SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
(1986/1987)
1. TECHNICAL SUB-COMMITTEE (Chairman: N. Payne)
Fight (8) Technical Sessions were held.
December 2/1986 -February 17/1987 -March 25/1987 A Preliminary Investigation into Landslide Activity in Tobago
by Howard John and Stanley Wharton (Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources).
February 17 / 1987 - An Outline of Ground Water Studies in Trinidad by Sherryl Gopeesingh and Gayle Soochan (Water
Resources
Agency).
March 25 / 1987 - A Review and Update of the Quarry Industry in Trinidad and Tobago by Carrall Alexander (Ministry
of Energy and Natural Resources).
April 8/1987 - Microfossils and their use in Stratigraphy by Hans Bolli (Switzerland).
May 19/1987- Nearshore Processes and Sedimentation at Queen's and Richmond Bays, Tobago by Charmaine O'Brien
(Unattached).
2. FIELD TRIP SUB-COMMITTEE (Chairman: S. Babb)
Three (3) Field Trips were held.
January 31/1987 - Field Excursion to the Manzanilla Coast. Leader: Dr. John Frampton.
June 17-21/1987 - Margarita Island, Venezuela. Leaders: Winston Ali, Dr. John Frampton and Hubert Marcus.
May 16/1987 - Aspects of the Engineering Geology of Trinidad. Leader: Cassandra Rogers.
June 16/1987- A New Geological Map of Tobago -Progress Report by Dr. Arthur Snoke (University of Wyoming).
July 27/1987- The Geochemistry of the Metavolcanic and Volcanic Rocks of Tobago by Dr. Trevor Jackson (UWI,
Jamaica).
September 2/1987- The Identification and Correlation of Oils in Trinidad by Dr. Kirton Rodrigues (TRINTOC).
3. 1ST GEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE OF GSTT COMMITTEE.
(Chairperson: Carol Telemaque)
The committee held its final meeting in May 1987 and submitted a report to the executive with the following recommendations:
1. A conference focussing on the geology of Trinidad and Tobago in the Southeast Caribbean be held at intervals
between 3 to 5 years.
2. Possible areas of focus are:
The Jurassic/Cretaceous Period
Geology of the Northern and Southern Basins in Trinidad.
Mineral Resources of the Caribbean.
3. Conference may be local or international in scope.
Excess funds from the conference are to be used solely for future conferences, on condition that attempts are made
to maintain these funds.
5. The President of the GSTT be charged with the responsibility of administering these funds and ensuring that
future conferences are held.
The following sub-committees were nut very active during
1986/1987:
Education, Editorial, Funding and Public Information.
4. OTHER ACTIVITIES
ST. BARB'S HILL LANDSLIDE:
After viewing the landslide at St. Barb's Hill on a Field Trip earlier this year, the GSTT submitted a letter to
the Minister in the Ministry of Works, Settlement and Infrastructure informing him of the seriousness of the problem
and recommending that the matter be addressed immediately. The suggestion was taken up by that Ministry and a meeting
was held with Dr. Carson Charles and senior members of his ministry. As a result of that meeting two (2) technical
teams were established to look at the engineering/geological and housing problems associated with the landslide.
These teams, which include GSTT members, are currently addressing the problems.
NATURAL HISTORY FESTIVAL:
In October 1987 the GSTT participated in the first Natural History Festival of Trinidad and Tobago. This festival,
was organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Tourist Board, to promote tourism and an appreciation for the country's
natural heritage. A number of naturalist organisations participated and the GSTT's input was co-ordinated by
a special sub-committee headed by Mr. Winston Ah. This sub-committee organised the following activities to coincide
with the festival's 3 main areas of activity: displays, lectures and field trips.
A permanent display of rocks, minerals and fossils together with posters depicting the geological evolution of
Trinidad and Tobago were set up in the National Museum on Frederick Street in Port of Spain.
A slide show/lecture entitled "The Restless Earth - A Guide to Plate Tectonics and its significance to Trinidad
and Tobago" was presented to an appreciative audience by Mr. Ali at venues in Port of Spain and San Fernando.
Two field trips, covering Northern and Southern Trinidad, were scheduled for the weekends of the festival. Unfortunately,
these trips were cancelled due to poor registration.
The general consensus at a meeting held subsequently between the Tourist Board and groups that participated in
the Festival was that certain aspects of the planning and advertising of the Festival left much to be desired,
and was responsible for the overall disappointing results. However, the concept of the Festival was endorsed
wholeheartedly, and the continued effort of the Tourist Board in the promotion of the country's Natural History
was supported.
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