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Tuesday, 02 March 2021 The workboat sector, comprising one of the strongest categories of the UK’s Ship Register and including many Small to Medium size Enterprises (SMEs), is leading the charge in developing innovative technologies that will ultimately reduce emissions throughout the wider maritime industry. Courtesy of Chartwell Marine. This is according to the Workboat Association (WA), the trade, skills and safety standards association for the workboat industry, and pioneer in next-ge...

Philippines Preparedness: Logistics Cluster Quarterly Update, October-December 2020 Format Highlights During the last quarter of 2020, a series of typhoons made landfall on various islands of the Philippines. The Preparedness Officer contributed to numerous efforts by the national government and international agencies to conduct logistics assessments and identify the response plan. He also supported in coordinating requests by national and sub-national actors for prepositioning and transporting...

WFP Tanzania Country Brief, December 2020 Format USD 14.2 million six-month funding shortfall for refugee assistance 240,000 refugees and asylum seekers in camps supported with food assistance Operational Updates Support to refugee communities: Due to funding shortfalls, WFP continued to distribute 68 percent of the minimum required kcal to the refugees. The continuation of reduced rations increases the risk of deterioration of the refugees’ nutritional status. As per the findings of the 2020...

Know Francis Asenso-Boakye, Works and Housing Minister-designate LISTEN JAN 22, 2021 Francis Asenso-Boakye is the Minister-designate for Works and Housing. He is a former Deputy Chief of Staff and Political Assistant to His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana. Francis had for many years served as the Political Assistant to Nana Akufo-Addo, the then-presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). A development planning, project management, and...

Published January 6, 2021, 11:04 AM Foreign diplomats and dignitaries will be exempted from entry restrictions imposed on travelers from countries with the new coronavirus variant based on the latest decision of the government pandemic task force. A security officer (L) walks past empty check-in counters at the airport in Manila on August 4, 2020 (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) These foreign visitors, however, must still undergo testing and quarantine protocols upon arrival in the...

According to data provided by the DOT Region 3 Office, Zambales was among the most visited destinations in Central Luzon. (File photo: Noriel Sanvictores/Unsplash) MANILA – As local government leaders of Zambales start to prepare to reopen the provincial borders to local visitors, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has vowed to provide additional assistance to intensify health and safety protocols in the province. “As with all other destinations, I cannot stress enough the importance of enfor...