By Shout-Africa Cameroon correspondent – The 29 security agents of the Port Authority of Douala (PAD), who were last June instructed on maritime and port security, were yesterday awarded end-of-course attestations. The Port Authority of Douala, PAD, has taken another step forward in its security improvement process engaged by port authorities. In its quest to improve performance, PAD lays special emphasis on the security of the port, as well as its facilities, port users and freight. The last seven years witness significant strides in this area. Port authorities say it has attained Standards of the International Code for the Security of Ships and Port Facilities... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Cameroon correspondent – A four-day regional workshop, attended by 77 agricultural researchers, to plan the launch kicked off in the economic capital yesterday. Experts from the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development started planning the official launch of three competitive projects. The projects are those validated by stakeholders in the region and fall within two of the eight CORAF/WECARD programmes, namely; livestock, fisheries and aquaculture and natural resources. During its regular session held last May in N’Djamena, Chad, the CORAF/WECARD Governing Board approved funding of the three proposals. The objective of the workshop is to... Continue Reading
By Emeka Umejei – Shout-Africa Lagos Correspondent – Former President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC),Dr.Chris Ekiyor has refuted allegation in some quarters that 18 Ex-Militants undergoing Post amnesty training in South Africa were thrown out of their hotel for lack of funds. Ekiyor’s reaction follows on the heel of alleged report that 18 Ex-militants undergoing training at STC marine Engineering School in Cape Town, South Africa had been ejected from their hotel due to non availability of funds. According to Ekiyor, the Amnesty office headed by Kingsley kuku has always met the needs of the ex-militants under any of its... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Cameroon correspondent with field reports – South Africa will between November 28 and December 9, 2011, host representatives from 194 states for the 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17), to discuss reduction of emissions which pollute and alter the global climate. Since the first meeting of the COP in 1994, recognition of the potential threat of climate change has grown steadily among states. However, progress in addressing this threat has not been so smooth. The COP 17 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in the sunny city of Durban, South Africa,... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent – Reports reaching this paper have confirmed that Saikou Ceesay, a journalist with the Daily News newspaper and a member of the Gambia Press Union executive committee, was yesterday arrested and is currently detained at Police headquarters in Banjul. Though the police could not be reached for comments, sources said Ceesay’s arrest is in connection with his serving as surety for Nanama Keita, former sports editor of the Daily Observer newspaper, who was facing trial on charges of giving false information, and has reportedly jumped bail, and is now in the United States of America. During... Continue Reading
