{"id":3747,"date":"2026-08-24T06:47:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2026-08-24T06:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:47:55","slug":"caught-in-the-act-illegal-dumping-raises-flooding-concerns-across-trinidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=3747","title":{"rendered":"Caught in the Act: Illegal Dumping Raises Flooding Concerns Across Trinidad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tg-source-video\" style=\"margin:1.25rem 0;\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/news.tringlobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/84b01da21b8f46ab9e3eb42e6ab50bcc.mp4\"><\/video><\/div>\n<p>As Trinidad continues to grapple with flooding and clogged waterways, a video circulating on social media shows an individual dumping waste in a public area before leaving in a vehicle bearing registration TCF 9969.<\/p>\n<p>The person recording the incident warned that the driver would be reported for littering and could face consequences under the law.<\/p>\n<p>The exact location and date of the incident have not been confirmed, and it remains unclear whether an official report has been filed.<\/p>\n<p>The footage has renewed calls for responsible waste disposal, particularly as improperly discarded garbage can contribute to blocked drains and waterways, worsening flooding during periods of heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video captures individual dumping waste in public area, sparking calls for accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-trinidad-and-tobago"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}