By Shout-Africa.com Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has said he has no ‘hatred’ and that he is not ‘hostile’ to any journalist in this country, stressing, however, that he will not compromise on national security. Jammeh, who was speaking Wednesday evening when he met media chiefs and editors of the independent press at State House in Banjul, stated that he had sworn to uphold the constitution and the laws of The Gambia; to defend the interest of this country, something he stressed he is ready to pay any price for. The meeting brought together media chiefs and their editors with cabinet... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, March 18th 2011 |
By Shout-Africa Correspondent – The Director of Special Litigations at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Daniel O. Kulo, yesterday addressed the Special Criminal Court in Banjul as the treason trial involving Lt General Lang Tombong Tamba, ex-chief of defense staff and Rear Admiral Sarjo Fofana, ex-chief of naval staff, reached its climax. DSL D.O. Kulo, whose submission took nearly two and half hours, urged the court presided over by Justice Ikapala to convict the accused persons on all the four counts preferred against them by the state, adding that the prosecution had discharged the burden of proof in the case by... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 17th 2011 |
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – Another batch of Gambians on Friday breathes relief upon arrival at the Banjul International Airport after escaping the deadly unrest raging on in Ghadafi’s Libya, The Daily News gathers. Mass departures of foreign nationals followed the eruption of popular anti-government-protest-turned-civil war in the oil-rich North African country as thousands of Libyans took to the streets demanding their despotic leader, Ghadafi to leave office as Ben Ali of Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. The Gambia government is said to have allocated about twenty million dalasi to the foreign affairs ministry to facilitate the evacuation of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 14th 2011 |
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The United States Ambassador to The Gambia, Pamela Ann White, Friday presided over the swearing in of 30 American Peace Corps volunteers at a ceremony held at her residence in Fajara. The volunteers, all of whom took an oath administered by Ambassador White, will serve a two-year assignment. Out of the total number, 19 will work in the health sector, while the remaining 11 will work in the environment and agriculture sectors. In her remarks, Ambassador White urged the US Peace Corps to live up to expectations and achieve the aim of their mission to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 14th 2011 |
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The Gambia Ports Authority no 2 has dismissed reports that the ramp at the Banjul ferry terminal is not working. But he admitted that they sometimes use trucks to bring the ramp down when the ferry is about to anchor. “If the ramp was not working then we could not get the Kanilai ferry running. All I know is that Barra and Johe developed problems which we are trying to sort out.” Mr. Abdourahman Bah who was reacting to the reports that the ramp in Banjul is faulty said: “So why the noise over this... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 14th 2011 |
