By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The unpopular campaign being mounted by traditional chiefs is not a directive from the Gambian president, the Governor of the rural Upper River Region (URR) has said. “Maybe some people who are indeed loyal to President Yahya Jammeh are campaigning for kingship, but to be realistic President Jammeh has not asked for it and he is not sending anyone to campaign for it,” Governor Omar Khan said recently during a dialogue with the US Ambassador Pamela White. Led by paramount chief Demba Sanyang, the executive members of National Council of Chiefs last year toured the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, March 27th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – New Century Ltd, a Gambian-owned innovative new ICT consulting firm and consumer electronics store, has announced that it will open its doors to the public today Thursday 24th March 2011 with a grand opening ceremony. New Century seeks to offer ICT consulting services to businesses in The Gambia. “Our ICT services include, but are not limited to, network design and implementation, IT support, software and hardware installation, maintenance, repair and upgrades, web development, web hosting, power backup solutions, and printing services,” it said in a news release. In addition to offering the most advanced ICT services,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, March 25th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – The Special Criminal Court of Justice Ikpala has set 23 May 2011 as the date the court is to deliver judgment in the treason trial involving Lt. General Lang Tombong Tamba and Admiral Sarjo Fofana. This followed the address made by the prosecution and the reply made by the defence counsel. Tamba and Fofana are being tried in connection with the 21 March 2006 aborted coup attempt, and the charges include conspiracy to commit treason, treason and concealment of treason. Replying on points of law yesterday, the Director of Special Litigation, Daniel O. Kulo, referred the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, March 25th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – Lawyer Lamin L.K. Mboge, representing Admiral Sarjo Fofana, has told the Special Criminal Court presided over by Justice Ikpala that the only justice the court can do is to discharge and acquit the accused person. Lawyer Mboge was responding on Monday to the address made by the state prosecutor in the ongoing treason trial involving Lt.General Lang Tombong Tamba and Admiral Sarjo Fofana. In his address, counsel Mboge told the court that the 2nd accused person was charged with two counts, and that the prosecution had called five witnesses to prove its case against the accused.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 24th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh yesterday launched at the Kairaba Beach Hotel two five-year US$24 million projects, called the Gambia Growth and Competitiveness Project (GGCP) and the West African Agricultural Production Project (WAAPP). In his launching statement, President Jammeh said agriculture has been the traditional pillar of the Gambian economy, contributing 26.2 per cent of GDP and providing employment and income to the majority of Gambians. The President said with support from development partners, the sector has witnessed a major transformation from traditional small-holder subsistence farming to increasing levels of commercial green technology farming. “As a result of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 24th 2011 |
