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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6787 TUESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2018 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net
We share ∙Joint investment and joint empowerment the new normal for Namibian fishing industry. ∙Days of quota selling are over. ∙No more place for lone rangers Floris Steenkamp & Rudi Bowe
Tunacor Group celebrated a triple achievement on Friday. The launch of its Seafresh squid processing plant (see report elsewhere in today's edition); the inauguration of its new jetty and reaching the mark where it officially employs more than 2 000 people. Fisheries Minister Bernhard Esau officiated at the celebrations of these milestones on Friday where he said the new jetty will ease fishing operations for Tunacor in that loading and offloading of vessels will be faster and thereby shorter turn-around times for vessels to return to the fishing grounds. The 70 meters long and 16 meters wide jetty was constructed at a cost of N$35 million and has ice- and fuel supply pipes integrated in the jetty's structure. The development of the jetty raises Tunacor Group's profile to stay among the top Namibian fish processors. With regard to the 2 000 employees mark, the Minister congratulated Tunacor Group for
this achievement and said that is in line with his mission as fisheries minister to ensure the highest number of employment opportunities created for every ton of fish caught, landed, processed and distributed. “Maximisation of jobs is not a loss-making venture as some critics argue. We must be smart and invest in value addition so that, as we employ more people to add value, we are also fetching higher prices for our final products. This is a win-win scenario which Government is determined to promote”, said Esau in his keynote address. The Minister, in applauding Tunacor and Continueson page 2
Another tourist attack
inside Namibians eat 23k tons of fish per annum
Eileen van der Schyff
A German couple was attacked during botched robbery on the C14 leading to Sossusvlei on Sunday afternoon, making it the fourth attack on tourists in the coastal region in so many weeks. All signs are there that armed robbers are now targeting vehicles, especially tourist vehicles, on remote roads and could seriously harm Namibia's reputation as a safe haven for tourists. Mr Evetus Maximilan Meyer was traveling with his wife from Walvis Bay to Sossusvlei/Sesriem in a rented Toyota Hilux, when a black sedan overtook them and forced them to stop. One of the men had an empty 5l container, which gave the couple the impression they were in need of petrol. Then, two other men jumped out of the black sedan, one armed with an axe and the other with what resembled a baseball bat. Continues on page 2
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Two die in weekend of accidents
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Coast Walked for Cancer
Walvis Bay now home to calamari factory Floris Steenkamp & Rudi Bowe
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Walvis Bay boasts a new jewel in its fishing industry crown. an N$25 million squid processing facility that is geared to process 10 metric tons of product per day and at full capacity would provide 204 new fishing industry jobs. The processing plant is a joint initiative by Tunacor right holders (Tunacor, Diaz-, Huab-, Ombaye-, EmpireMorcar-, Compass-, Atab-, Ozohi-,
Tumina-, Voorbokand Belinda Fishing and Corvima right holders (Namibian Fishermen Association, Agatha Bay-, Khoi Fishing and African America Tra-
ding). Fisheries Minister Bernhard Esau officially opened the Seafresh squid processing plant on Friday and explained squid will be imported from
countries bordering the West Atlantic Ocean. Locally the squid would be worked into tubes and rings (calamari tubes and calamari rings), both for the local- and export markets. In his address Minister Esau welcomed Continues on page 2
Eleven Records at Gala Course
Hygiene first. Minister Esau dressed up for hygiene with a box of processed Seafresh calamari
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