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A British tourist is in a hospital after a shark attack. Tobago closes several beaches

Apr. 26, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A shark attacked a British tourist on Friday in the southeastern Caribbean, prompting the government of Trinidad & Tobago to close seven beaches and a marine park. The man was hospitalized in an intensive care unit following the attack, officials said. ...

Dutch military helps clean oil along beaches in Caribbean island of Bonaire

Mar. 01, 2024 15:21 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Armed forces from the Netherlands have been deployed to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire to clear beaches of oil coming from an offshore spill blamed on an overturned barge hundreds of miles away. The military cleaned up several beaches on the...

Oil spill from capsized barge near Tobago soils beaches hundreds of miles away

Feb. 28, 2024 18:05 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An offshore oil spill that prompted Trinidad and Tobago to declare a national emergency earlier this month involves hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel, some of which has reached the shores of the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire hundreds of miles away,...

Trinidad hires foreign experts to help contain oil spill and remove capsized barge

Feb. 20, 2024 18:19 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago announced Tuesday that it is partnering with international experts to remove the wreckage of a barge that capsized in nearby waters and caused a major oil spill. T&T Salvage, a Texas-based company, and QT...