Trinity Palmetto Point is one of 14 administrative parishes

Parishes of Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis is divided into 14 parishes. Nine parishes are located on the island of Saint Kitts and five on Nevis. The parishes are drawn like pie-slices from the ridgeline of the central mountains of both islands....

 that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....

. It ranks 6th in terms of size of all the parishes on Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts

Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island (Saint-Christophe in French) is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean...

. The parish capital is Palmetto Point

Palmetto Point

Palmetto Point is a town on the island of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Trinity Palmetto Point Parish....

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Land

The coastline of the parish consists of small strips of black volcanic sand with intermittent stretches of rocky shore. A backdrop of sheer cliffs line the entire parish coast. Two long projections, Bloody Point and Palmetto Point can also be found, and both proved to be quite significant to the British, housing two of the island's largest forts. The parish's villages are perched very near the coast, with the lowland terrain being used for agricultural purposes (mainly dominated by abandoned sugar estates), and the mountainous terrain overgrown with tropical forests. The unusually high grade of the land in this parish is responsible for its small amount of agricultural land per total area and also one of the lowest population densities on the island.

Towns and Villages

Capital - Palmetto Point

Palmetto Point

Palmetto Point is a town on the island of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the capital of Trinity Palmetto Point Parish....

Other Villages:

• Boyds
  Boyds, Saint Kitts and Nevis
  Boyds is a village on the island of Saint Kitts in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is the largest village in the Trinity Palmetto Point Parish, with 591 inhabitants, and is the 12th largest settlement in all of St. Kitts and Nevis....
  
   (Largest Village)
• Camps
• Challengers
• Conphipps
• Hummingbird
• Mattingley
• Stone Fort
• West Farm

The capital of the parish is the village of Palmetto Point, home to the charming Trinity Anglican Church. The largest village is Challengers, locally renowned as the first village founded on the island by newly freed former African enslaved peoples. Other villages include Mattingley, Camps, Hummingbird, West Farm, Boyd's and Stone Fort, also known as Bloody Point, home of the infamous Kalinago Genocide of 1626

Kalinago Genocide of 1626

The Kalinago Genocide of 1626 occurred in the West Indian island of St. Kitts at Bloody Point. The Caribs realized that many more Europeans would come and settle in St.Kitts. The Caribs decided that the European settlers had to be destroyed. Large numbers of Caribs from Dominica and other...

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Economy

Due to its close proximity to the capital city, Basseterre

Basseterre

Basseterre , estimated population 15,500 in 2000, is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands...

, yet away from the bustle, the parish has recently become a top-notch choice for the island's wealthy to reside, mainly in the high-price communities of Mattingley, Hummingbird and West Farm. The main industry in the parish is uniquely that of education. The village of West Farm is home to three universities: The Robert Ross Nursing University, the University of Medicine and Health Sciences (St. Kitts)

University of Medicine and Health Sciences (St. Kitts)

The University of Medicine and Health Sciences, often referred to as UMHS is a for-profit university founded and funded by 90 year-old Dr. Robert Ross), the founder and former owner of Ross University, offering a traditional U. S. patterned program in medicine. On the Caribbean island of St....

, and the Ross University of Veterinary Medicine

Ross University

Ross University, founded in 1978, is a for-profit college offering degrees in Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The School of Medicine is located in Dominica, in the West Indies, with clinical education centers in Miami, Florida, Saginaw, Michigan and Freeport, Bahamas. The...

. All were founded by American Businessman, Robert Ross

Robert Ross

Robert Ross may refer to:*Robert Ross, 5th Lord Ross , Scottish nobleman*Robert Ross, 9th Lord Ross , Scottish nobleman*Robert Ross , British botanist...

, and The Veterinary University was purchased by DeVry University

DeVry University

DeVry University and DeVry Institute of Technology are divisions of DeVry Inc , a proprietary, for-profit higher education organization that is also the parent organization for Keller Graduate School of Management, Ross University, American University of the Caribbean, Apollo College, Western...

in 2003. The other main industry is tourism. The Trinity Inn, located in the village of Palmetto Point is a small complex of inexpensive flats. The Fairview Inn, nestled at the base of the mountains above the village of Boyd's was the island's first functioning hotel.

Future Developments

The Ross University complex continues to grow, develop and improve, and is currently under a major expansion. Several residential halls were recently completed, and various other buildings are under construction.