Initially known as the Catholic Girl’s Reformatory, and at times the Girl’s Industrial School, this center for learning is immersed in religious and practical knowledge building, and has catered to the needs and care of local displaced girls for over a century. The school compound, located at #30 Belmont Circular Road, was initially Read More
Born in the early days of the 1930’s as the Lime Groove Tamboo Bamboo Band; this fledgling Belmont percussive ensemble would evolve into the Merry Boys Steelband in 1935, and then to the biscuit drum band called Bar 20 in 1945. The Band has been rebranded several times, from Old Oak Casablanca, to ISCOTT Casablanca, Read More
Hailed as one of Trinidad & Tobago’s most talented songstresses, Mavis John is a musical talent of note. A singer, songwriter, John produced her first record, It’s a Man’s World, in 1965, becoming a teen idol throughout the 1960s and 70s. Originally born in Clifton Hill, she relocated to Belmont and made a home here for Read More
Initially, the area surrounding Government House, which was located at Belmont Hill, was called Belmont by Governor Thomas Hislop (1803-1810), after his residence, office and most of Port of Spain was destroyed by a fire on March 24, 1808. The area was also called Belmonte, meaning Beautiful Hills, by the French. Additionally, it was known Read More
One of Trinidad & Tobago’s renowned Mas men, Jason Griffith was born on Pelham St, Belmont on June 20th, 1927. He attended the Miss Lewis Private School and Belmont Boy’s Intermediate School. As a youth, he was influenced by Jim Harding’s Mischievous Sailor Band, which was popular in the 1930s. He first participated actively, however, Read More
In 1860 a new elementary school was opened by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, on the site of St. George’s College, on the ground floor of the Archbishop’s house, which later became part of St. Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain. Due to a lack of space, the school was transferred to the Read More
