Date: December 27th 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, FFOS once again give thanks to all of our supporters. This year our 2018 New Years’ Wish List is an appeal to our Government to: Implement the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015. – The Public Procurement Act has been passed in Parliament since 2015. This critical legislation ensures oversight, provides […]
Date: January 19th 2018 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Fishing is the only source of income for our fishers who have invested in their vessels, engines and nets and are now faced, without any forewarning or viable alternatives, with a fuel crisis. There is no more regular gas and we are forced to use super gas which costs us double. The consumer cannot […]
On 17th December 2013, 7,554 barrels of Bunker C fuel oil spilled into the Gulf of Paria. It was speculated that the oil spill was a direct result of poorly maintained sea lines owned by the state owned company Petrotrin. These sea lines, which had not been inspected for over 17 years ruptured and directly affected the coastal areas from […]
