent female President, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Leader of the Opposition and made history by appointing the Caribbean's first and only transgender parliamentarian on 15 February 2022 ...
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Naparima Hill
San Fernando Hill (officially known as Naparima Hill, and frequently referred to by the locals as simply The Hill) is a 192-m hill which lies at the centre of the city of San Fernando in Trinidad and Tobago. The hill, an outcrop of Argillite is the highest point in the Naparima Plains. Originally nearly dome-shaped with a flattened top, the size was reduced by more than a third as a result of unrestricted quarrying in the 1970s. The Hill originally supported semi-evergreen forest, but this was largely replaced by cultivated species prior to the devastation of the Hill by quarrying. Quarrying on the Hill was not a new phenomenon, but the increase in demand for Argillite aggregate (for construction) during the oil boom of the 1970s led to an expansion of quarrying to the point where it appeared that the entire Hill would be removed. Protests by citizens' groups led to a halt to quarrying and the Hill was included in the National Parks and Protected Areas plan of 1980. The Fore ...
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San Fernando Hill
San Fernando Hill (officially known as Naparima Hill, and frequently referred to by the locals as simply The Hill) is a 192-m hill which lies at the centre of the city of San Fernando in Trinidad and Tobago. The hill, an outcrop of Argillite is the highest point in the Naparima Plains. Originally nearly dome-shaped with a flattened top, the size was reduced by more than a third as a result of unrestricted quarrying in the 1970s. The Hill originally supported semi-evergreen forest, but this was largely replaced by cultivated species prior to the devastation of the Hill by quarrying. Quarrying on the Hill was not a new phenomenon, but the increase in demand for Argillite aggregate (for construction) during the oil boom of the 1970s led to an expansion of quarrying to the point where it appeared that the entire Hill would be removed. Protests by citizens' groups led to a halt to quarrying and the Hill was included in the National Parks and Protected Areas plan of 1980. The Fore ...
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Naparima College
Naparima College (informally known as Naps) is a public secondary school for boys in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Fernando, the school was founded in 1894 but received official recognition in 1900. It was established by Dr. Kenneth J. Grant, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary working among the Indian population in Trinidad. The school was one of the first to educate Indo-Trinidadians and played an important and crucial role in the development of an Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian professional class. Naparima is derived from the Arawak word (A) naparima, meaning ‘large water’, or from Nabarima, Warao for ‘Father of the waves’. The school was founded in the churchyard of Susamachar Presbyterian Church in San Fernando as the ''Canadian Mission Indian School''. In 1899 the Mission Council petitioned the Board of Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain for affiliation with it. In 1900 the school became a recognised secondary school and was thus eligible for state ai ...
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Naparima Girls' High School
Naparima Girls' High School is an all-girls high school in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. The school was founded in 1912 by Rev Dr. Fulton Coffin to complement the education offered to boys by Naparima College. It is located on La Pique Hill (part of San Fernando Hill) which overlooks San Fernando. History In 1912, the school opened with its first 22 pupils in a small classroom on Coffee Street, San Fernando with Miss Edith Doyle as the first Headmistress and the sole teacher. When Miss Doyle retired six months later, she was succeeded by Miss Marion Outhit M.A., a graduate of Dalhousie University. In 1914, With the school’s popularity growing, a small dormitory was created in an existing structure on Coffee Street to house ten girls with Miss Mary John becoming the first matron. In 1916, Miss Outhit was succeeded in 1916, by Miss Grace Beattie, an Arts graduate of the University of Toronto and a deaconess of the Presbyterian Church. Miss Beattie’s vision for the s ...
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