CASE SUMMARY JUDGEMENTS 1. High Court 2. Court of Appeal 3. Privy Council PRESS STATEMENTS
Fishermen and Friends of the Sea- FFOS (Applicant) v The Minister of Planning, Housing and the Environment
CASE SUMMARY JUDGEMENT 1. PRIVY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS
Fishermen and Friends of the Sea- FFOS (Applicant) v Environmental Management Authority- EMA (Respondent) and Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago (ALNG) (Respondent/Interested Party)
CASE SUMMARY JUDGEMENT 1. HIGH COURT PRESS STATEMENTS
“Fishermen and Friends of the Sea- FFOS (Appellant) v Environmental Management Authority- EMA and BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (Respondents)”
CASE SUMMARY JUDGEMENTS 1. HIGH COURT2a. COURT OF APPEAL (Justice Nelson) 2b. COURT OF APPEAL (Justice Lucky) 3. PRIVY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENTS
Safeguarding Our Country’s Future
Date: January 24th, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, For over 20 years, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) have consistently reported on the impact of seismic surveys on our fishers citing United Nations and other internationally published scientific studies. In 2017, the University of Tasmania presented evidence which argues that “seismic surveys cause significant mortality to zooplankton populations”. All larval krill […]
FOIA Amendments Undermine Our Democracy
Should we be “experimenting” with our democracy?
Who benefits from delay?
Until the public has been fully consulted on any parliamentary amendments, the notorious corruption of our hooded public officers will continue to erode our children’s future by draining our Treasury, giving away our patrimony and neutering our public interest movements.
FFOS defends the right to information
Date: June 12th, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Today 12th June 2019, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) have filed a High Court Judicial Review action with eminent Queens Counsel challenging the decision of the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) to deny the public and civil society groups (like FFOS) complete copies of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports. The matter has been […]
FFOS will not be silenced
FFOS and other civic-minded organizations have become crippled in terms of its ability to meaningfully participate in the decision-making process embodied in the Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) Rules, 2001 of the Environmental Management Act, 2000.