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Tobago’s tourism, fishing hit as oil slick spreads across Caribbean

Sacborough, Tobago Reuters Nine days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an oil leak from a capsized barge remains unplugged, according to first responders and authorities, prompting nations across the Caribbean to coordinate a response. The spill has spread miles from Tobago’s shore, the area first hit by the […]

Tides move oil spill away from Tobago to the Caribbean Sea, cleanup progresses

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Reuters A week after an oil spill was first spotted near Tobago’s shore, portions of the stain are moving in opposite directions into the Caribbean Sea, the island’s emergency management agency (TEMA) said on Wednesday. First responders and volunteers have been trying to contain the 12 kilometre-long spill, which […]