Last updated: May 11, 2012

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• INVESTITURE CEREMONY:
  The Investiture ceremony will be held at the Boathouse on Sunday May 27, 2012.
   

• ANNUAL FUND RAISING BARBECUE:
  The annual Barbecue will be held on Saturday June 09, 2012 at St Mary's College from 11:00AM to 3:00PM. Tickets are $45.

LIST OF PAST EVENTS:

• LIFEGUARD DUTIES - BLANCHISSEUSE BEACH:
  Thirty five scouts  provided lifeguard services for children of the orphanage at their annual beach outing on Sunday May 06, 2012.

• EASTER CAMP:
  Forty scouts attended the Easter camp at Pt Gourde from March 31 to April 03, 2012.

• BEACH CLEANUP March 04, 2012:
  The troop once again assisted in cleaning the beach at Matura on Sunday March 04, 2012 in preparation for the Leatherback turtle nesting season.

• CARNIVAL CAMP:
  A camp was held at the Boathouse from 1:00PM on Friday February 17 to 2:00PM on Sunday February 19, 2012
   

• CHRISTMAS CAMP:
  Forty six scouts attended the Christmas camp at Pt Gourde from December 17 to 20, 2011.
   

• ANNUAL SOCAPARANG FUNDRAISER:.
  The annual socaparang fundraiser was held at the St John Ambulance Centre, Wrightson Road on Sunday November 20, 2011. Once again the event was very successful.
   

• HOCHOY FLAG COMPETITION 2011:
  A patrol of venture scouts led by  Anderson Thompson which included Andrew Agard, Mark-Anthony Blackman, Trevin Lewis, Jarryon Paul, Troy Sammy and Menesheh Tarquini took part in the National Scout Association's Hochoy Flag Competition from October 29th to October 30th, 2011. The patrol placed first in the competition. First Trinidad Sea Scouts also won this competition in 2009 but were unable to take part in 2010.
   

• 22nd WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE 2011:
  Twenty three scouts from 1st Trinidad Sea Scouts attended the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden. The Jamboree was held from July 27 to August 07, 2011. The scouts spent five days before the Jamboree sightseeing in Copenhagen, Denmark and eleven of them went to London, England for three days after the Jamboree. Twelve others went to Madrid, Spain to attend World Youth Day with Pope Benedict XVI. http://1tss.org/newsday.pdf
  Below is a photo of the campsite at the World Jamboree, Sweden.
                                                       

• JULY CAMP:
  Fifty scouts attended the July camp at Pt. Gourde from July 10 to July 13, 2011. Unfortunately the camp was partially spoiled by a couple inconsiderate fishermen who cleaned their fish catch and dumped the fish heads and entrails in the bay. This prevented the boys from swimming in the bay. Unfortunately the laws of this country do not prevent inconsiderate louts from doing things like this at sea so neither the Coast Guard or police could do anything to prevent it.
   

• CORPUS CHRISTI PARADE:
  On Thursday June 23^rd  2011 (Corpus Christi) twenty three scouts took part in the parade around Independence Square.
  
                                                   

• 5th ANNUAL WILLIAM I KOCH INTERNATIONAL SEA SCOUT CUP:
  Che Perez and Kevan "Nick" Lee Lum represented Trinidad & Tobago and our troop at the Fifth Annual William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup from August 1 -7, 2010. This youth sailing regatta is open to sea scouts between the ages of 14 and 21. The event was held at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut,  USA. Forty two man teams from the United States and a number of other countries including Australia, Brazil, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, New Zealand and Sweden competed. Che and Nick placed 6th in the qualifying races. This put them to race in the top twenty group where they placed ninth.
  
                                                                   
   

• HOCHOY FLAG COMPETITION:
  A patrol of venture scouts led by Njere Edwards which included Anderson Thompson, Antonio Emmanuel, Edward Mootoo, Justin Audroing and Keeshan Ramkissoon took part in the National Scout Association's Hochoy Flag Competition from October 31st to November 1st, 2009. The patrol placed first in the competition and completed tasks such as backwoodsman cooking, orienteering, public speaking and planning events.
                                                                 

• 14th CARIBBEAN JAMBOREE (CARIBJAM 2009):
  The 14th Caribbean Jamboree “CARIBJAM,” was held held in Georgetown, Guyana  from August 6 - 14, 2009. The following scouts attended: Justin Audroing, Christian Chee Foon, Aishwar Kalloo, Corri Latapy,  Nick Lee Lum, Fernando and Romario Lopez, Edward Mootoo, Marcus Moses, Keeshan Ramkissoon, Troy Sammy and Kester Wade. The group was led by Mikhail Woodruffe. The event was a success with scouts making international friendships and engaging in various scouting, sporting and cultural activities. Apart from Trinidad & Tobago there were groups from Barbados, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Guyana, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Scouts took part in daily off-site activities including visits to factories, a Water Park, Community Service and shopping in the city. They also participated in a Route March, Sports Festival, Global Development Village, Campfire and nightly cultural shows. The group returned on 18^th August, 2009.

   

• HI-SIERRA INTERNATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE:
  The Hi-Sierra International Scout Rendezvous was held at Camp Hi-Sierra in the Western Sierra Nevada mountains of California, USA from August 10-16, 2008. The Rendezvous held every two years is a mini world Jamboree with participants from many different countries. First Trinidad Sea Scouts was represented at this Jamboree for the third time, having attended in 2000 and again in 2002.
  The following scouts attended: Che Perez, Justin Hay, Justin Audroing, Aaron Douen, Njere Edwards, Antonio Emmanuel, Daryl Francis-Lau, Francois Harewood, Alonso Hernandez, Hugh Hoford, Aishwar Kalloo, Corri Latapy, Kevan Lee Lum, Romario Lopez, Kieran Nichols, Jean-Marc Pierre, Keeshan Ramkissoon, Shaquille Simpson and Jonathan Wilson. The group left Trinidad on August 4th and returned on August 20th. They spent the days before and after the Jamboree at the homes of scouts parents in San Jose and went sight seeing and attended various events in the area.
   

   

• TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ISSUE STAMPS TO MARK SCOUTING CENTENARY:
  Trinidad & Tobago Postal Service (TTPost) issued postage stamps in four denominations to mark the centenary of scouting. The stamps feature scouts and scout leaders and on the official first day cover envelope is a photograph of members of First Trinidad Sea Scouts at the World Jamboree in England in August 2007. A photo of the official first day cover envelope is below.
   

  OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER ENVELOPE - SCOUTING CENTENARY

   
• 4th ANNUAL WILLIAM I KOCH INTERNATIONAL SEA SCOUT CUP:
  David Milne and Che Perez represented Trinidad & Tobago and our troop at the Fourth Annual William I Koch International Sea Scout Cup from July 13-19, 2008. This youth sailing regatta is open to young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21. The five-day event was held at the Naval Academy’s Sailing Centre in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Teams from the United States and a number of other countries including Australia, Brazil, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, New Zealand and Sweden competed. David and Che did extremely well, placing 6th overall. In addition David received an award for being one of the more helpful participants. In the first three qualifying races they placed first twice and third once. This put them to race in the top twenty group where they placed sixth.
   

   

• SAILBOAT DONATED TO THE TROOP:
  The troop received a donation of a 31 foot Tornado sailboat with a diesel engine, comfortable cabin and a toilet. Mr Ian Serrao contacted the troop and generously offered to donate the boat. The offer was, of course, immediately accepted and Mr Serrao was assured that the troop would make regular use of it. The boat is moored at TTSA.
   
• WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE - 2007:
  Fifty one scouts from First Trinidad Sea Scouts along with two leaders attended the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Essex, England from July 27 to August 08, 2007. The group arrived in England on Sunday July 22 and moved to the Jamboree site on July 27 where they set up camp. They returned to Trinidad on August 11, 2007. The boys spent the days before and after the Jamboree sightseeing in London. The Trinidad & Tobago contingent also attended a reception at the Trinidad High Commission in London hosted by the T&T High Commissioner Mrs Glenda Morean-Phillip. Twenty four scouts were taught by Parry's pan school, Tacarigua, Trinidad  to play the steelpan (Trinidad & Tobago's national instrument) before the Jamboree and were a hit at the Jamboree appearing on BBC radio and TV. Below is a photo of them on stage at the Jamboree.
   

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