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Federal Govt Approves Ratification Of Maritime Conventions, Protocols
The federal government has approved the ratification of six maritime conventions and protocols that promote cleaner marine environment, ship-breaking criteria, global standard for fishing crew and response to oil pollution casualties.The approved instruments for ratification are Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009; International Convention on Standards of Training…
Confessed murderer gets 20 years and 3 months in prison
Justice Leighton Pusey on Wednesday told 22-year-old confessed murderer Corey Walters that his argument claiming he was influenced by friends to commit the crime would not be bought, and subsequently handed him a 20-year and three-month sentence for the killing of a woman at a fishing village. Walters was also sentenced to 15 years at…
From fishing in Africa to hotel boredom: the reality of UK’s broken asylum system
Sitting on a wall outside the hotel where he now lives, Alex Karre’s frustration soon boils over when talking about his life in London.The 23-year-old former fisherman from Congo was one of a group of migrants who staged a protest after, he claims, they were “lied to” about why they were sent there, as well…
Rising temperatures, plastics, overfishing threaten the oceans
Fisheries and climate change pose major threats to the health of the oceans says Lucy Woodall, associate professor of marine conservation biology and policy, University of Exeter, and principal scientist, Nekton Foundation. "When we look at the oceans today, we have, I think, in my mind, two clear threats," says Woodall, "and this is all…
Five things to know to start your Wednesday
FG approves ratification of 6 maritime conventions, protocols The Federal Government has approved ratification of six maritime conventions and protocols that promote a cleaner marine environment, ship-breaking criteria, global standards for fishing crew, and response to oil pollution casualties. Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) made this known…
OASIS 212 : Un refuge écoresponsable au cœur du désert de Dakhla
C’est dans la province de Laargoub, que la ministre du Tourisme de l’artisanat et de l’Économie sociale et solidaire, Fatim-Zahra Ammor, et Le Wali de la région de Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, Gouverneur de la province d’Oued Eddahab, Lamine Benomar ont procédé le 5 juin à l’inauguration officielle d’OASIS212 en présence des officiels locaux. S’étalant sur une…
Kudzu Reaches Kickstarter Goal-Game
Hitting Goals It’s a great thing when an indie game hits its goals. Especially when reaching those goals serves to add more content to the game. Today, Mega Cat Studios and developer Pie For Breakfast Studios are happy to announce that the Kickstarter for their upcoming Game Boy game, Kudzu, reached its goal. Of course,…
Quebec’s North Shore communities grieving after deaths of 4 children, 1 man during fishing trip
MontrealThe child victims, who had been on a fishing trip, were from Les Escoumins, Que. Provincial police will not reveal their identities but have identified the man as 37-year-old Keven Girard.Group was fishing on St. Lawrence shoreline when tide swept away several peopleJoe Bongiorno · CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2023 5:07 PM EDT…
St James fishermen brace for hurricane-related threats
A section of the River Bay Fishing Villages MONTEGO BAY, St James —0 With plans in place to ensure both their personal safety and that of their equipment, fisherfolk at the River Bay Fishing Village in this western parish are bracing for threats that may come this 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Last year's hurricane season…