When the Government turns a blind eye and allows even the smallest of Laws to be broken every Law in every corner of the country is weakened.
No Accountability in Oil Spill Disasters
Date: March 3rd, 2018 Dear Editor/Newsroom, On Friday 2nd March 2018, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI) reported “a 10-barrel oil spill” identifying the source as a 6-inch diameter pipeline at Petrotrin’s Trinmar Operated Main Soldado Field (Platform 9 to riser Platform 2). Up to this time Petrotrin and the MEEI have not disclosed the Tiered Level Response, […]
The Lagoon of Doom- Death on Carat Shed Beach, La Brea
Who is protecting the vulnerable human and nonhuman communities exposed to the toxic and fatal COREXIT 9500? Who is speaking for the marine animals who reside in this area and continue to die day after day? Unless there is social, economic and ecological justice our nation will continue to suffer.
Another Petrotrin oil spill, this time in Santa Flora
Petrotrin continues to frequently wreak havoc with its dilapidated infrastructure.
Justice delayed is justice denied
Date: October 27th 2017 Dear Editor/Newsroom, In 2014 Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) (the Claimant) judicially reviewed the Environment Management Authority’s (EMA’s) decision to issue a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) to Petrotrin to conduct an oil /gas seismic survey without the requirement of an Environmental Impact Assessment. The matter was heard before Justice Kangaroo on 15th and […]
Accidents must not be Inevitable
Unless each one of us seize the privilege to take responsibility and to protect our vulnerable and those without a voice, the trend of institutional decay and corporate irresponsibility will continue to ride roughshod over our human and biological communities.
Why is the fingerprinting secret?
Unless there is social justice for our people by the firm enforcement of Law, the foundation of our democracy will continue to crumble.
Who is the Government Protecting?
Why are the public and primary stakeholders being kept in the dark? Is the Government protecting someone?
Public warning to all fishermen and mariners of the Gulf of Paria
Date: October 16th 2017 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) hereby warn all seafarers and fisher-folk from the Cocorite, Charlieville, Felicity, Brick Field, Orange Valley, Carli Bay and Claxton Bay to exercise caution and be on the lookout for very large volumes of this thick black oil. On Saturday 14th October 2017, a massive oil spill occurred […]
Dr Rowley’s compensation nightmare has happened! Another oil spill in the Gulf
If FFOS did not report this disaster, would it have gone unnoticed?