The Caribbean Scout Jamboree is a
periodic gathering for
Boy Scout
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s in the
Caribbean
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, held at intervals since 1952, when the First Caribbean Jamboree was held at
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People
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Places
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, in
Kingston, Jamaica
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. Past Jamborees include:
List of Caribbean Scout Jamborees
Caribbean Cuboree
The Caribbean Cuboree is an event for
Cub Scout
Cub Scouts, Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with Scouting for young children usually between 7 and 12, depending on the organization to which they belong. A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'P ...
s living in the Caribbean. It is held every three years and lasts for several days.
Dates, locations and themes
*4th - 1985 -
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
*9th - 2001 -
Barbados
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*10th - 2004 - Grenada - ''Cubs in Spice, Expanding Horizons''
*11th - 2007 -
Trinidad and Tobago
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*12th - 2010 -
Curaçao
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- ''The Incredible Supercub in the Jungle City''
References
Patches and memorabilia of the Caribbean Scout Jamborees
See also
{{Portal, Scouting
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Scouting and Guiding in Guyana
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* Guyana Girl Guides Association, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
* The Scout Association of Guyana, member of the World Organization of the Scout ...
Scouting jamborees