11 May 2013

Circular No 601


 


Newsletter for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. 

Caracas, 11 Mayo 2013 No. 601
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Dear Friends, 
Here is some music for you, and a short account of the maritime history of Trinidad and Venezuela.
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Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:20 AM
NigelBoos    
Dear Anthony, 
Your presentation on the international border between Trinidad and Venezuela was very much to the point, and I'd love to have a copy myself.
For the moment, though, the report as given will suffice.
Congratulations on a job well done, and for maintaining the name of Trinidad and Tobago so prominently within the international community.
The Mount Boys should all be proud of your work. 
Question: Do you know anything about the surrender documents between Spain and Trinidad in 1797, when Abercromby captured the island.
I'm particularly interested to find out whether the islands off the NE peninsula, incl. Monos, Patos, Chacachacare and Huevos formed part of the surrender.  
I have found a copy of what is reportedly the surrender document, but my specific question is nowhere addressed. 
I believe that Dr. Eric Williams referred to the surrender in one of his speeches, but I can no longer put my hands on the document which I once had.
Any advice which you can give me on this matter, therefore, would be greatly appreciated. 
Thank you very much for your kind attention. 
I look forward to your response. 
Nigel 
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From: Glen Mckoy<mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Date: 25 March, 2013 12:40:06 PM EDT 
My Dear Friend & Brother, Sir Knight Judge Anthony,
So wonderful to speak to you today, I'm still laughing ha! ha!, for a judge you make too many jokes, ha! ha! 
On a serious note, Congratulation on yet another approval, 
Now ah reading this not in Trinidad News Papers, but from this email, you must know, before your country will praise you, 
This Club has already acknowledged that fact a long time ago, you are a proud Mount Boy. Cheers.   
About the President post, now was not the right time, but if that must be, that too will come, but I don't know if they ready for this Honest Mount Boy, who you cannot manipulate, also independent of all the obvious corruption, amongst these puppets.
Lucky, I want to hear more about your job with the U.N. not Trinidad.
Thank You again for yet another Proud moment in this Club of Knights, Long Live The Mount, Cheers, Mi Amigos
Your Faithfully, Glen McKoy. Duncans Cove/ Nova Scotia / Canada..(Proud member of the Writers of The Knights). 
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:59:33 +0000 
Dear fellow Knight,
We spoke, here is the news release
Kind regards,
Anthony 
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INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA JUDGE LECTURES AT IMLI 
Judge Anthony Lucky (Judge of the International Tribunal for Law of the Sea (ITLOS)) visited the Institute on 21 February 2013 and delivered a lecture on “The Development of the Law of the Sea: Trinidad and Tobago’s Unique Contribution.” 
As an introductory note, Judge Lucky stated that the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with other nations including Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest, Guyana to the southeast, and Venezuela to the south and west. 
See Photo: Judge and Mrs. Anthony Lucky with the IMLI Class of 2012/2013 
After his introduction, Judge Lucky examined in detail the Treaty signed in 1942 between the United Kingdom (at the time Trinidad and Tobago was a protectorate of the United Kingdom) and Venezuela relating to the Submarine Areas of the Gulf of Paria. The Gulf of Paria is a 7,800 km2 (3,000 square miles) shallow inland sea between the islands of Trinidad and Tobago and the east coast of Venezuela. Judge Lucky explained that, as per the treaty, the sea bed beyond the territorial waters of the Gulf was divided into two sectors. In one sector the United Kingdom agreed not to assert any claim to the sovereignty or control and to recognize any rights to sovereignty or control lawfully acquired by Venezuela, while Venezuela gave a corresponding undertaking in respect of the other sector. Judge Lucky noted that the importance of the Gulf of Paria Treaty consists in succeeding in the delimitation of the continental shelf, before the legal concept of the continental shelf itself was established. 
He continued his presentation by further discussing the effects of the Truman Proclamation of 1945, the 1958 Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf and the relevant provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). He concluded his presentation by discussing the 1990 Delimitation Treaty between Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela and its implications.  
On the occasion of Judge Lucky’s visit, the first representative of Belize to IMLI placed the Institute’s badge on the IMLI map.  
Judge Anthony Lucky is a Member of the Tribunal since 2 September 2003. He was elected as the President of the Chamber for Marine Environment Disputes for the period 2005 to 2008, and holds the same position since 5 October 2011.  
He graduated from the Council of Legal Education, Gray's Inn, London in 1961 and obtained, in the same year, a Post Final Practical Training Certificate. He received a Diploma in International Relations, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies (1972-1973) and a Masters’ degree in International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies (1984).  
Between 1987 and 2003, Judge Lucky served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago and as a Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago for the period 2000 to 2003.In 2010 he was elected as Ombudsman for the Caribbean Association Council for Engineering and Technology (CACET). 
Judge Lucky is a Member of the Board of Directors, Academy of Tertiary Studies, Trinidad and Tobago and Chairman since 2003, and a Member of the Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association. He has delivered numerous lectures and written extensively on the field of international law and the law of the sea.  
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On 2013-04-22
From Nigel Boos  
Trev,
I'm sorry to hear that Mike Chatterton has left us for good.
I've tried a few times to contact him as well, but at least the mystery is solved now. 
Thank you for persisting and bringing this search to a conclusion.
I'll amend the DataBase.
May God rest his soul in peace.
Nigel 
P.S. I'm passing this info on to others from his time frame at MSB, so that they're kept informed.
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On 2013-04-22, at 2:27 PM,
Trevor Evelyn wrote: 
Nigel,
Have got some info on Mickey Chatterton, spoke to his sister today, got her by chance.  Mickey died 8 years ago.
Still trying to get my cousin’s email, Kit Nascimento
Trev 
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Date: 7 May, 2013
Nigel Boos  
Wow! All this time and no one has noticed the absence of Fr. Patience's name?
What the . . .!
Anyway, thanks so much for bringing this to my attention.
I'll add him in right away.
By copy of this email, I'm requesting Ms. Maria Afong, the Archbishop's secretary, to give us a little information on Fr, Patience, please.
With sincere good wishes,
Nigel Boos 
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From: Trevor Evelyn <tevelyn@rogers.com>
Date: 7 May, 2013 2:42:59 PM EDT 
Nigel,
I have not seen the name of one of the boys becoming a priest during 1946—1949
His name was Fred Patience he was one huge guy about 249 lbs and about 6.6 tall.
Trev 
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Apr 5, 2013 at 3:03 PM
From  Nigel Boos  
Dear Arthur and Geoffrey, 
I hope this email finds you both in good health.
As you by now already know, the Old Boys of the Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, have been attempting for the past 12 years or so, to contact all those of us who are still alive and kicking.
We have had considerable success, and this has led to a number of interesting reunions, roti nights, fishing trips, ole-talk limes, and so on. 
But we still need to make an effort to connect with those others among us for whom we have no contact information as yet.
The project is on-going.
Here's where you guys come in.
I'm wondering whether you might know Edward, Dean and Gerard Xavier (they might in fact be your brothers or cousins) and if so, would you be able to tell us where they live, their phone numbers, and most importantly, their email addresses.
Any help in this direction would be greatly appreciated.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Nigel Boos 
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Nieto Rodriguez (MSB 1946-1952)
From Nigel Boos  
Gentlemen,
A moment please, if you will.
I need a little help here.
Do you remember an Old Boy of MSB by the name of Nieto Rodriguez, possibly from Venezuela?
It seems that he had contacted us sometime ago via Kazim Abasali's website, and his name has now surfaced.
If you do remember him, perhaps you can tell me whatever you do know.
Apparently, he was a student at MSB between 1946 - 1952, and I'm trying to locate him.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Nigel Boos 
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Ladislao Kertesz at kertesz11@yahoo.com,
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Photos:
Bulletin page 4,
61GF0002SPORTS, Slow bike race
12LK0003MPRAFR, Manuel Prada and Andres Freytez
13UN0001ALUCLASS, Class group Anthony Lucky


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