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  Carnival 2001: Chaguaramas
Chaguaramas’ benefit during the war in the 1940’s was a safe haven for war boats against hurricanes.
Driving to Chaguaramas on the Western Main Road, the communities of Westmoorings, Glencoe, and the fishing villages of Point Cumana and Carenage, illustrate an exploration of upper and lower Trinidad juxtaposing itself in scenic harmony.
The Chaguaramas Military History and Avation Museum; The Trinidad and Tobago Hospitality and Tourism Institute; the Trinidad and Tobago Yachting Association (the first of a series of marinas); the Anchorage Restaurant and nightclub; MOBS2; and Crews Inn, are all examples of the variety found in this area.
www.visittnt.com /ToDo/Events/Carnival2001/Escape/chag/chag.html   (495 words)

  
  Welcome to Chaguaramas
Chaguaramas is a 14,572 acre region that includes a peninsula with five offshore islands.
The Chaguaramas Development Authority - CDA was established by an Act of Parliament in 1972 to administer and coordinate the development of the northwestern peninsula.
The Chaguaramas Development Authority is in the process of extending the nine hole public golf course of an 18-hole course.
www.chagdev.com   (275 words)

  
  Chaguaramas - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
Chaguaramas lies in the North West Peninsula of Trinidad west of Port-of-Spain; the name if often applied to the entire peninsula, but is sometimes used to refer to the most developed area.
Chaguaramas was the location slated for the construction of the capital of the short-lived West Indies Federation.
The Chaguaramas Peninsula supports one of the few remaining areas of dry forest in western Trinidad.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Chaguaramas   (155 words)

  
 CHAGUARAMAS, Formation
At first, the Chaguaramas was deposited in an environment of broad coastal swamps typified by an abundance of thin lignite seams intercalated with a large amount of micaceous sand with moderate secondary cementation.
Later, in the upper Chaguaramas time, the scene of deposition changed to that of open mud flats which were subject to intermittent drying and strong oxidation, causing an accumulation of mottled clays.
Subsurface and surface evidence indicates that the entire section of the Chaguaramas is exposed by beveling from west to east across the state of Guárico.
www.pdvsa.com /lexico/1edic/c98ii.htm   (1278 words)

  
 Chaguaramas 101
Chaguaramas Harbor is bursting at the seams and shrinking daily.
Of course, these night-creeping vessels were operated by professionals and the Chaguaramas Pilot was always on the scene, but their sheer bulk is a horrifying sight in the wee hours to a sleep-muddled brain.
Chaguaramas is notorious for its vicious currents often flanking new and full moons.
www.caribbeancompass.com /chaguara.htm   (964 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Errol Barrow
Eight years later CARIFTA evolved into the 13-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM), when Barrow, together with Forbes Burnham of Guyana, Dr. Eric Williams of Trinidad and Michael Manley of Jamaica enacted the treaty of Chaguaramas to bolster political and economic relations between the english speaking Caribbean territories.
The Caribbean Community and Common Market or CARICOM was established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas which came into effect on August 1, 1973.
After another landslide victory in 1971, the DLP returned to the electorate in 1976 for a mandate after two years of bitter controversy over constitutional amendments put forth by the government.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Errol-Barrow   (1655 words)

  
 Chaguaramas: an investment haven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
Chaguaramas is located in the northwest corner of Trinidad.
Chaguaramas, with its several sheltered coves and bays, is currently home to large yachting and boaters’ communities, and a marine services industry that has seen steady growth throughout the 1990s.
Apart from the obvious environmental requirements and statutory regulations, there are virtually no restrictions to investing in the Chaguaramas Peninsula and its accompanying islands, though the CDA stipulates that lands situated over 300 metres above sea level are to remain virgin in order to preserve the peninsula’s lush, natural beauty.
www.tidco.co.tt /Corporate/tidcotimes/may99/chaguaramas.html   (1382 words)

  
 CHAGUARAMAS
Chaguaramas has become a major entertainment and recreation center.
Chaguaramas is also the location of the fastest growing nautical industry in the Caribbean; recognized as an international hurricane "safe-zone", marinas and boatyards have sprung up along the south shore and thousands of yachts make the area their home every year.
Chaguaramas is home to the Red-Howler Monkey; capuchin monkeys, wild hogs and silky anteaters; deer; agouti; armadillo; collared peccary; caimans and iguanas; even the ocelot and the elusive tyra.
www.chagdev.com /Pages/Chaguaramas.htm   (208 words)

  
 Chaguaramas Yachting Industry
In March 1941, Chaguaramas and portions of Gaspar Grande, Monos, Huevos and Chacachacare, which together totalled 11,741 acres, were leased to the Government of the United States of America for 99 years.
The Chaguaramas Development Authority's plans for the area included development of the area at what is now Pier One for "Sun Island cruises", a day cruise and ferry service with restaurant, conference and water sport facilities.
The presence of boaters using yachts and powerboats in the Chaguaramas area is not new.
www.nalis.gov.tt /Sport/sport_Chaguaramas_yachtingcommunity.html   (925 words)

  
 CHAGUARAMAS
presenting their studies on the effect that the yachting community is having on the ecology of the Chaguaramas area.
Chaguaramas Bay analysis was almost the opposite of that of Carenage, since Chaguaramas Bay is much larger and deeper, and has higher tidal current flow and flushing action.
There is no doubt that the increased population growth in the Chaguaramas area is of concern but this study goes a long way to show areas for improvement.
www.nalis.gov.tt /Agri/agrienvironment_Chaguaramaspollution.htm   (887 words)

  
 TriniView.com - Carenage and Chaguaramas
This bay, which is a famous sea-bathing and liming area, got its name out of the practice of "careening", or cleaning out the waste materials in sea-vessels...
Strategically located on the Northwest peninsular of Trinidad, Chaguaramas has played a significant role in the annals of Trinidad history.
This report is a study of the Changing Patterns of Land use in the Chaguaramas area...
www.triniview.com /Carenage-Chaguaramas   (274 words)

  
 Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday : newsday.co.tt :
Does he know that born and bred residents and descendants of relocated settlers from Chaguaramas are virtually isolated from those lands by virtue of their precarious economic status?
I wonder — is Chaguaramas the exclusive property of Carenage residents and are they the only citizens of Trinidad to be consulted on a project that must, by its very nature, affect the natural environment of what claims to be (but in reality isn’t) a National Park?
Then, in taking affluent developers to task for cutting hillsides (and in this, I’m with him all the way) he seems to have forgotten squatters who cause as much, if not more environmental degradation because they have not the means to install proper drainage to guard against erosion.
www.newsday.co.tt /features/0,47135.html   (824 words)

  
 K1090 - Gren80A/6 Plan of the peninsula and harbour of Chaguaramas, in the Isle of Trinidad, with the position of the ...
K1090 - Gren80A/6 Plan of the peninsula and harbour of Chaguaramas, in the Isle of Trinidad, with the position of the British and Spanish squadrons.
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www.nmm.ac.uk /collections/displayRepro.cfm?reproID=K1090&picture=0   (228 words)

  
 INTAL / Objetivos y Funciones
Chaguaramas, 26 y 27 de octubre de 1999
The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community meeting in its Seventh Special Session at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on 26-27 October 1999;
(i) Heads of Government noted that the choice of Chaguaramas, the cradle of the Community as the location of this meeting was most propitious;
www.iadb.org /intal/detalle_instrumento.asp?i=1&idioma=esp&cid=505&aid=974   (752 words)

  
 Chaguaramas travel guide
Chaguaramas travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see
This is the main place for sailors to come after the ocean crossing, great port facilities at quite cheap prices.
Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
www.world66.com /centralamericathecaribbean/thecaribbean/trinidadandtobago/chaguaramas   (148 words)

  
 Port of Spain forum: Accommodation in the Chaguaramas area - TripAdvisor
Port of Spain forum: Accommodation in the Chaguaramas area
The information with regard to traffic if staying in the Chaguaramas area is quite misleading.
However, whenever there is an event in that area, which is generally at nigihts, and for carnival, some weekends, then getting into Chaguaramas could take a couple hours.
www.tripadvisor.com /ShowTopic-g147389-i1015-k868007-Accommodation_in_the_Chaguaramas_area-Port_of_Spain_Trinidad_Trinidad_and_Tobago.html   (525 words)

  
 Trinidad Chaguaramas car hire from 258 EUR / 173 GBP / 354 USD per week - Cheap Chaguaramas car rental
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trinidad.rentalcargroup.com /chaguaramas.htm   (177 words)

  
 The Trinidad Guardian -Online Edition Ver 2.0
Situated at the northwest corner of Trinidad, Chaguaramas is a 14,572 acre region that includes a peninsula with five offshore islands.
By 1943, the Chaguaramas naval base was in full operation, and at its peak during World War II, there were some 30,000 resident US troops located in Chaguaramas.
In 1999, a Chaguaramas local concept plan was prepared, this plan was prepared within the context of a national conceptual development plan.
www.guardian.co.tt /archives/2006-01-21/bussguardian1.html   (2046 words)

  
 Trinidad Chaguaramas National Park Description & Walking Trails
Everything from mountain climbing to caving to snorkeling is available in this one park which encompasses the entire Chaguaramas Peninsula, named by the Amerindians for the royal palms that flourished here.
The presence of so many well-paid Americans inspired the calypso song "Working for the Yankee Dollar" as a complaint about the way the local girls were deserting their menfolks for greenback-loaded sailors.
Chaguaramas is home to the red howler monkey, so keep a sharp eye for him at all times.
www.guidetocaribbeanvacations.com /trinidad/Chaguaramas.htm   (483 words)

  
 The Trinidad Guardian -Online Edition Ver 2.0
Obtaining Chaguaramas as the capital site of the proposed West Indian Federal State had an inauspicious beginning, when the 1956 London conference ended with a fig leaf of a compromise which did not conceal America’s determination, supported by the UK, to maintain its hold on Chaguaramas as a military base.
Acutely conscious of the fact that his new government’s position on Chaguaramas was being exploited by his political enemies at home and abroad as being anti-American, Dr Williams sought to neutralise their thrust by insisting he was not anti-anyone, but amenable to compromise, once the fundamental principle of TandT and West Indian sovereignty was recognised.
Chaguaramas was symbolic of an emerging West Indian and, particularly, TandT nationalism, and had become something of a touchstone for TandT’s leader.
www.guardian.co.tt /archives/2006-05-16/overand_padmore.html   (795 words)

  
 The fight for Chaguaramas - TnT Mirror.com
The Chaguaramas Development Association (CDA) is waging a full-scale battle against farmers who it insists are illegally occupying its lands in the area.
The legal advisor disclosed that according to the Act of Chaguaramas, the farmers have no authority to be on the land.
The latest notice to the farmers said: “All persons who are in occupation of lands at Guave Road, Chaguaramas or their successors or assigns or legal personal representatives.
www.tntmirror.com /sunday/2006/jan29/story07.htm   (516 words)

  
 The Trinidad Guardian -Online Edition Ver 2.0
During the continuing “war of nerves” over Chaguaramas, a new American envoy in Port-of-Spain recognised the inevitability of the US having to treat with Dr Williams if Chaguaramas was to be resolved.
The Chaguaramas issue reached a turning point with the April 22, 1960, “March in the Rain.” Thousands first assembled in the University of Woodford Square where, through a steady drizzle, the “Seven Deadly Sins of Colonialism,” including the 1941 bases agreement, were ceremoniously burnt.
Chaguaramas, an historic PNM achievement, is undoubtedly a milestone in the building of the TandT nation.
www.guardian.co.tt /archives/2006-05-24/overand_padmore.html   (751 words)

  
 Trinidad Chaguaramas National Park Description & Walking Trails
Everything from mountain climbing to caving to snorkeling is available in this one park which encompasses the entire Chaguaramas Peninsula, named by the Amerindians for the royal palms that flourished here.
Chaguaramas is home to the red howler monkey, so keep a sharp eye for him at all times.
The Gasparee Caves with its striking stalactites and stalagmites are located on Gaspar Grande Island, one of 5 islands located off the Chaguaramas Peninsula.
mtimothyokeefe.com /trinidad/Chaguaramas.htm   (483 words)

  
 Francomenz » Blog Archive » Why Chag is Critical
The other concern is that Chaguaramas, or at least the Tucker Valley portion of it, is effectively a national park.
The entire area is managed by the Chaguaramas Development Authority, which was established by a 1972 Act of Parliament to administer and coordinate the development of the northwestern peninsula, including the offshore islands.
CHAGUARAMAS will become the Tourism, Entertainment and Recreational destination of the Region through Development of selected areas while maintaining a Pristine Environment.
www.newcheeze.com /blog/?p=75   (1335 words)

  
 Yellow Fever Arbovirus
In the study areas of Chaguaramas, Melaho/Vega de Oropouche, and Cedros, researchers were not able to demonstrate a jungle reservoir or a host for the yellow fever virus in the interepidemic period.
While the virus was isolated in Haemgogus mosquitoes from the Chaguaramas area, researchers concluded that it was a carry-over from a previous epidemic.
A total of 22 scientists attended the ""Meeting of Arbovirologists in Latin America and the Caribbean" held in Trinidad, January 24-26, 1983.
www.idrc.ca /subscribe/ev-73200-201_790106-1-IDRC_ADM_INFO.html   (364 words)

  
 Chaguaramas, Trinidad Travel Guide
The Gulf of Paria is connected to the Caribbean Sea to the north through the Bocas del Dragón (or Dragons' Mouth) between the Paria Peninsula of Venezuela and the Chaguaramas Peninsula, and to the Columbus Channel to the south through the Boca del Serpiente (Serpent's Mouth) between the Cedros Peninsula and the Orinoco Delta.
Chaguaramas, (pronounced Shag-ger- rarm -ms) with its several coves and bays, is home to large boating communities and a thriving marine services industry.
Situated at the north west corner of Trinidad, the topography o f the peninsula is characterized by 3,000 acre of relatively flat lands with five scenic beachfront areas, dominated by an intricate mountain system of steep slopes and extensive foothills separated by two wide valleys.
www.carnaval.com /trinidad/chag   (3474 words)

  
 Part III - About the Caribbean Court of Justice - CCJ
The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is established by the Treaty of Chaguaramas as revised by nine protocols.
One such exceptional circumstance is the example of the European Union, created by the Treaty of Rome as amended by the Treaty of Maastricht and which grants rights and creates obligations directly for citizens.
Unfortunately, however, the arbitral procedure was never used and serious disputes were never settled, thereby causing the integration movement to be hampered.
www.caribbeancourtofjustice.org /abtccjiii.htm   (1562 words)

  
 Investment Opportunities at Chaguaramas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-26)
The Chaguaramas Development Authority has identified several attractive land use proposals for the peninsula, which do not compromise its status as a national park.
Tucker Valley South: At the southern end of Tucker Valley, where one enters Chaguaramas, there is a 120-acre expanse of land ideally suited to the development of a recreational theme park.
Existing Infrastructure: The 60 acres of hinterland bordering Chaguaramas’ many boatyards and service marinas, has a wealth of foundation infrastructure which can be used to take advantage of the burgeoning yacht and marine service industries.
www.tidco.co.tt /corporate/tidcotimes/may99/chaginvestment.html   (371 words)

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