By Gambia Correspondent – The former chief of defense staff Lt General Lang Tombong Tamba and former chief of naval staff rear Admiral Sarjo Fofana were yesterday convicted for treason and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. The former senior security chiefs were found guilty on four counts of treasonable indictments in connection with the 21st March 2006 abortive coup, alleged to have been masterminded by the former chief of defence staff, Colonel Ndure Cham. Lang Tombong Tamba, it would be recalled is currently serving a death sentence along with seven other men in connection with a 2009 coup plot. The former... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, May 24th 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – Standard Chartered Bank has delivered outstanding results for its financial year ended 31 December 2010, against “uncertain and sometimes difficult global economic environment” in an intensely competitive domestic market. The bank’s profit and loss account and balance sheet made clear its outstanding performance for the year key among which are its profit before tax, which increased by 112% from D78 million in 2009 to D166 million in 2010; operating income by 28% from D323 million in 2009 to D415 million in 2010; total assets by 13% from D2.6 billion in 2009 to D2.9 billion in 2010;... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, May 21st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – Senegalese prime minister Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye Wednesday met President Yahya Jammeh in his home village of Kanilai, a move analyst said will strengthen the already existing bilateral relationships between the two countries. Prime Minister Ndiaye, who was in Banjul on a day’s working visit, held talks with the Gambian leader shortly after arriving at Banjul International Airport where he was received by the Vice President, Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, cabinet ministers and service chiefs. The two sides discussed key issues of relevance to the two countries in a closed-door meeting. The Gambian leader told journalists shortly... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, May 21st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – Pristine Consulting Company, a local consulting IT firm contracted by the Gambia government for the production of Biometric Identity Cards, has sued the government for breach of contract at the High Court in Banjul before Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle. Pristine instituted a civil suit against the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, as 1st defendant, and the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, as 2nd defendant. The company is, among others, claiming US$437,798.00 (four hundred and thirty seven thousand seven hundred and ninety eight US dollars) being infrastructure costs agreed to be paid in a contract between... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Saturday, May 21st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – The Banjul Magistrates’ Court yesterday transferred the alleged murder case involving five officers of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDEA) to the Special Criminal Court of the High Court in Banjul. The trial magistrate further ordered the accused persons to be kept at the Mile 2 Central Prison pending their arraignment at the Special Criminal Court. The suspects: Eku Grant, Ebou Lowe, Abdoulie E. Jallow, Mattar Sey Jawo and Alieu Conteh, all said to be NDEA officers, are alleged to have tortured one Cherno Alieu Suwareh, which led to his death. When the case was called,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, May 20th 2011 |
