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PO Box 778
19 St Clair Avenue
St Clair
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Tel: Trinidad 622 2748
e-mail: ppabhc@opus.co.tt
Fire 639-2108 990
Police 639-1200 999
Ambulance 639-2222 990
Finance
Banks can be found in and near the airport, as well as in Scarborough.
Banking hours can vary, though for most banks the hours are 8am to 2pm,
Mondays to Thursdays, and on Fridays 8am to 1pm, and 3pm to 5pm. Go early.
The Trinidad and Tobago dollar (TT$) tends to be tied to the US dollar
and is the unit of currency [100 cents = 1 TT$. 6TT$ ~ 1US$ ], though
US$ can be accepted in some places [see below]. Visitors with £GB
or Euros will need to change them, best at any of the banks.
A 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged on most goods and services.
There is a TT$100 airport departure tax, payable as you leave, so do remember
to keep this (children under five years old and T&T nationals over
60 are exempt). There is NO departure tax between Trinidad and Tobago.
Travelers’ cheques, international credit cards, and US cash [not UK] are readily accepted at major hotels and some shops. You can access TT cash at the automatic banking machines.
Exchange rates can be found at xe.net.
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Health
In case of medical emergency information on a number of doctors
will be made available.
Pharmacies can be found in Scarborough, along the main road from
the airport, in Carnbee and other locations. Some of them are called drug
stores, and the pharmacy part tends to be at the back. You can buy legal
drugs over the counter without a prescription if need be.
The main hospital is above Scarborough in the Fort, and caters for emergencies
(639-2551/2/3/4/5/6). There is a new hospital being built just off the
main highway, but progress on this has ground to a halt, so there is now
no timetable on its opening date.
Dentists can be found in Scarborough and around. We have not yet had recourse to one to be able to recommend. For us oldies, a denture repair workshop can be found next to the Brown Betty bar [by Courts Department store in upper Scarborough].
If you need to have spectacles repaired, unfortunately they will be sent to Trinidad so it is a good idea to carry an old spare pair just in case!
Mobiles from England will work in Tobago, provided they have been set for roaming. If you wish to make a local call using your home mobile, remember to dial 001 868 prior to the number.
We supply a local mobile for your use, on a pay-as-you-go tariff, as calls from and around T&T are reasonably cheap this way. Don't forget to dial +44 first.
To make a call to England using a T&T land line, dial 011 44 followed by the English number.
Be aware that sending text messages from T&T may cost you about 56p per text, as we found out to our dismay.
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Internet cafes can be found around fairly easily. We have used one at the airport behind the row of shops, costs TT$10 /half hour, or one upstairs at Gordons Plaza opposite the Hilton turnoff along the way from the airport, costs TT$10 /hour. There are also plenty in and around Scarborough and the tourist beaches.
