Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
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| Saint Augustine | |
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| Corporation | Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 662, 663, 645, 696 |
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 internet and gaming spots for students in the St Augustine area).
St John Road in St. Augustine is the main access road for Mount St Benedict, one of the more notable, historic places in this area. On the mount you can find a Catholic Church along with a monastery and a factory where yogurt is made. Also on this road is St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, the smaller of the two churches in the area, but is frequented more by the people of this area because of its accessibility.
The church is opposite to the Community Centre, which underwent renovations and now houses a new field for the residents to engage in football, one of the more popular sports of this area. Also on this stretch of St. John Road, next to the Community Centre is a convenience store formerly owned by a man referred to as "zirt", but the store was sold to new people and has retained its name and is still referred to as zirt though there are new owners, none of whom are named Zirt.
Another convenience store in this area is Balmatee, a store not unlike other stores in the area, which is named after the owners of the store. Balmatee is located on the "Happy Block", a name given to the area of the road where Balmatee's store is located, by the guys that "lime" there frequently.
St. Augustine is administered by the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation. There are a number of schools in this area of Trinidad. St. Benedict's R.C Primary School, Lakshmi Girls' Hindu College, St. Augustine Senior Comprehensive and St. Augustine Girls' High School and the university school.
