By Own Correspondent – The jailed former chief of defence staff Lt. Gen Lang Tombong Tamba and seven others convicted with him on Monday appeared at the Gambia court of appeal, before which they had filed an appeal against the death sentence imposed on them by the High Court in Banjul. The other appellants are Brigadier General Omar Bun Mbye, Colonel Lamin Bo Badjie, Lt Colonel Kawsu Camara, former Deputy Inspector General of Police Modou Gaye, former diplomat Gibril Ngorr Secka, Abdoulie Joof, a businessman, and Youssef Ezzideen alias Rambo, also a businessman. The appellants, who all appeared before the... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – A statement issued by the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) yesterday revealed that Abdourahman Touray, Chief Executive Officer of Pristine Consulting is “Wanted” by the authorities. The statement, issued by the office of the Director General of the NDEA, urged the general public to report Mr Touray to the nearest police station if found. The NDEA also warned the public that anyone found harbouring Mr Touray will be dealt with according to law. Though no reason was advanced as to this development, Pristine Consulting was the company contracted with the issuing of the new Biometric Identity... Continue Reading
….Establishment of Regional Network Imminent By: Augustine N. Myers, back from Bamako – Media Practitioners from the West African Sub-region comprising Anglophone and Francophone Countries, have completed an advanced training aimed at improving coverage and reportage on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, which is commonly known as the WASH Sector. The workshop brought together over twenty participants from Liberia, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Benin, Senegal, Togo and Niger, and was held in the Malian Capital, Bamako from November 29 to December 2, 2010. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Training Workshop focused on the role of the media in... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – As the National Assembly continues its meeting on the 2011 draft budget estimates, the Hon. Sidia Jatta, member for Wuli West constituency, has asked for how long The Gambia will continue to take loans upon loans. Contributing to the debate on the draft estimates last Thursday, the opposition party MP expressed his worry about the country’s debt burden, saying that no country has ever developed by accumulating loans. “Some of the grants given to us are killing our capacity to create our own means of existence, and also taking loans upon loans will not help address... Continue Reading
By Ernest Mason – When African countries started to gain their sovereignty from colonial powers, there was a general belief that these newly independent countries will have an animating or uplifting policies to enhance progress for their people. Now after many decades, do these countries have managed to enhance their enormous human and natural resources for the benefit of their peoples? Virtually none has been able to feed their ever-growing population though the continent of Africa has a great deal of fertile land and abundant natural resources. Whatever its weaknesses, international aid is being the life blood and clearly keeps... Continue Reading
