Monday, February 02, 2004

What will Barbados do without flying fish from Trinidad's waters?

Tobago's House of Assembly Minority Leader Hochoy Charles asked the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to "to enforce rigorously those laws and regulations that prohibit any foreign vessels or boats from fishing in the territorial waters off the islands of Tobago and Trinidad."

"In moving the original motion Charles said because of the introduction of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules in less than a year and the establishment of the Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) next year he was asking that this Executive Council be mandated to take action because it had remained silent on negotiations for a new Trinidad and Tobago/Barbados Fishing Agreement.
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"Charles said there was widespread information that Barbados had over fished their waters, especially the flying fish and were now coming into Tobago's waters to do their trade.
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"He said he had specifically worded his motion calling on the Assembly to mandate the Executive Council to take action because they refused to do their job and were operating like a bunch of public servants. He said the Government was bent on signing the fishing agreement with Barbados because 90 per cent of the Caricom goods imported into Barbados came from Trinidad and it did not want to jeopardise the industries there. However, Charles added, the consequences would not only befall the fishing industry here but the island's economy.

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