#RioCobre

In Jamaica's Rio Cobre oil spill case, activists and civil society say there are outstanding issues 'The public deserves full transparency and accountability [and the] assurance that environmental laws will be enforced openly, vigorously and with due regard for environmental standards, principles an...

Amplified the Rio Cobre issue on Global Voices, but this does not include the press conference (soon come)... #Jamaica #pollution #RioCobre @jamentrust1991.bsky.social

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A diagram of the Rio Cobre in Jamaica with a timeline of events related to an oil spill in December 2023.

Timeline of events surrounding the #RioCobre oil spill. #Jamaica
Why does this river have to suffer from repeated pollution events?

“A profound miscarriage of justice” is how Jade Williams of JFJ regarding the so-called “secret deal” between government and Trade Winds Citrus. Government did not consult with communities on the oil spill in the #RioCobre @jamentrust1991.bsky.social #environmentaljustice 🇯🇲

Kestonard Gordon, Friends of Rio Cobre, calls for a boycott of Trade Winds Citrus Ltd, which was charged with polluting the #RioCobre with an oil leak. A passionate statement. @jamentrust1991.bsky.social

At the press conference on outstanding issues re: #RioCobre pollution matter. 🇯🇲@jamentrust1991.bsky.social

GREAT letter! #riocobre
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NEPA chairman resigns after controversial dropping of charges in Rio Cobre oil spill - Jamaica Observer Chairman of the National Environment and Planning Agency Weldon Maddan has resigned following the agency’s controversial decision to drop criminal charges against Trade Winds Citrus Limited for an oil...

NRCA Board Chair resigns.. #riocobre
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Damage control An agreement between Jamaica’s environmental regulator and a private company, which ended a criminal prosecution over an oil spill in the Rio Cobre, is expected to be released to the public today, acc...

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#environmentaljustice #pollution #oilspill #RioCobre #Jamaica 🇯🇲

Another blow for the Rio Cobre: Jamaican environmental groups express outrage at court announcement It’s another slap in the face for Jamaica’s Rio Cobre – the source of water for many residential and agricultural communities, providing sustenance and livelihoods for riverside c…

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#GreenSky #rivers #RioCobre #Jamaica 🇯🇲 #pollution #transparency

Secret deal? A private company and the country’s chief environment regulator have struck a confidential agreement that resulted in the withdrawal of a criminal prosecution over an oil spill in the Rio Cobre that d...

Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA is a disgrace. #notNEPA'sRiver #riocobre jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead...