Trinidad government hires two firms to recover sunken oil barge
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago has hired two remediation and salvage firms to help clean up an ongoing oil spill off Tobago and salvage the leaking barge,…
Aruba issues alert after oil spill reached neighboring Bonaire
ORANJESTAD (Reuters) — Aruba issued an alert this week after an oil spill that was first spotted near Tobago spread to neighboring Bonaire, threatening its mangrove forests and national parks.…
Tobago oil spill reaches Bonaire, threatening mangrove and coral ecosystems
KRALENDIJK (Reuters) — The Caribbean island of Bonaire said that oil from a spill near neighboring Tobago had reached its shores, posing a "serious threat to both humans and nature",…
Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — An oil spill that has stained Tobago's coastline is entering into Grenada's waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago's Chief Secretary Farley Augustine told Reuters.…
Tobago oil spill blackens beaches, but mystery apparently cleared up
PORT OF SPAIN — The mystery vessel was reported overturned last week just off the coast of Tobago, the northern island of the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. No…
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Tobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean
SCARBOROUGH (Reuters) — Ten 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, raising alarms for…
Tides move oil spill away from Tobago to the Caribbean, neighbors on alert
PORT OF SPAIN (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,…
Mystery ship capsizes off Tobago, triggering massive oil spill and national emergency
PORT OF SPAIN — Emergency workers in Trinidad and Tobago are racing to clean up a massive oil spill after a mystery vessel ran aground near the Caribbean island, casting…
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After quadruple murder, U.S. Embassy issues security alert for Americans in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN — The United States Embassy has issued a security alert advising US citizens in Trinidad to exercise increased caution and vigilance, particularly in the St. Augustine area…
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Exclusive: Venezuela prods BP, Chevron to revive gas project near Trinidad, Guyana
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela has begun contacting energy firms involved in an long-idled offshore gas project to push them to begin new exploration and operations near its maritime border with…