By Gambian Correspondent – Deputies at the National Assembly Wednesday raised eyebrows on the responsibilities of the Department of Labour under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade, Employment and Regional Integration. In a short but heated debate, the country’s lawmakers unanimously condemned the department for not honouring its’ obligations as mandated by law. This, according to the NAMs, is justified by the fact that there are numerous complaints from workers especially in the hotel industries and banks who are often being dismissed or deprived of their basic entitlements, yet the department takes no concrete action to address the plight... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, April 1st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – A national forum on Human Rights Approach to regional integration of West Africa was recently held in Banjul by the National Organisation on Human Rights (NOHR) based in Dakar. According to officials, the organization, which is a four-member country bloc comprising Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal and The Gambia, is being supported by the European Union. Speaking at the forum, Djibril Badiane, the organisation’s programme coordinator, said the integration of West Africa should be a collective responsibility of all states that signed its conventions and treaties. He noted that the non-state actors also have a stake in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 31st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) yesterday announced that it would conduct the Presidential Election on 24th November 2011. The Chairman of the IEC, Alhaji Mustapha Carayol, made the announcement yesterday at a press conference held at IEC head office in Kanifing. The press conference was meant to brief journalists, politicians, civil society organisations and other stakeholders about the forthcoming election cycle of 2011-2013. According to Carayol, the Presidential Election will be followed by the National Assembly Election in the first quarter of 2012, and the Local Government Election a year later, in the first quarter of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 31st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – Handre Van Roye, a Dutch national, was on Monday remanded in custody by the Brikama Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Magistrate Abeke. Handre Van Roye was arraigned and charged with rape and abuse of underage children. According to the charge sheet on count one, between 2009 and 2010, at Tintinto village in the Kombo South district of the West Coast Region, the accused person, Handre Van Roye, had carnal knowledge of underage girls. The charge sheet on count two read that, in the same year, place and region, the accused person, Handre Van Roye, being a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 31st 2011 |
By Gambian Correspondent – Nifty ICT Solution, a local IT service provider in The Gambia, in collaboration with Oracle Corporation, the world’s number one and leading relational Database company, and its Gold Partner, Pro Vision Consultants Limited of Accra, Ghana, recently organised the first ever Oracle Executive Event in The Gambia. The event aims at showcasing Oracle’s Enterprise drives performance. The day-long business meeting organised at the Coco Ocean Resort brought together members of the private sector and other stakeholders to share with organizations in The Gambia how Oracle Enterprise Solutions can help drive organizations from all sectors to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, March 30th 2011 |
