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The Centre for Coastal Management (CMM) at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has discovered that artisanal fishermen must now travel long distances at sea before catching fish. Dr. Isaac Okyere, Academic Coordinator for CMM, said this at a media training programme in Accra. The training formed part of a…
The Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) has expressed concern over the proliferation of foreign-owned industrial fishing vessels on Ghana’s territorial waters, contrary to regulations governing the fisheries sector. The CEMLAWS said although it was illegal for foreign-owned vessels to fish in Ghana, many fishing vessels flying the Ghana…
COVID-19 Impacts on Key Economic Data The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the U.S. economy, spurring a contraction in economic activity and causing substantial job losses that reverberated across all industries in early 2020. | Tax & Finance, Intergovernmental Affairs
The Centre for Maritime Law and Security (CEMLAWS) Africa working with The Center for Coastal Management (CCM) of the University of Cape Coast has launched the “Promoting Local Capacity to Address the Destabilizing Impact of Foreign Distant Vessels” project. The project, funded by the US State Department and coordinated by…
In February 2021, almost a year after Ghana recorded its first cases of the Coronavirus pandemic, some hospitals begun to report lack of adequate ventilators and a shortage of oxygen to attend to patients. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, for instance was reported…