The Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) has banned any form of camping down the islands.
A notice posted in the areas where people would normally take the boats to go down the islands stated that camping was prohibited on the beaches and environs and the offshore islands.
Fisherman Richard Joseph said they were told that they cannot transport campers because they left the islands dirty.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161297211Personal note: We went down about 4 weeks ago and I'd never been this much in shame. First time I taking my wife and daughters and the amount of rubbish EVERYWHERE was hard to bear. My 13yr old started to pick up garbage as we walked about. I'm sure you could easily full about 10 facking truck with all the rubbish people leave all over the place. Seems there was an attempt to clean, but their idea of cleaning was making a pile and burning it. Well, bottle and cokes can doh bun... I guess they eh realize that.
When I said something to the CDC rep he said that only last week some students from UWI came down and with the coast guard.. did a clean-up. Supposedly had about 50 garbage bags full. One week later and it's the same mess again.
Not sure how much of a defense this is, but CDC is to take part of the blame. Not one friggin garbage can to be found anywhere.