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Tabaquite
Tabaquite is a town in central Trinidad, north of Rio Claro and west of the Navet Dam The Navet Dam is one of the major reservoirs supplying potable water in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in Tabaquite, Trinidad and Tobago and is managed by the Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. The dam was completed in 19 .... Overview Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2015 Kimberly Singh hails from Tabaquite. Tabaquite is a primarily rural area and suffers from infrastructural neglect. It was an important cocoa bean producer. Now it is one of the major vegetable producers on the island. Producing vegetables such as cassava, melongene, cucumber, a variety of peppers, tomatoes, celery, chive, pumpkin, ochro, and Canadian sweet corn. Many families produce these vegetables and sell them at the various wholesale markets. Tabaquite is administered by the Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation. Tabaquite was served for a time by a station on the Trinidad Government R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo Regional Corporation
Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is one of the nine regions of Trinidad and Tobago, and one of the five regions which form the Gulf of Paria coastline on Trinidad's West Coast. Its regional capital and commercial center is Couva. Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is the third-largest of Trinidad and Tobago's nine regions, with an area of . As of 2011, the population was 178,410. The region is the second-most populous and fourth-least-densely populated region in Trinidad with . Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is bordered by the Gulf of Paria to the west, the Borough of Chaguanas to the north-west, Tunapuna–Piarco region to the north, Sangre Grande and Mayaro–Rio Claro to the east, Princes Town to the south and the City of San Fernando to the south-west. The region is directly adjacent to the Venezuelan state of Monagas to west separated by the Gulf of Paria. Geography Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo is Trinidad and Tobago's third largest region in area after Sangre Grande and Rio Claro–May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberly Farrah Singh
Kimberly Farrah Singh is a Trinidadian beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Trinidad and Tobago in Miss World 2015 in Sanya, China on December 19, 2015. Personal life Kimberly Farrah Singh hails from the country side of Trinidad, in the town of Tabaquite Tabaquite is a town in central Trinidad, north of Rio Claro and west of the Navet Dam The Navet Dam is one of the major reservoirs supplying potable water in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in Tabaquite, Trinidad and Tobago and is managed by .... In 2012 after doing an internship at the Attorney General's office she is studied Paralegal Studies an aspires to become an Attorney at Law. Farrah- Singh states that she is a strong believer of fairness and equality. She said her vocation would enable her to be an advocate for justice to the unheard and silenced individuals in society. Kimberly enjoys cooking meals such as, but not limited to curry: chicken, duck and goat, roti and pelau, just to name a few. From the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad Government Railway
The Trinidad Government Railway existed between 1876 and 28 December 1968. Originally built to connect Port of Spain with Arima, the railway was extended to Couva in 1880, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, San Fernando in 1882, Cunapo (now Sangre Grande) in 1897, Tabaquite in 1898, Siparia in 1913 and Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago, Rio Claro in 1914. Background The first attempt to establish a railway was a private affair in 1846 by the Trinidad Railway Company. Trinidad Railway Company's very first steam locomotive was the "Forerunner" which was built by Hunslet of Leeds and arrived in 1864. Railway construction began in the 1870s. The Arima line was completed in 1876, followed by the San Fernando line in 1882. The railway to Princes Town was completed in 1884. These were followed by railway lines to Sangre Grande in 1897 and Cunupia-Tabaquite in 1898. Overview At its greatest extent, the railway covered . After the end of World War I, the appearance of automobiles led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navet Dam
The Navet Dam is one of the major reservoirs supplying potable water in Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in Tabaquite, Trinidad and Tobago and is managed by the Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. The dam was completed in 1962, expanded in 1966 and 1976. It supplies Rio Claro, Tableland, Biche, Princes Town, Williams Ville, Borde Narve. The Navet Dam covers an area of 3.24 km2 (800 acre The acre ( ) is a Unit of measurement, unit of land area used in the Imperial units, British imperial and the United States customary units#Area, United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one Chain (unit), ch ...s) and has a capacity of 18,200,000 cubic metres (4 Billion imperial gallons). It supplies 86.4 m3 per day. See also * List of reservoirs and dams in Trinidad and Tobago References Navet Damon the WASA website Reservoirs in Trinidad and Tobago Dams completed in 1962 Dams in Trinidad and Tobago {{Trinidad-geo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller islets. The capital city is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous municipality is Chaguanas. Despite its proximity to South America, Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago is located northeast off the coast of Venezuela, south of Grenada, and 288 kilometres (155 nautical miles) southwest of Barbados. Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples inhabited Trinidad for centuries prior to Spanish Empire, Spanish colonization, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under Sir Ralph Abercromby's command in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Claro, Trinidad And Tobago
Rio Claro is the largest town in southeastern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago. Rio Claro lies east of Princes Town, west of Mayaro and northwest of Guayaguayare. It serves as the major commercial centre for southeastern Trinidad. It lies in a primarily agricultural area. It is the seat of the Region of Mayaro–Rio Claro. History The town was named for a small stream, which was named ''Rio Claro'' by Spanish surveyors in the 1770s. A "rest house" was built there in 1850 when a road was cut from Mission (now Princes Town) to Mayaro. As cacao planters settled the area, the village on the banks of the Rio Claro came to be called by that name. When the Trinidad Government Railway extended its line to this village in 1914, the name Rio Claro was formalised. Schools Rio Claro currently has two secondary schools and 9 primary schools. Hunting and outdoor sports The area is well known for its extensive yet accessible forests. The early lumber industry (circa 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
