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Tuticorin fishermen protest against Sri Lanka

Demanding the release of seven Terespuram fishermen and their boats detained by the Sri Lankan Navy recently, Tuticorin fishermen struck work and staged a demonstration in front of the harbour. When fishermen from Terespuram Gemiton, Gerald, Najfudeen, Regan, Meldon, Romando and Brezhnev were fishing on the high seas on September 26, they were detained by the navy and remanded in judicial custody. Though the fishermen had sent representations to the State and the Central governments for early

17 Oct, 2015

Avant Garde hits out at ?downright betrayal?

Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pvt) Ltd today slammed what it termed as a ?downright betrayal? following allegations raised over one of its ships which docked at the Galle harbor recently. The company said that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) had given the approval for the ship to dock in Galle but the Sri Lanka Navy boarded the ship and assumed command. Avant Garde said that the actions of the Navy is shocking adding that the company kept the relevant officials fully informed before the ship re

16 Oct, 2015

Jamaican SC restores bail of Lankan man

The Jamaican Supreme Court has restored the bail of a Sri Lankan man and criticised senior magistrate Judith Pusey for revoking it, jamaica-gleaner.com reported. In her decision, Justice Georgiana Fraser, said Pusey had no ?good reason? to revoke the bail of 58-year-old accountant Godffrey Fernando. Fernando, who is charged with overstaying, was remanded when he appeared before magistrate Pusey this week. She ordered him remanded until a trial that’s set to start on October 27. He’s being tr

16 Oct, 2015