By N. Lohathayalan in The Sunday Times, Feb 26, 2023More than forty Jaffna district fishermen’s associations with a membership totalling about 8000 will drag their fishing boats to the road in protest against Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda’s proposal to allow Indian fishermen to engage in fishing in Sri Lankan waters. Fishermen’s association representatives told the Sunday Times there would be a discussion today on the minister’s move to allow ‘small Indian boats’ to engage in…
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By Mirudhula Thambiah in The Morning, Feb 21, 2023Responding to a recent report regarding a proposal to issue fishing permits for small Tamil Nadu vessels, Northern fishermen’s associations condemned the move and alleged that it is a manipulative strategy of Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda to expand his sea cucumber project and provide the revenue to China. Speaking to The Daily Morning yesterday (20), All Ceylon Federation of Trade Unions General Secretary and former Northern…
By S. Rubatheesan in The Sunday Times, Feb 12, 2023Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda donated fishing boats seized from Tamil Nadu fishermen who were illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters to Sri Lankan fishermen moments after welcoming an Indian Union State Minister who arrived in Jaffna on Thursday for the opening of the Rs. 1.3 billion Cultural Centre, a gift by the Government of India. Five massive high-horse-powered boats used for illegal bottom trawling by the…