PM hits France over shipment

In a statement, issued by the Caricom Secretariat, Manning said “The Caribbean Community wishes to reiterate that any accidental or deliberate spill of nuclear or toxic waste in the Caribbean Sea could pose a serious threat to the economics of the region and its concerned that despite its repeated opposition to the shipments, the practice continues.”

Manning urged all countries shipping or transhipping radioactive waste through Caribbean waters to desist “in the interest of the environmental safety and integrity of an already fragile regional eco-system and ultimately the security of the Caribbean population.”

The shipment of radioactive waste is planned to pass through the Panama Canal via the Caribbean Sea.