COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, CARIBBEAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ST. THOMAS, V.1. 00801



VOLUME VIZ, NUMBER 1



March 1984



Seminars and Conferences



WATER The Water Resources’ Re-

SEMINAR search Center held a

AT CRI seminar on April 3rd at



the Institute, formal-

ly presenting to interested per-

sons and government agencies the

findings of a study entitled:

"Water Resources Appraisal of the

College of the Virgin Islands

Area, St. Thomas." The study was

conducted by Mr. Fernando Gomez

of the U.S.G.S. Caribbean District

sand Dr. Owolabi Ajayi while he was

on the staff of CRI.



The study was intended as a

pilot project from which lessons

could be learned to more effec-

tively manage the scarce water

resources in the Virgin Islands.

The study demonstrated that the

college could be self-sufficient

as far as water is concerned with

judicious conjunctive management

of the wells on campus and the

existing structures from which

rain water could be harvested. A

scheme for improving the gconomy

sof operating the water supply and



distribution system was recom-

mended and the importance of. con-

scientious monitoring of water use

was stressed. Participants to the

seminar were encouraged to apply

the knowledge gained in the CVI

study in developing water manage-

ment schemes in other areas in the

Virgin Islands.



The seminar was initiated by

Mr. Henry Smith, Coordinator of

the Water Resources Research

Center. In addition to represen-

tatives from most government agen-

cies of the Virgin Islands,

seminar participants included:

several local engineers and other

interested professionals engaged

in private practice.



RAIN WATER Preparations for the



CONFER- 2nd International

ENCE Rain Water Cistern



Systems Conference

which will be held on St. Thomas

in June are well underway. Host-

ed by the Caribbean Research



Institute and the American Society



One People." He was also awarded

a plaque from the Black History

Month Committee of CVI, St. Croix

for his contribution to the

students on the St. Croix campus.



"An overview of the Post-

Emancipation Economic Development

in the Caribbean" was the topic of

a lecture given to Dr. Highfield's

Caribbean History Class by

S. B. Jones-Hendrickson on March

15th.



Publications

MICROSTATE Microstate Studies

JOURNAL Journal No. 4 is ready

PUBLISHED for distribution after



many printing delays.

There are three main articles in

the journal "The Interaction of

Social Forces and the Production

Process: Two French Communities

in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands" by

S.B.Jones-Hendrickson, "The Carib-

bean Woman as Dominant--Fact or

Fiction?" by Janet D. Smith and

"Training, Research and Documenta-

tion in Continuing Education" by

Leonard Shorey. The Introduction

is by Dr. William Harris and a

short editorial note by the

Director of the Institute.



Publications Available

at CRI



JOURNAL



1. Uni-

$4.00.



Microstate Studies. Vol.

versity of Florida Press.



Institute Director: N. Harrigan

Editor: A.M. Brown-Comment

Production: & Distribution: M.Rogers



2 Uni-

$4.50.



Microstate Studies. Vol... = 3

Caribbean Research Institute.



$4.50.



Microstate Studies. Vol.

versity of Florida Press.



Microstate Studies. Vol. 4.

Caribbean Research Institute.



$4.50.



REPORTS



Ajayi, Owolabi and Smith, Henry.

Compendium of Water Resources Data

for the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1983

$5.00.



Chang, Henry C. A Selected Anno-

tated Bibliography of Caribbean

Bibliographies in English. 1975.

$2.00.



Pricing Policies,

and Demand in the



McElroy, Jerome.

Cost Allocation,



Public Water Industry, U.S. Virgin

Islands. 1976. $3.50.

Smith,Henry and Ajayi,Owolabi.



Runoff and Recharge on Selected

Watersheds in the U.S. Virgin

Islands. 1983. $4.00.



(Orders must be prepaid with a

check or money order made payable

to The Caribbean Research

Institute.)



The Caribbean Research Institute is a division of the College

of the Virgin Islands. It was established in 1966 to provide a

central research agency in the Virgin Islands and to encourage

research in the Caribbean basin, htpursues a broad spectrum

of investigation in the natural, physical, social and economic



sciences.