Penal (originally Peñal) is a town in southern Trinidad. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American It lies south of San Fernando and Debe, and north of Siparia. The City of San Fernando is the larger of the two major cities in Trinidad and Tobago, and the second largest Municipality Debe (or Débé) is a town in south Trinidad located north of Penal and south of San Fernando. Siparia is a town in southern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago, south of Penal and west of Fyzabad. Originally a rice and cocoa producing area, Penal has grown into an important town in the past few years and is now a desirable place for corporate expansion. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which Chocolate is made At the heart of the town are a couple of Plazas, with many businesses, furniture and appliances chains, and the popular fast food restaurants,such as KFC as well as a branch of MoneyGram International Money Transfer located on the ground floor. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. MoneyGram International Inc ( is a United States -based Financial services company headquartered in Minneapolis Minnesota. Penal is largely considered to be dominated by the East Indian descendants, more commonly referred to as Indians. Penal has a police station, branches of two banks, a credit union, health facilities, photo studios, restaurants, clothing stores and many opportunities for recreation as well as many schools, thus providing reasonably well for its populace. Penal plays a major role in the energy supply to the nation's populace. Petrotrin, the national oil company, has a major sub-unit in Clark Road and the National Gas Company has many gas lines running through Penal that links the gas fields of the South East Coast and the Industrial estates. One of the countries three major power generating plants owned by Powergen Ltd is located in Penal.

Penal is administered by the Penal-Debe Regional Corporation. Penal-Debe Regional Corporation is a Regional Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago.

Many religions are practiced in Penal. By far the majority of people follows the Hindu religion. This is not surprising since the Indians who make up approximately 90% of the population are descendants of Hindu indentured servants from India.

There are many places of worship but one small organization called the Saraswatti Vidyalaya Penal is the place where people go to learn about Indian music and religion. This school is located in Boodoo Trace, Penal and was founded in 1984 by Dubree Sooknarine under the auspices of the Bharatya Vidya Sansthaan and is run totally on voluntary service from the teachers and students. There is no fee for attending. Tuition is always free.

Indian film music is also very popular. Especially so, are the compositions from Bollywood movies. The Dil Ki Awaaz Indian orchestra is the mainstay of Bollywood film music practice in the small town of Penal. The small band plays film and traditional religious music. They are located in Clarke Road, Penal.

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