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In a first, MCA groundstaff get a sponsor too!

MUMBAI: In India, cricket rakes in money at the drop of a hat. Big corporates keep a blank cheque ready for top stars or telecast rights, but rarely does anyone bother about the people behind the show, for example the groundstaff (in India they are called maalis) who toils hard…

The Times of India · Mar 27, 2022

Rallies held to support ferry workers sacked by P&O

Crowds walked with banners and placards, chanting “P&O, shame on you” at demonstrations on Saturday.

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Marches in Liverpool, Dover and Hull come after sacking of 800 staff and as ship is detained for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

British maritime agency detains P&O ferry unready to sail

Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) on Friday detained a ferry operated by P&O in Northern Ireland because it was not ready to sail, the agency and P&O said.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022

P&O ferry detained over crew training concerns, says coastguard agency

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ship was detained in Northern Ireland for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

P&O ship detained in Larne after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’

The detention of ships is based on concerns over their safety and to prevent them going to sea.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

P&O ferry detained over crew training issues just days after hundreds of UK staff sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2022

Chance the Rapper unveils new song, artwork collaboration for ‘Child of God’

Standing before the crowd in the Museum of Contemporary Art’s first-floor hall, Chance the Rapper and visual artist Naïla Opiangah introduced the project, with Opiangah dubbing it “the right way to look at what empowerment is.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2022

P&O agency crew that replaced sacked staff 'may do 144 round trips without time off'

The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union has highlighted alleged 'profound safety issues' while a briefing for MPs, seen by the Mirror, says 'an eight-week contract would be up to 144 round trips before they leave the ship to take a period of rest'

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022

Dilip Vengsarkar will represent MCA in BCCI: MCA AGM

MUMBAI: Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar will represent the Mumbai Cricket Association in all the BCCI meetings till the next AGM, it was decided at the cricket body's 85th Annual General Meeting, which took place at the Garware Club on Saturday.

The Times of India · Mar 20, 2022