By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Chief Correspondent in Banjul – The Ministry of Youth and Sports has reacted to what it calls the rampant and indiscriminate sale of alcohol drinks to minors, including school children by certain unscrupulous business concerns in the country. “Research findings have revealed that the drink contains 40% alcohol. It is being sold in sachets at a price of D3.00 per sachet. “Consequently, it is easily affordable and available to minors. Furthermore, the drink is disguised as an energy drink, because it is not clearly labeled as alcohol, and the names of the said drinks could... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 3rd 2011 |
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Chief Correspondent in Banjul – The Gambia has the lowest hajj package in the region due to millions of dalasis spent by the Gambia government to subsidise its hajj package, said Bakary Nyassi, managing director of the Gambia International Airlines (GIA). Mr Nyassi made this statement at a sensitization programme held at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi attended by more than 200 interim pilgrims, to avail them the opportunity to discuss the hajj journey and the difficulties to be encountered by both the GIA and the pilgrims. According to the GIA boss, issuing of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 3rd 2011 |
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Chief Correspondent in Banjul – Gambian-born Fatou Bom Bensouda has been awarded the 2011 World Peace through Law Award by the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute in Washington, United States. The award, which comes barely eight months after she was ranked as the 4th most influential African personality by Jeune Afrique, a French weekly magazine, is bestowed upon an individual who, by his or her work and writings, has considerably advanced the rule of law and, thereby, contributed to world peace. Established in 2006, the Award recognizes individuals who have achieved great distinction in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, October 3rd 2011 |
By Sainey M.K. Marenah – Following a successful two-weeks of intensive training course which covered maritime intelligence, among other subjects, more than 40 officers of the Gambia Navy have been awarded certificates. The course which also dealt with non-commissioned officers’ leadership, among others, was conducted by a team of US navy instructors on board US HSV-2 Swift which docked in Banjul sea port a couple of weeks ago. The training was part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), which is a US government initiative geared towards equipping Gambian security outfits and other African nations in a bid to strengthen maritime security. The... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 27th 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has reacted to the conviction of Lawyer Moses Richards and his sentencing to two years imprisonment by the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, by calling on the Government to free Moses Richards. In a press release issued yesterday and signed by its President, Sheriff M Tambedou, the Bar condemned Richards’ conviction, which it “considers as an assault on the independence of the profession, as well as a malicious attack on the independence of the Bar.” Below we reproduce the full text of the GBA press release verbatim: This is a general broadcast from... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 22nd 2011 |
