| DECR enforcing laws on fishing, sand mining | | Print | |
| Thursday, 09 June 2011 08:30 | |||
 Enforcement officers of the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources have been busy making cases against people who violate fishing and sand mining laws. “The DECR is serious and committed about protecting the environment and the natural resources of the Turks and Caicos Islands,” DECR Director Wesley Clerveaux told the fp. “We recognize that the environment is the driving factor of our tourism based economy, and the responsibility to ensure the sustainable use of these resources falls on the shoulders of the DECR, a responsibility which we take very seriously. “We will expand all efforts and to the best of our resources to apprehend and prosecute anyone found in violation of the environmental and fisheries laws of the TCI.” Most fishing violations involved Belongers and Haitians taking undersized lobster off South Caicos and Providenciales. Those resulted in fines or probation, but breaking laws in national parks and illegal sand mining drew tougher punishments. Two men were sent to jail for fishing within the North West Point National Park off Providenciales. Jean Macenuer was sentenced to nine months, and Isaac Charles was sentenced to seven months. Two other men caught filling a pickup truck with sand near North West Point Resort last year were sentenced in March to pay big fines by May 13 or go to prison. St. Martin Valmera must pay $20,000 or serve 60 days, and Duverna Louis Rigby must pay $4,000 or serve three months for illegal sand mining. Johnston International Ltd. and Jade Louise were charged with illegal sand mining of 21 yards of sand in 2009, but that case has been removed from the courts because the company was put into receivership in July 2010. Other recent convictions include:
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