The Government of Trinidad and Tobago have not acted responsibly in informing and issuing regional and public warnings to our neighbouring countries who were in the pathway of the oil clumps floating in the Caribbean Sea; sailors and fishermen.
“Guardians of the Sea”…..?
Date: May 25th , 2017 Dear Editor/Newsroom, “Guardians of the Sea”…..? The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) has recently released the 2016 State of the Marine Environment Report which revealed disturbing information regarding the elevated levels of sewage on Trinidad’s north-west coastal areas; and elevated levels of total suspended solids, hydrocarbons, nutrients and heavy metals especially in the Gulf of […]
The Rains have started= ongoing La Brea fish kills (See downloadable file for Videos and Images)
Date: May 31st , 2017 Dear Editor/Newsroom, The Rains have started= ongoing La Brea fish kills. The rains have started and as Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) have accurately predicted, the fish kills commence and are continuing daily. Over 10 species of dead fish were recorded on 20th May 2017 on Point Sable Beach in La Brea alone! […]
Warnings must be issued
Date: June 13th , 2017 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Warnings must be Issued!!! Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) call on the Right Honourable Prime Minister to intervene and ensure Ministerial integrity and transparency in this regional disaster. The Minister is still saying it was 300 Barrels and Petrotrin has gone silent on this matter of public health and regional importance. […]
Cleaning Oil Drenched Pelicans are a Waste of Time
However rehabilitation does not end, just by recuing the birds and releasing them back in the wild. What’s the point in rehabilitating these birds if their probability of survival is low?
Public Warning to Seafarers
Unless negligent officers and Companies are held accountable by OSHA and other Authorities and Agencies, they will continue to drown all of us in an endless sea of oil.
Unacceptable Secrecy at a time of national disaster
Date: May 8th , 2017 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Unaccetable Secrecy at a Time of National Disaster The reported deaths of three Venezuelan men, whose boat capsized after their engine failed while they were surrounded by fuel oil from Petrotrin’s Tank 70 rupture, raises more serious doubts about the integrity of the information released by the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries. […]
Pictures of Pelicans affected by the oil spill (See Link for Pictures)
While many many new Pelicans continue to be discovered drenched in thick black oil, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) is wondering if the oil spill was ever contained and cleaned up. And what about all the fish contaminated and exposed to the oil spill? Can the Government and Petrotrin advise us what is being done for them? Also […]
What we should all know about Petrotrin’s danger
Until and unless our elected leaders act with accountability and good public administration they will continue to cause untold hardship for countless communities who are without a voice.
Petrotrin Oil Spill- An Accident or a Time Bomb?
Every time there is an oil spill, a cosmetic clean up occurs and they pretend that the problem is solved. The problem is never solved because the cause of the problem has never been addressed