Iere Village is a small village in southern

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, north west of

Princes Town Princes Town is a town within the Princes Town Regional Corporation, located on southern Trinidad island in Trinidad and Tobago. The population of the town is 28,335. History Founded as the Amerindian '' Mission of Savana Grande'', the town ...

. Though small in size, the village is rich in history. It is the site of the first

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church, the first

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mosque and the first government funded school in Trinidad. The village is located on the Naparima Mayaro Road just outside Princes Town. The village's primary school, Iere Government Primary, has been rebuilt and located further up the road from its original location on Richmond. Image:TnT1stSchool.JPG, All that is left of the first primary school in Trinidad. The annex. Image:IereNewschool.JPG, Iere Village Government Primary School Image:Trinidad1stMasjid.JPG, The first Masjid in Trinidad Image:IerePres1.JPG, The first Presbyterian church in Trinidad Image:IerePres2.JPG, The actual church.

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