Editing Port of Spain (section)

== Infrastructure ==

=== Health ===
Five Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) deliver public health care services to the people of Trinidad and Tobago. RHAs are autonomous bodies that own and operate health facilities in their respective regions. The Port of Spain municipality is served by the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA).
The NWRHA administers and manages the [[Port of Spain General Hospital]], St. Ann's Psychiatric Hospital, St. James Medical Complex and 16 health centres that serve a catchment area of 500,000 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.health.gov.tt/sitepages/default.aspx?id=50 |title=Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago website: NWRHA |publisher=Health.gov.tt |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007152058/http://health.gov.tt/sitepages/default.aspx?id=50 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Port of Spain General Hospital is one of the major trauma centres in the nation and in the Southern Caribbean.

The demand for speedy quality health service has led to the establishment of private hospitals. The major ones are:
* Westshore Medical Centre, Cocorite
* St. Clair Medical Centre, St. Clair
* The Seventh-day Adventist Community Hospital, Cocorite

In the greater Port of Spain area, the public and fully state-funded Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, run by the North Central RHA, is also a major provider of medical services. It includes the Wendy Fitzwilliam Children's Ward and the Mt. Hope Women's Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.health.gov.tt/sitepages/default.aspx?id=89 |title=Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago website: NCRHA |publisher=Health.gov.tt |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=7 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007170135/http://health.gov.tt/sitepages/default.aspx?id=89 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Transport ===
[[File:Capital highway.jpg|thumb|Entering POS from the East along the Eastern Main Road 2008]]

==== Road ====
Port of Spain has one of the most dense and complex systems of roadways in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and the Caribbean. 
Transportation in and out of Port of Spain is plagued by heavy traffic delays at morning and evening rush hour. Port of Spain's major roadways are equipped with CCTV cameras, road signage, lane markings, cat eyes, and other safety features.
* Eastern Entrance: Traffic enters the city from the east along the six-lane [[Churchill–Roosevelt Highway]] which ends at Barataria, just east of the city and becomes the [[Beetham Highway]] for the remainder of the journey into Port of Spain, then meets Broadway and is called [[Wrightson Road]] until Invader's Bay. It is six lanes from Broadway to Sackville Street, and four lanes for the remainder of its route. Alternatively, traffic can turn north at Barataria and enter the city via the two-lane mountainous Lady Young Road. The [[Eastern Main Road]] runs parallel to the highway and enters the city at the eastern end of Independence Square. The Priority Bus Route (which is dedicated to public and private bus and minibus traffic and runs along the former [[Trinidad Government Railway]] line) enters the city at [[City Gate (Port of Spain)|City Gate]].
* Western Entrance: Traffic from the west enters the city through the [[Western Main Road]] and the four-lane [[Audrey Jeffers Highway]]. Several narrow mountain roads allow for alternate entry points from the west.
There are also a few major inner-city roadways. Ariapita Avenue is one of them, being the center of the city's nightlife and at the center of a revitalization project. The [[Queen's Park Savannah]] is said to be the world's largest roundabout and has a perimeter roadway that is technically a collection of roadways all providing access to the Savannah's environs. Tragarete Road is another inner-city roadway that runs into St. James, also providing access to the Queen's Park Oval and One Woodbrook Place. 

==== Public transport ====
[[City Gate (Port of Spain)|City Gate]] serves as a transportation hub for public buses and private mini-buses (locally known as [[maxi-taxi]]s). City Gate is located on South Quay just south of Independence Square. The [[Public Transport Service Corporation|PTSC]] facilities and service have been plagued with issues for a period of time, but recently there have been upgrades to the service and facilities including free WiFi on coach buses, a new coach waiting area at City Gate and addition of new buses to the fleet.

A ferry service links Port of Spain with [[Scarborough, Tobago|Scarborough]], Tobago and a water taxi service, restarted in December 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.gov.tt/index.php?news=863 |title=Water taxis sail eight times tomorrow |publisher=News.gov.tt |date=29 December 2008 |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510093631/http://www.news.gov.tt/index.php?news=863 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Trinidad's west coast towns were once served by steamship), links it with San Fernando. The ferry terminal is located at South Quay while the water taxi terminal is part of the [[Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre]].

==== Airport ====
Like the rest of the island of Trinidad, Port of Spain is served by the [[Piarco International Airport]] located in [[Piarco]], approximately {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Port of Spain via the [[Churchill–Roosevelt Highway|Churchill Roosevelt Highway]]. 

==== Upgrade plans ====
To ease the current traffic woes that result in two- to three-hour commutes during rush hours, a number of projects are in various stages of implementation. The upgrading of the Churchill–Roosevelt highway to a grade separated expressway<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=56 |title=Churchill Roosevelt/Uriah Butler Interchange |publisher=Nidco.co.tt |date=18 February 2008 |access-date=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220024539/http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=56 |archive-date=20 February 2008 }}</ref> and the extension of water ferry services from Port of Spain to the major urban hubs along the west coast are particularly notable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=34 |title=Water Taxi Service |publisher=Nidco.co.tt |access-date=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703192910/http://www.nidco.co.tt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=34 |archive-date=3 July 2008 }}</ref>

=== Utilities ===
{{Update section|date=July 2018}}
Electricity generation is handled by Powergen, a privately owned electricity producer, while electrical distribution is handled by the [[Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission]] (T&TEC) a state owned enterprise. Powergen had one natural gas-fired generation plant located on Wrightson Road in Port of Spain however this plant was closed on 14 January 2016 ending 121 years of power generation in Port of Spain.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2016-01-15/powergen-closed-port-spain-plant Powergen closed Port-of-Spain plant]. ''The Trinidad Guardian''. (15 January 2016). Retrieved 12 July 2016.</ref> Port of Spain is supplied by power from power generation facilities located in [[Point Lisas]], [[Penal]] and [[La Brea, Trinidad and Tobago|La Brea]].

Telecommunications are regulated by the [[Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago]] (TATT). It has successfully de-monopolised the industry, granting several new mobile licenses in 2005 for two private companies, [[Digicel]] and [[Laqtel]] to offer wireless service in competition with TSTT. [[Laqtel]] which would have offered Trinidad and Tobago's first CDMA (3G) network had its license revoked by the TATT in 2008. Fixed-line telephone service and broadband was also once a monopoly controlled by [[Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago]] (TSTT). Flow alongside Digicel also now offers these services to its wide customer base.<ref>[http://www.flowtrinidad.com/ Flow Trinidad's website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228064910/http://www.flowtrinidad.com/ |date=28 February 2008 }}. flowtrinidad.com</ref> LTE-A, cable and fiber broadband services in excess of 100&nbsp;Mbit/s are available throughout the city. There are [[Wi-Fi hotspot]]s at all major hotels and for free in coffee shops, malls and at the airport. Broadband and mobile competition has resulted in lower rates and wider availability of services for consumers.<ref>[http://www.ttcsweb.org/articles/isptnt/ Internet Access Options in Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society Article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303160320/http://ttcsweb.org/articles/isptnt/ |date=3 March 2009 }}. Ttcsweb.org. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>
Water and sewerage are under the purview of the [[Water and Sewerage Authority]] of Trinidad and Tobago (WaSA). Much of the city's water supply comes from the Caroni Arena Dam located in the Arena Forest Reserve near Brazil Village. The Caroni Arena Dam supplies the Caroni Water Treatment Plant located opposite the Piarco International Airport Southern Terminal. This Caroni Water Treatment Plant was upgraded in 2000 to a total daily production of 75 m.g.d.<ref>[http://www.wasa.gov.tt/WASA_AboutUs_history2.html WASA About Us| Company History pg2]. Wasa.gov.tt. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>

Another important facility, the new Beetham Waste Water Treatment Plant, began to treat domestic waste to international standards in 2004. The plant serves customers within Greater Port-of Spain and environs from Pt. Cumana in the west to Mt. Hope in the east including Diego Martin and Maraval.<ref>[http://www.wasa.gov.tt/WASA_AboutUs_history1.html WASA About Us| Company History pg1]. Wasa.gov.tt. Retrieved 24 August 2012.</ref>

Most solid waste is disposed of in the Beetham Landfill, commonly known as ''La Basse''.<ref>[http://www.swmcol.co.tt/services/126-waste-mgmt-services.html Waste Manage Services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527180408/http://www.swmcol.co.tt/services/126-waste-mgmt-services.html |date=27 May 2013 }}. swmcol.co.tt (17 May 2011).</ref>

=== Mobile networks ===
* [[Digicel]] 
* [[bmobile]]

=== Major wired telecommunications networks ===
* [[Flow (brand)|FLOW]] 
* [[Digicel]]
* [[Amplia]]

=== Wireless subscription television ===
* [[DirecTV]]
* Green Dot