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 […]
Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Reuters An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline in the Caribbean is entering into Grenada’s waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago’s Chief Secretary Farley Augustine told Reuters on Thursday. Eight days after Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard first spotted the oil from a capsized vessel whose owner […]
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 […]
Presbyterian church in Trinidad and Tobago launches reusable plastic bags in bid to clean-up the sea
With plastic a growing pollution problem in the reefs and waters around the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, the Presbyterian Church there has launched its own reusable bags to help reduce the amount of plastic bags in the sea. “We have launched reusable bags that we can take to the supermarket, to the […]
IMMIGRATION: IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, CATHOLICS AID VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS AMID GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN
MELISSA WILLIAMS-SAMBRANO, of Religion News Service, reports on how Catholics are aiding thousands of Venezuelans who are fleeing to Trinidad and Tobago…