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Dear Editor,
On the night of Saturday the 22nd of August, several seine fishing vessels left from Carli Bay as they normally do to fish with their nets between 1 and 2 miles offshore. On Sunday morning the vessels returned ashore and both nets and vessels were covered in oil. This means that either the same oil that was in Cedros is now contaminating the Gulf of Paria or that this may be a different oil spill. Either way, this spells another Gulf of Paria disaster.
Heritage Petroleum Company Limited has dispatched cleanup crews even though they indicated that they are not responsible for the oil spill. The Heritage cleanup crews were land based and have only cleaned up the clumps of oil that had washed ashore in Cedros, but there are undetermined volumes of oil circulating in our maritime waters. Heritage has said that they have not confirmed the source of this newest spill.
Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) once again call on the Minister of Energy and Energy Industries (MEEI), the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) to respond and to fingerprint the oil in Carli Bay to identify the owner of the oil and to determine if this is the same oil that we reported in Cedros on the 21st of August 2020. If it is, then we need to locate the source as well as put out warnings for fishermen because tens of thousands of dollars of losses would occur when oil contaminates their fishing nets and other equipment. It is not something that can be cleaned so once the net becomes contaminated it can no longer be used.
FFOS are calling on the Honorable Government to act responsibly and come to our rescue to coordinate this urgent action. This is a public warning for all Gulf of Paria fishermen, seafarers and marinas.
Will those responsible be held accountable? Who will compensate our fishermen who have suffered losses because of this spill?
Unless we protect our vulnerable communities from environmental crimes by the extractive industries, we will be sending an unpatriotic message to all of our people.
Sincerely,
Gary Aboud
Corporate Secretary, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS)
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One of Saint Lucia’s most beloved hotels is open again, Caribbean Journal has learned.
The family-owned Fond Doux Plantation in Soufriere has received its COVID-19 certification, the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association confirmed this week.
The Green Globe-certified boutique eco-hotel is set on a working cacao plantation that dates back to the 19th century home to 135 acres of rainforest and gardens.
There are now 17 hotels currently open in Saint Lucia.
For more, visit Fond Doux Plantation.
— CJ
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Caribbean destinations are showing resilience amid the challenges of COVID-19, led by the tourism hub of Punta Cana, according to a new report from Expedia Group.
Searches for Caribbean destinations on Expedia Group sites had a positive increase last month, driven in large part by the Dominican Republic, long the region’s most popular destination by volume.
Of all international searches, the Dominican Republic (along with Puerto Rico, which remains closed for tourism) accounted for 30 percent in August and almost 35 percent for October searches.
And it was the Dominican Republic’s tourism hub of Punta Cana that was the top searched destination in the Caribbean, Expedia said.
The Dominican Republic reopened its borders for tourism on July 1 after several months of lockdown.
Now, scores of hotels in the destination have reopened, as Caribbean Journal reported this week.
The country is currently requiring all travelers to produce a negative COVID-19 PRC test taken within five days of departure.
As for Puerto Rico, which had planned to reopen for tourism July 15 but soon thereafter closed its tourism sector, search activity remained strong, particularly for travel to San Juan.
“We are still learning the true COVID-19 impact on travel industry,” said Freddy Dominguez, Vice President Market Management Latin America for Expedia Group. “For Expedia Group it was to listen to our travel partners and to build out solutions to address their needs responded. We saw the true meaning of partnership coming through, particularly at the beginning of the pandemic, when we realized the need to support both travelers and our lodging partners.”
— cJ
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