By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief Correspondent in Banjul – Leaders of various opposition parties in the country Saturday met in an undisclosed location in the Kanifing Municipality to discuss, among others, the possibility of forming an opposition alliance in the best interest of Gambians, sources at the meeting have disclosed. Our source, who does not want to be named, said the meeting, which has come barely three months before the presidential elections scheduled for 24th November, was “born out of the persistent calls from Gambians for the opposition parties to come together ahead of the polls”. “Yes,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, September 4th 2011 |
By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has again urged Islamic scholars in the country to avoid being consumed with the striving for money or material rewards, and to be faithful to Islam, stressing that the lack of faith in Islam continues to cause great damage to the religion. President Jammeh was speaking Tuesday at State House during his annual Koriteh feast meeting with Muslim leaders in the country. As usual, he spoke tough on some of the burning issues, including indiscipline, terrorism, extremism and the ongoing conflicts in the Muslim world. Citing the skyrocketing of prices of basic... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, September 1st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – Halifa Sallah, Secretary General of the opposition Peoples Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) has opined that governance is key to the survival of every government in the 21st century. Sallah, who is also the chairman of the inter-party committee under the Independent Electoral Commission, IEC, was speaking yesterday at the Paradise Suites Hotel during a day-long sensitization forum for political parties organized by the Female Lawyers Association of The Gambia and the Inter-party Committee. The forum, held under the theme: “Temporary special measures to ensure women’s political participation,” brought together political party leaders, journalists... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, August 26th 2011 |
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – The Gambia is among the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change in Africa, and the capital city of Banjul is threatened by climate change, Momodou B. Sarr, Executive Director of the National Environment Agency, NEA, has said. Sarr was presenting a paper at the day-long launching of the TANGO policy dialogue held at the TANGO office recently. He told a group of experts, policy-makers, development officers as well as journalists of climate change’s impacts on the country’s infrastructure, including potential inundation of a large part of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, August 26th 2011 |
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – Described by many political analysts as a move in the right direction, political parties vying for the 2011 presidential, parliamentary and local government elections have vowed to elect women to top political positions so as to ensure equal political representation at decision-making levels. Remarks were made by all representatives of Gambian political parties, including the ruling APRC, UDP, NRP and PDOIS during presentations at a day-long sensitization forum for political parties organized by the Female Lawyers Association of the Gambia (FLAG) and the Inter-party Committee. The forum, on the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, August 26th 2011 |
