You are here  Putting Felicity on the map  Thursday, September
20, 2012  Felicity is a village located in the Caroni Swamp
which borders the Gulf of Paria in Central Trinidad. It is
hemmed in on the north by the Cunupia River and runs along
Cacandee Road south, for almost one mile. At the northern start
on the bank of Cunupia River is the well-known cremation
facility, the Yankaran Cremation site. Originally established to
provide cremation facilities for the hindu community, we are
pleased to note that citizens of different faiths also use open
cremation to dispose the bodies of their deceased relatives.
Felicity itself has a population of roughly 20,000 inhabitants
and to provide to the educational needs of the children of
Felicity, there are two primary schools. They are both owned by
the churches—the Felicity Hindu School and the Felicity
Presbyterian School. In addition there are half a dozen pre-
school centres and as many hindu public temples.   There are two
areas of this large village that carry str