Coastweek Newspaper Vol 5 No 9 (February 26-March 4,1982)

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Inside this issue: More telephones for the coast: Mombasa (K.N.A.) -Telephone Equipment worth millions of shillings has arrived in Kilindini Harbour from Japan, Big potential for gulf area tourism: Reported by Neta Peal: A tremendous tourist potential for Kenya exists in the Gulf Spain and France as the attractions she has to offer become more widely know, Europa Graces Kilindini: The luxury cruiser m.v. Europa – the largest and one of the largest cruises in the world, ‘KLM’ M.D. impressed by diani :“Diani has on of the best beaches I have seen in the world” declare Loek Van Ameyden, State Operated Firms Indicate ‘Heavy Losses’ Reported by Tony Barros: A total of 110 State-owned firms and institutions are running at a loss out of the 282 accounts examined in 1978/81 financial year by the Tanzania Audit Corporation TAC. ‘Ban’ Miraa chewing : I must express my disgust against this abominable habit of chewing miraa, New Cruise Ship Order By P. & O: John Walters: Certainly the highlight of last week’s world shipping news was the order placed for a 40,000 to cruise vessels by giant P and O Group with a finish Shipyard, Promoting The Sale Of Paint At Diani :To promote the sail of paints, Kon Bank Molyn of large companies who trade with them for an incentive holiday during the winter season when little pain id sold, Two coast players make it into K.C.A. – Sadolins Finals : The Coast landed two representative in the final of the annual K.C.A. event.