Mining
PERSPECTIVES: Why we should pay more attention to deep-sea mining
Khadija Stewart, SOA Caribbean Representative, has attended International Seabed Authority meetings to lead SOA Caribbean's call to stop deep-sea mining.
Irresponsible Quarrying Threatens Our Water Supply
When next you drink water, check the source! Water is a Good Servant but a Bad Master. When I was...
Irresponsible Quarrying Hurting Communities, Forests & Wildlife In T&T
The proliferation of quarries in Trinidad and Tobago has contributed to the country’s development in ways that are both positive...
Acono Says No To Quarry Operator Targeting Maracas Valley’s Last Untouched Watershed
Frustrations are at an all-time-high in the village of Acono where residents say they have exhausted almost every avenue available...
Quarry Operator Makes Third Attempt To Mine Maracas Valley As Community Prepares Pushback
“No new Quarry in the Maracas Valley!” This is the call of my community, Acono Village, which has suffered the...
The (Rocky) Road to Sustainable Development for Toco
Some of us know all too well, the issues around the Valencia to Toco Roadway and development plans for the...
Lockdown Lifts Veil on Quarrying Contamination in Northern Range
The lockdown measures imposed on the construction and manufacturing sector at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in...
Stolen Lives and Resources
Off the Valencia Main Road, the landscape is a huge scar of quarries with little evidence of pits being rehabilitated.
CSO Groups Trained To Track Extractive Industry Impact On Communities
Environmental Groups Pay Visit to EMA and National Quarries for Extractive Industry Oversight Training.
A Plea for Acono: Living in the Shadow of a Quarry
A reflection of the compounding impacts of over 50 years of quarrying on the Maracas Valley hillsides and the ongoing...
