The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed concern about the impact that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could have on northern Caribbean countries:
Caribbean countries are warning that an oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico could reach the Bahamas and Jamaica.
The Caribbean Community says a recent change in wind patterns could push the oil past the southern tip of Florida and toward its northern member states.
Secretary-General Edwin Carrington said Saturday that tourism-dependent countries in the 15-nation group are concerned about the oil spill from an underwater well off the US coast.
The issue is expected to come up at Thursday’s meeting in Barbados between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and regional foreign ministers.
Read more at The Tribune (The Bahamas) and allvoices.com.
Follow the spill response at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Response and Restoration, at deepwaterhorizonresponse.com and on Flickr via the Deepwater Horizon Response Photostream.
[Photo: Deepwater Horizon Response]
