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namib times SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6558 FRIDAY 3 JUNE 2016 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
High school boys suspended after busted drug deal on school ground The degree by which the drug trade and drug usage have entered as a dark sub-culture among secondary school children at the coast has been re-demonstrated, after two secondary school boys of the Dolphin Schools in Walvis Bay were caught red handed with cannabis on the school's premises on Wednesday morning. Both boys are minors. At the time of going to that drugs and alcohol The one was caught press yesterday the are matters we take selling the drugs to the school was still liaising very serious. We want other. Fellow pupils with the Namibian Po- to educate and protect saw what was happe- lice at Walvis Bay over our learners at all ning and reported the the issue of whether the times”, a member of matter to a teacher. A two boys will face cri- the school's executive spokesperson for Dol- minal charges under committee said yesterphin Schools confirm- the juvenile justice sys- day. This member asked the incident yester- tem. ed not to be named in day and said both boys “Dolphin Schools have person, as he was will be suspended and a clear policy on drugs merely speaking on subjected to a discipli- and alcohol. We make behalf of the School's nary inquiry with their no exceptions and we Executive Committee. parents present. want to make it clear
Swakopmund hosts its first Gay Pride parade Sharlien Tjambari Swakop Pride 2016 will be hosting a pride parade in Swakopmund on 4 June. Swakop Pride is an event that aims at creating visibility and amplifying the voices of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in the Erongo region and Namibia as a whole. Through the pride protest, the LGBT community will demand universal access to quality healthcare, including sexual and reproductive health services, freedom from all forms of violence and discrimination, discrimination of sex work, bodily integrity and autonomy, sexual and reproductive health rights, discrimination of the Sodomy Law and economic justice. According to one of the Organisers of Swakop Pride Florence /Khaxas, the LGBT community in Namibia suffers widespread social exclusion and rejection. /Khaxas is calling the LGBT community, friends and family members at the coast to join hands in solidarity and participate in the protest which will be taking place from the Sam Nujoma Avenue to the Swakopmund Amphitheatre (Thomas Amunyela Stage across Slow town coffee roaster and next to the Swakopmund Magistrate court) . The protest will start at the parking of the former little foot nursery near Fruit & Veg Food Lovers Market at 12'clock in the afternoon. “We are asking the community to create posters, show their pride through decorating their cars with rainbow colours” adds /Khaxas. There will be refreshments sold and open mic for people that are interested in performing at the event. “Swakop Pride will be an annual event that will take place in Swakopmund. This parade will be the first of its kind in Namibia” /Khaxas concluded.
Swakop Karneval Swakopmund’s guinea fowl kicks off population multiplied to more than 150 individuals Page 2
Uis FlyInn in 2016 Photo by Erwin Leuschner
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Swakopmunds guinea fowl population around the Lighthouse at the Mole has grown to about 150 individual birds– these are the most recent estimates by some individuals who feed them regularly. The flock of guinea fowl remains a bone of contention since the birds moved into the area some years ago. While tourists and some locals welcome the sight, others wish to move them elsewhere and describe them as a nuisance. Swakopmund has more than one guinea fowl population.
Swakopmund municipal rates increases approved Erwin Leuschner While the basic water charges for Swakopmund residents have already gone up since the beginning of May, all other rate and tariff increases for municipal services now follow. The expected increases of the different tariffs were approved by Town Council during the presentation of the Capital and Operational Budget this week. While all residents have to fork out more money, senior citizens were exempted from these increases. Full Report on page 2
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