By Shout-Africa.com Gambia correspondent – If the words of Senegalese President Macky Sall are anything to go by, decriminalization of press offences will soon be a reality in Senegal. President Sall, who made the assurance on Friday at the closing ceremony of the fifth African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) held in Dakar from the 9th – 10th November, said Senegal is matured enough to vote for this legislation. Addressing the forum, President Sall said he was finally convinced of the merits of a law decriminalizing press offences. “I am for decriminalization of press offences, but must face the fact that... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 12th 2012 |
The United Nations Regional Humanitarian coordinator for the Sahel Friday met the vice president and minister of Women’s Affairs, Her Excellency Aja Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy at her office in State House. David Gressly was accompanied to State House by officials of the UN country team in The Gambia. Speaking to reporters shortly after meeting VP Njie-Saidy, Gressly disclosed that he was at the VP’s office together with the UN country team to discuss the response to the problems they saw in The Gambia relating to the drought last year. He said they discussed the recent flooding and how to improve on... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 6th 2012 |
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The Gambia Press Union, GPU, has expressed serious concern over what it referred to as reports from two journalists that they have received email messages which threaten them with death, and called on the police to investigate the matter and take appropriate action. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Union said it is seriously concerned about reports from Ababucarr Saidykhan, a freelance journalist and Babucarr Ceesay, the 1st vice president of the Union, that they have received individually an email message which threatens them with death. “The two journalists informed the executive committee of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 5th 2012 |
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The president of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh has appointed Susan Waffa-Ogoo, the Gambia’s permanent representative to the United Nations as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs with immediate effect, a media release from State House revealed. Meanwhile, the president of the republic acting under the provisions of Sections 71(1) and 71(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia has redeployed Dr Momodou Tangara, minister of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology as minister. It should be noted that Susan Wafa-Ogoo was in April 2008 appointed as Gambia’s... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, November 5th 2012 |
….Tax Commission report reveals – By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The report of the Commission of Inquiry into Tax Evasion and other Corrupt Practices has revealed that the government lost over D2 billion from 50 selected taxpayers re-assessed on Income, Sales and Payee tax and D3, 838, 106. 80 butut for capital gains tax of 14 transactions of sales of leasehold properties. The report also exposed a serious flaw in the assessment process and procedures adopted by GRA which is depriving government of large amount of much needed revenue. It further exposed a great anomaly in the taxation methodology and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, June 7th 2012 |
