Tag: Saint Augustine

St. Augustine, a town on the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago, is the site of one of the four campuses of the University of the West Indies. It is located east of Curepe and west of Tunapuna.
Houses in the general area have been converted to students’ accommodation, but due to poor regulation of fees, they are generally more than double the cost of University housing. Four of the five halls of residence provided by the University are located here, namely St. John Hall, Milner Hall, Canada Hall, and Trinity Hall.
St.Augustine is home to thousands of UWI students and is now being converted to a university town as the economy of the area, i.e., small businesses, are being fuelled by the spending power of the 60K plus UWI population. Businesses such as internet cafés and fast food joints have exploded in recent years. They are now more than just research hubs but are entertainment centres for users, the JAVA Internet Café being one of those businesses (one of the most popular…