International School of Port of Spain International School of Port of Spain The International School of Port of Spain is an international school in Westmoorings, Trinidad and Tobago. It is a private, coeducational day school which offers an educational program for students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12. The school opened in September 1994. ISPS is home to one of the most diverse, tolerant student bodies in Trinidad. Currently standing at about 445 students, the school has had students go on to prestigious universities in England, Canada, the United States, etc. The school is governed by a Board of Directors that comprises 7 members, each of whom
Belmont, Port of Spain Belmont, Port of Spain In north-east Port of Spain, Belmont, at the foot of the Laventille Hills, was the city's first suburb. In the 1840s–'50s, parts of the area were settled by Africans rescued by the Royal Navy from illegal slaving ships. In the 1880s–'90s, the population swelled rapidly, and the characteristic Belmont street pattern of narrow, winding lanes developed. The black professional class built large homes in Belmont, as they were excluded from the more expensive neighbourhoods such as St. Clair and Maraval; Belmont became known as "the Black St. Clair". Many of these large homes have been renovated