The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Mauritians took to the streets of Mahébourg for the second time in a month on Saturday in frustration over the perceived government mishandling of the devastating oil spills brought on from the 1000-tonne fuel-carrying Japanese Wakashio — which was once shipwrecked in the waters off the southeast coast of the island in July therefore placing […]
A fresh streak of oil spilled Friday from a bulk carrier stranded on a reef in pristine waters off Mauritius which is already reeling from the ecological disaster, as demands mounted for answers as to why the vessel had come so close to shore. While the boat’s reservoirs were successfully emptied on Wednesday, preventing further […]
Almost all the gas oil from the Japanese-owned ship that prompted a huge oil spill, off the coast of Mauritius has been pumped out, Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth says the operation had been a race in opposition to time. This came amid fears that the MV Wakashio would destroy up. The ship, believed to […]
The inter-agency United Nations team will “support efforts to mitigate impact of (the) oil spill on natural resources and on (the) population”, read a statement from the UN office in Mauritius. Japan has dispatched a six-member team, including members of its coastguard, to assist. Meanwhile France has sent more than 20 tonnes of technical equipment […]
Ship Breaking Apart Shipwrecked on the Mauritian coastline of Pointe d’Esny late July, Wakashio, the vessel carrying just under 4,000 tonnes of oil and 200 tonnes of diesel which has already been spilling its contents from the ship’s hold over the last several days; threatened to break in two on Sunday. Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind […]