Castara is a seaside village on the

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(north) coast of the island of

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, the smaller of the two islands in the twin-island Republic of

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. Castara's economy is dependent primarily on

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and

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, with

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playing an increasingly important role since the 1990s. Former prime minister and president of Trinidad and Tobago

A.N.R. Robinson Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson (16 December 1926 – 9 April 2014; known as A. N. R. or "Ray" Robinson), was the third President of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was also Trinidad and Tobago's third Prim ...

was raised in Castara.

Climate

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