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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6822 FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2019 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
Fisheries Minister resigns amidst fish quota scandal
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Namibia's post-independent fishing industry has experienced many eventful periods in its almost 30 years history. However, the period between 13 November and 1 December 2019 will go down as one of the most explosive periods of them all. On Tuesday, the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Bernhard Esau resigned after persistent international media reports that he is embroiled in an international fishing bribery scandal with tentacles reaching as far as neighbouring Angola and Iceland. Also allegedly involved in this scandal is the Minister of Justice, Sacky Shangala, who along with Esau tendered their resignations on Tuesday after a short meeting with President Hage Geingob and Deputy President Nangolo Mbumba at State House in Windhoek. Other people involved include former Angolan fisheries minister De Barros Neto as well as other high ranking Namibians. In a nutshell: In 2014 Namibia and Angola signed an agreement through which Namibian horse mackerel quotas could be donated to the Angolan Government. A private company was formed in Namibia, Namgomar Pesca to which these quotas were donated. Namgomar Pesca allegedly sold the quotas to an Icelandic seafood company by the name of Samherji International who also has a
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NCCI- Walvis Bay states its case after stinging news report
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Hotel complex to tower over Walvis Bay cbd Rudi Bowe A ten storey four-star hotel is to be constructed in Walvis Bay's central business district. The Iris Group and its subsidiary, Neptune Property Development, backs the project which is estimated to cost N$300 million. Apart from a hotel, provisions will also be made for an on-site hotel school. The hotel will be situated across the street from First National Bank's headquarters in Walvis Bay on two plots already owned by the Group and also the existing municipal parking lot which is to be purchased from the municipality of Walvis Bay by private transaction. The Iris Group proved itself a serious investor in Walvis Bay and already boasts the Iris Boutique Hotel on Kovambo Nujoma Drive overlooking the Walvis Bay lagoon and The Raft Restaurant along Esplanade Road. The internationally acclaimed Avani Hotel & Resorts, Minor Hotels and the international non-profit global hospitality schools developer, EICD, have been brought on board for the project. The Council of the municipality of Walvis Bay at its ordinary monthly
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