Coastweek Newspaper Vol 14 No 17 (April 19-25,1991)

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Inside this issue: New speed post centre opened: The Kenya posts and telecommunication corporation is to open more EMS-Speedpost handling centers in Mombasa, Malindi, and the South Coast, Netherlands foreign trade minister receives warm welcome in Mombasa: The close ties linking Kenya and Netherlands have been further cemented by the most successful visit to Mombasa of top-level delegation, Round table meet in white sands: The association of Round Table in Eastern Africa is holding its Annual General Meeting at the luxurious Whitesands Beach Hotel, from April 28 to May 1, 1991, New Kilifi brigde set: The new multi-million- shilling Kilifi bridge is expected to be completed this week according to the project’s Resident Engineer Mr. B. Streit, British representative: An honorary British Consular Representative at Malindi and Watamu, Mr. Lawrence (Tom) Grumble, has been appointed with the agreement of the ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-corporation, New office complex for huruma location K.A.N.U. The Kanu Huruma location in Kaloleni division of Kilifi district intends to contruct an office complex in Ruhuma at a cost of Shs. 2.5m, Minister impressed by hotel training: Good news for the hotel industry is that Kenya Utalii College is in the process of acquiring a mobile training unit which should be available in September, Bigger cargo and more ships at kilindini port: Following a rather overextended break from writing my regular shipping bulletin, I am now pleased to say that I shall once again be writing once a week,East African container is launcing a new service: The launching of the East African Container Service offering a once weekly operation to Europe was celebrated by some 200 guests from the shipping industry