JAMAICA, Kingston (27 July 2015) – – The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority at its final meeting of the 21st Session in Kingston, on Friday 24 July, approved the recommendations of its Finance Committee relating to financial and budgetary matters and decided to undertake the first review of the operations of the international regime… Continue reading Seabed Authority Concludes Twenty-First Session

JAMAICA, Kingston (24 July 2015) – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority meeting in Kingston yesterday, adopted the procedures and criteria for extension of an approved plan of work for exploration and took note of the draft framework for exploitation of mineral resources in the Area. Council members were able to resolve their… Continue reading Seabed Council Agrees on Criteria for Approved Contract Extension

JAMAICA, Kingston (23 July 2015) – -The Assembly of the International Seabed Authority, meeting in Kingston yesterday, concluded a two-day debate on the report of the Secretary-General on the Authority’s work over the past year, hearing a record 35 interventions from member states and 11 by observers. (SB-21-13) The Secretary-General thanked the speakers for their… Continue reading ISA Assembly Concludes Debate on Secretary-General’s Report; Council Discusses LTC Election, Contract Extensions

JAMAICA, Kingston (21 July 2015) – – ISA Secretary-General Nii A Odunton today presented his annual report (ISBA/21/A/2) on the work of the Authority for the period 2014-2015  at the Assembly’s 151st meeting in Kingston. Secretary-General Odunton thanked the host country Jamaica, for the on-going support it continued to extend to the Authority to carry out… Continue reading Secretary-General Presents Annual Report to ISA Assembly

JAMAICA, Kingston (21 July 2015) – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority yesterday afternoon began consideration of a document produced by the Legal and Technical Commission on Developing a Regulatory Framework for Deep Sea Mineral Exploitation in the Area.   The draft framework for the Exploitation Regulations contains a Preamble which sets out the… Continue reading Seabed Council Discusses Regulatory Framework for Mineral Exploitation

JAMAICA, Kingston (18 July 2015) – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority took note of the report of the Chairman of the Legal and Technical Commission (LTC) and resumed debate on  procedures and criteria for extensions of contracts due to expire in 2016 and 2017 which are covered in the report. Friday’s discussions… Continue reading Council Completes Debate on Legal and Technical Commission Report

JAMAICA, Kingston (17 July 2015) – – The Council of the International Seabed Authority meeting in Kingston yesterday elected its four vice-presidents for the twenty-first session. The vice presidents are: Brazil, for the Latin American and Caribbean Group; Germany for the Western European and Others Group; Nigeria for the African Group and Poland for the Eastern… Continue reading ISA Council Elects Vice-Presidents; Takes Note of Finance Committee and Legal and Technical Commission Reports

JAMAICA, Kingston (16 July 2015) – – Procedures and criteria for extending contracts for exploration for marine minerals in the seabed Area due to expire soon, were highlighted in the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on the third day of its Twenty-First session in Kingston (15 July). Seven contracts were due to expire… Continue reading ISA Council Debate Exploration Contract Extension; Hears Status Report

JAMAICA, Kingston (15 July 2015) – – The International Seabed Authority began its twenty-first annual session in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday, 14 July, with its two major organs – the supreme body, the Assembly, and the decision-making Council – electing their presidents and adopting their indicative work programme for the next ten days. Ambasssador Helmut Tuerk… Continue reading ISA Opens Twenty-First Session in Kingston