Saint James (Port of Spain)
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Coordinates: 10 ° 40 ′ N , 61 ° 32 ′ W Saint James on the map of Trinidad and Tobago
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| Country | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| region | TT-POS | |
| Residents | 5985 (2011) | |
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| surface | 139 ha | |
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Saint James is a district of the capital of Trinidad and Tobago , Port of Spain, incorporated in 1938 .
location
The district borders on Cocorite to the west , Woodbrook to the southeast, St. Clair to the east and Ellerslie Park and Maraval to the north .
history
St. James was incorporated into Port of Spain in 1938. Gary Goodridge was born there in 1966 and began his martial arts career in boxing in Saint James. The Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC) was located in St. James until 1992 .
Culture
In St. James there is a monumental tomb in the shape of a building, which commemorates the Shia Muslims who immigrated in 1945 and worked on the sugar cane plantations. The Ta'ziya (Muharram Passion Celebrations) commemorations are held here every year. The St. James area also includes Fort George , which was Trinidad's main defensive structure in the early 18th century. Singer Nicki Minaj was born and raised in St. James in 1982 before moving to New York City with her parents .
gallery
Port of Spain, in the foreground St. James
Fort George
literature
- Roy Harripaul Sudan: St. James: The Fabulous 30's and Beyond . Blessed Digital, Curepe 2007, ISBN 978-976-8211-07-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Anthony: Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago . Scarecrow Press, London 1997, ISBN 0-8108-3173-2 , pp. 502 .
- ↑ Nigel Telesford: Minaj Magic . In: Trinidad Express . October 31, 2010.