There are hopes a NSW government initiative to increase employment for Indigenous fishers will be a "game changer" for communities along the state's east coast.Key points:A NSW program aims boost Indigenous employment in the fishing industryIt is the NSW government's first initiative in response to the state parliamentary inquiry into cultural fishingThe inquiry is set to hand…

News Kinnesha George 8 Hrs Ago Fisherman John Wayne Edwards explains conditions at the Scarborough fishing depot last week. - Photo by David Reid Fishermen at the Scarborough Fishing Depot are voicing concern over the dilapidated conditions under which they are forced to work, which they say makes it harder for them to make an…

Fresh sea air and the finest fish and chips on the planet has to be exactly what the doctor ordered for this weekend (Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 September) when Whitby in North Yorkshire hosts a special festival celebrating the town’s fishing heritage with good food, sea shanties galore and the chance to go behind…

When the Enchanter sank in March, five men lost their lives and critics of skipper Lance Goodhew say his bad decision led to the disaster. Video / Mike Scott A survivor of the Enchanter fishing boat tragedy speaks for the first time as an investigation reveals new information about the skipper, writes Carolyne Meng-Yee.Kobe O'Neill…

Friends say Carson Sistrunk was one of the nicest people you’d ever meet. The 24-year-old Mississippi man was a hard worker, humble, loved hunting and fishing, and had a laugh that could have an entire room in stitches. To loved ones, Carson was a “gentle giant” who’d give anyone the shirt off his back.Carson vanished…

“Fishing a Watershed” is excerpted from THE SEARCH FOR THE GENUINE © 2022 by James T. Harrison Trust. Reprinted with the permission of the publisher, Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, Inc. All rights reserved. Eight years ago I quit teaching forever. My swan song at the State University of New York at Stony…

Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? REFLECTIONS TODAY In Galilee in Jesus’ time, the ruling elites (Herod Antipas and his cohorts) controlled fishing by the Sea of Tiberias. They sold fishing rights to the “brokers” (telonai, commonly translated as “publicans” or “tax collectors”) who, in turn, contracted with the fishermen. The…

A general view of the Makola market, one of the country's largest trading centres in Accra, Ghana March 26, 2022. REUTERS/Francis KokorokoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comACCRA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ghana's economy expanded 4.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2022, driven by growth in the fishing, manufacturing and education services sectors,…

A woman, aged 41, has drowned with three children in a pit dug in the Keta Lagoon at Laklevikope, near Aflao, in the Ketu South Municipality. The incident happened on Saturday when Madam Yawa Apenu was allegedly fishing with Bridget Amewu, 14, and Daddy Amewu, 10 – her children- and a third child, Sitsofe Ahiawor, 8,…