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unusual facts about Scarborough, Tobago



A. P. T. James

In 1919 James left Tobago for Trinidad, where he worked in the oil fields and later as a stevedore, working for Brighton Lake Asphalt, which produced and exported asphalt from the Pitch Lake in La Brea.

Aditi Soondarsingh

She is a Women FIDE Master and has represented Trinidad and Tobago as the Board 1 player at a number of World Chess Olympiads.

Alick Maclean

From 1912 to 1935 he conducted the Spa Orchestra at Scarborough.

Bhaji

Amaranth, or Bhaji in Trinidad and Tobago, a cosmopolitan genus of herbs

Blossom Jackson

Originally from Tobago, she came to Britain as a young child and grew up in east London.

Canaan, Tobago

It boasts amenities such as one of the largest supermarkets in Tobago (Penny Savers), one of the newest branches of the First Citizens Bank, a popular bakery, pharmacy, car dealership, and a noticeable number of other shops.

Centennial College

Located at 755 Morningside Avenue in the Morningside Avenue-Ellesmere Road area of Scarborough, this campus is commonly known as Morningside Campus.

Chankanai

It is so popular, immigrant community in Toronto (Scarborough), Canada has opened a market with the same name in their new country.

Charles Ottley Groom Napier

In the 1870s Napier began styling himself as the Prince of Mantua and Montferrat with subsidiary titles as prince of Ferrera, Nevers, Rethel, and Alençon; Baron de Tobago; and master of Lennox, Kilmahew, and Merchiston.

Chuck Scarborough

Scarborough was the host of the syndicated programs Images – A Year in Review and Memories...Then and Now in the late 1980s-early 1990s, and also co-anchored the NBC network documentary series Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow with Maria Shriver and Mary Alice Williams.

Consilium

Consilium Place, an office complex in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Canada

Deborah Kenny

Kenny is a frequent contributor to education reform discussion on MSNBC's Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough.

Dulce et Decorum est

It was drafted at Craiglockhart in the first half of October 1917 and later revised, probably at Scarborough but possibly Ripon, between January and March 1918.

Frankie Bunn

His most famous moment as a player came on 25 October 1989, when he scored six goals in Oldham's 7–0 victory over Scarborough in the third round of the League Cup, which is still the League Cup record for most goals by a player in a single match.

Geography of Toronto

Tornado warnings have been posted for the city on a few occasions in the past few years, however no touchdowns have been confirmed in the city since a weak tornado hit Scarborough in the mid−1990s.

Hasely Crawford

During his reign as the 100 metre Olympic champion, he also appeared on postage stamps and was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's highest honour, Trinity Cross, in 1978.

Hosay

In Trinidad and Tobago it is primarily celebrated in Saint James, in northwestern Trinidad and in Cedros in southwestern Trinidad.

Jan-Michael Williams

Jan-Michael Williams (born October 26, 1984 in Couva) is a Trinidad & Tobago international footballer who is currently playing for Central FC in Trinidad and Tobago.

Jason Lydiate

He went on to make 87 appearances for the Seasiders in three years, before moving to the east coast to join Scarborough.

Jennifer Bragg

She was born in Scarborough, Ontario, the eldest daughter of Catherine and George Bragg.

Josanne Lucas

Born in Scarborough, Tobago, Lucas' first success was a win at the national championships in the 400 metres in 2005, but she focused on hurdling instead.

Joseph Lennox Pawan

After studying at the Pasteur Institute in France he returned to Trinidad in 1913, first as an Assistant Surgeon at the Colonial Hospital in Port of Spain, and later as the District Medical Officer in Tobago and Cedros, in southwestern Trinidad.

Kelvin Jack

Kelvin Jack started his career playing in Trinidad and Tobago with hometown club Trincity United and Joe Public before earning a scholarship to join Yavapai College in Arizona.

Luke Foster

He joined Scarborough on work experience in September 2004, and was also loaned out to Conference North side Alfreton Town in February 2005 until the end of the 2004–05 season.

Lynne Kushnirenko

Also, Lynne graduated as a Doctor of Chiropractic in 2005 and currently practises in a private clinic in her hometown of Scarborough, Ontario, although plans are for her to move to the Charlotte area with her husband, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver A. J. Allmendinger.

Manny Ramjohn

Manny Ramjohn was the cousin of former President of Trinidad and Tobago Noor Hassanali and of the present First Lady Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards wife of President George Maxwell Richards.

Marston Green

Frankie Bunn who played for Luton, Hull City and Oldham and holds the record for the most goals scored in one game, in the Littlewoods/league Cup, in 1989 when against scarborough he scored 6 of 7.

Meteorological history of Hurricane Ivan

After reaching hurricane status, Ivan began to rapidly intensify with continued favorable conditions, and in an 18 hour period the pressure dropped 39 mbar (1.15 inHg) as the winds increased by 60 mph (95 km/h); early on September 6 Ivan attained an initial peak intensity of 135 mph (215 km/h) while located about 825 miles (1330 km) east of the island of Tobago in the southern Lesser Antilles.

Mottley

Wendell Mottley (born 1941), Trinidad & Tobago economist, politician and athlete

Nature Seekers

Nature Seekers manager Dennis Sammy also received the President's Hummingbird Award for conservation, which is a great honor in Trinidad and Tobago.

Panday

Basdeo Panday (born 1933), former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Pickering railway station

Just south of the town was a double junction (at Mill Lane) with the Forge Valley branch turning east for Scarborough.

Ray Robinson

A. N. R. Robinson (born 1926), former president and prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Richard Staple

He played twice in the Red Stripe Cup against the Leeward Islands and Barbados in February 1991, and went on the West Indies tour of England that year, playing against a World XI at the North Marine Road ground in Scarborough.

Richard Tangye

The company was commissioned to design the hydraulic systems for the UK's first funicular cliff railway in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in 1869.

Syd Brookes

In 1932 he joined Swindon Town, making 33 appearances and scoring seven goals, before finising his career at Scarborough.

Taiwan ROCSAUT

Headquartered at downtown Toronto, Taiwan ROCSAUT also establishes two branches in Scarborough and Mississauga with executives supporting from the corresponding University of Toronto campuses.

Tobago

Adding to the confusion, Tobago was the filming location for the Walt Disney movie The Swiss Family Robinson.

Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association

The Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association is a trade union in Trinidad and Tobago with members in the former BWIA and Tobago Express, now Caribbean Airlines.

Trinidad and Tobago dry forests

Beard, J. S. (1944) The natural vegetation of Tobago, British West Indies.

TTCP

The ICAO code for Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson International Airport (formerly Crown Point Airport) on the island of Tobago (TTCP - Trinidad & Tobago Crown Point)

Wendy Hoyte

She is married to Les Hoyte, also a leading sprinter (brother of Trevor Hoyte, 1978 Commonwealth 200 m finalist), and is the mother of footballers Justin Hoyte, who plays for Millwall F.C and is an England U21 and Trinidad & Tobago international and Gavin Hoyte, who plays for league two side Dagenham and Redbridge F.C. and was an England U19 international.

West Hill, Toronto

It is located in the eastern end of the city, in the former suburb of Scarborough.

Whitby Township, Ontario

Whitby Township was one of five townships along Lake Ontario named for towns in northeast England (York, Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby and Darlington).

William Batten

It was Vice-Admiral Batten's squadron which bombarded Scarborough when Henrietta Maria landed there.

William Bosomworth

Bosomworth was born in Carlton-Husthwaite, Thirsk, and made his Yorkshire debut on 17 June 1872, against Surrey at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, then played twice against Middlesex at North Marine Road, Scarborough in 1874, and at Prince's Road Ground in Chelsea, in 1875.

York East

Called the East Riding of York, it consisted of the Townships of Markham, Scarborough, the Village of Yorkville and the portion of the Township of York lying east of Yonge Street.


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