N U C L E A R W A S T E S H I P M E N T T O J A P A N
The "authority" (prime ministers) of Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States has issued a strong statement against the transport
through the Caribbean of nuclear waste. The organization, which
consists of such countries as St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda,
Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, met on January 15 &
16 in St. Lucia and issued a news release on a number of issues,
including the statement below on shipments.
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Hazardous Waste
The Authority discussed the matter of the continued shipment of
plutonium waste through the Caribbean region.
The Prime Ministers were unanimous in their condemnation of this
continued practice which seriously endangers the lives of the people
of the region and also fish, other forms of wildlife and the
environment and has the potential to fatally affect the social and
economic development of the region.
The Heads of Government appealed to the international community in
their condemnation of this most dangerous practice. They call on the
countries involved in the shipment of plutonium waste through the
Caribbean region to stop these shipments forthwith.
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