Coastweek Newspaper Vol 20 No 21 (May 23-29,1997)

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Inside this issue: Good year for port: The Port of Mombasa handled 431, 283 tonne of grains, fertilizers and other foodstuffs in the first quarter of this year, according to the Kenya Ports Authority; Wonderful work with kwale district eye centre: The chairman of Kwale district Eye Center, Mr. Ken Martin, has stressed the need for improved eye care in the district; Fishing notes: Everything is mixed up on the water sport scene here at the moment; Coastdrive: It is quite surprising how often those involved in projects give very little thought to how their activities may impact on Joe Public;Cricket:coast Gymkhana club hosted two glorious Sundays on their new turf wicket; Soccer scene: Kenya federation coast branch has invited all those interested in becoming football referees to enroll for a three week course to be run between May 31 and June 21 at a venue in Mombasa; Rugby sevend:This year’s Driftwoods Sevens may be on the May 31 to June 1.