CDWS Closed my Ministry of Tourism?!

[macrobubble]

Hesham Gabr: president
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This committee will be running for 2 months or until going for new board election, whichever is nearer.

Thanks for the info!
I think someone in Alexandria will be really, really disappointed and upset now, flooding the forum with the same posting over and over again.

So I take it, nothing has changed for the moment?

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

So I take it, nothing has changed for the moment?

On the level of dive centers and dive professionals, there shouldn't be any change. However, I expect a lot of resistance from people so I'm not sure about what will happen next.

 

[elmagnoon]

Here's an email reply to my inquiry:

Yes, we confirm that the boards of all 5 tourism chambers and the ETF have
been dissolved . The Minister of Tourism will appoint a temporary board by
decree. Details of who these board members will be are expected to be
announced in a day or two. CDWS continues to function as usual through its
branches in the Red Sea and South Sinai

We'll keep you all informed

Zeyad M. ELBassel
CDWS BM, Head of Technical Committee
Tel: +2069 3666448/9
Fax: +2069 3660418
Email: Zeyad@CDWS.travel
65 Sea Street, ElHadaba, Sharm ELSheikh, Egypt
Chamber of Diving and Water sports - Red Sea - Egypt


Now I have some serious problem with Hisham Gabr being the president of the chamber of diving sport. There is and has always been a clear conflict of interest. I don't know the rest of the name but if any of them owns any interest in dive related activity then he/they are in conflict.

 

[elmagnoon]

Thanks for the info!
I think someone in Alexandria will be really, really disappointed and upset now, flooding the forum with the same posting over and over again.

So I take it, nothing has changed for the moment?

Everything has changed since January 25. It is now everyone's responsibility to stand together and assert their rights. That specifically is directed at Egyptian dive professional.
I will contact my lawyer first thing in the morning to dig into this and draft a complaint/petition to submit to the minister and prime minister.

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

Now I have some serious problem with Hisham Gabr being the president of the chamber of diving sport. There is and has always been a clear conflict of interest. I don't know the rest of the name but if any of them owns any interest in dive related activity then he/they are in conflict.

The first 4 names in the list I posted before have their dive-related businesses, 3 directly and 1 indirectly. I'm not sure about the fifth name.

 

[elmagnoon]

I'm not attacking CDWS. I'm not a fan of CDWS, but not an enemy either.

Anyway, here's some news. The "new" chamber of tourism board member names have been announced. It includes Hesham Gabr. For diving, there will be a special committee with:

Hesham Gabr: president
Zeyad El Bassel: vice president
Omar Adly: treasurer
Hamed Abdalla: member
Zohair Khaireldeen: member

This committee will be running for 2 months or until going for new board election, whichever is nearer.

Where can I find confirmation of the information you posted?

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

http://youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=374431&SecID=244&IssueID=0

 

[elmagnoon]

I'm hoping that the article is inaccurate and that the minister is still looking for people to fill those positions as the following article indicate. In any case action has to be taken to inform the minister of the reality of CDWS and Hisham Gabr.

http://www.zagazig.net/2011/03/21/&...-الغرف-ا/

 

[elmagnoon]

الاهرام بتاريخ الخميس 24 فبراير 2011 م : اصدرت محكمة القضاء الإداري برئاسة المستشار حمدي ياسين عكاشة حكماً يقضي بإلغاء قرار وزير السياحة السابق زهير جرانة بمنع مجموعة كبيرة من مراكز الغوص بالمنشآت السياحية بالغردقة وشرم الشيخ من ممارسة نشاط الغوص. وذلك بعد أن ثبت للمحكمة إساءة الوزير لأعمال سلطاته ومخالفاً للقانون، وذلك لمصلحة بعض شركات لأصدقائه وأقاربه ومساعدتها في احتكار هذا النشاط.

وقالت المحكمة أنه ليس لغرفة سياحة الغوص الحق في الرقابة والتفتيش الفني على المنشآت السياحية، وأن الاتحاد المصري للغوص والإنقاذ هو المنوط به قانوناً الرقابة والتفتيش على مراكز الغوص.

 

[Red Sea Shadow]

That's old mate. But I believe this court decision was not final.