Barbados now faces a major environmental risk that has been eight years in the making.
SUNDAY SUN investigations have revealed that the former refinery site of the Mobile Oil Company at Gravesend, St Michael, is still contaminated by crude oil, and the situation is getting worse by the day.
If left unattended, the contamination could eventually reach the area’s ground water supply, a Government official has confirmed.
A $64-million contract for the site’s clean-up remains in the hands of Government unsigned, but with a Canadian company waiting for almost four years to complete the job.
Read the full story in today’s SUNDAY SUN.
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