00:00Residents of Taruba Heights in Trinidad and Tobago have repeatedly denounced the lack
00:05of information and health impact several days after an oil spill occurred that the government
00:10and operating companies have attempted to silence.
00:13The community claims that although Heritage Petroleum has sought to downplay the seriousness
00:18of the situation and asserts that it has conducted cleanup operations in accordance with the protocol,
00:23a strong smell of hydrocarbon persists.
00:25The situation is so serious that many residents have been forced to evacuate their homes while
00:30others remain with their doors and windows closed.
00:33They claim they learned of the spill through social media and through complaints made by
00:38the government of neighboring Venezuela as no one informed them.
00:42Parliamentarian Hazen Narin Singh said he will demand an explanation from the executive branch
00:48and the company.
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