GEORGETOWN,
Guyana, Saturday December 29, 2012 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has
called for an end to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea.
“It
is with gravest concern that the Caribbean Community reiterates and intensifies
its opposition to the passage of shipments of high level waste through the
Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean Sea
constitutes not only a part of the way of life of the Caribbean people but also
a principal source of livelihood and socio-economic activity,” said CARICOM
Chairman Dr. Kenny Anthony.
Anthony,
who is also the Prime Minister of St. Lucia, made the call ahead of the
trans-shipment of Vitrified High Level Waste from the United Kingdom to Japan
through the Caribbean Sea.
“The
United Kingdom’s imminent shipment of radioactive waste follows 14 such
shipments to date, each of which has been strenuously objected to by CARICOM
Heads of Government, Caribbean business communities and civil society.
“In
this regard, the region is particularly disappointed by the continued disregard
shown by the United Kingdom for the objections to such shipments given the
historical relations which the Caribbean shares with the United Kingdom,” Prime
Minister Anthony said in a statement.(CMC)
SOURCE: http://www.caribbean360.com/
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