By Own Correspondent – Barely a month since it was ordered to cease operations, Teranga FM, a community radio station based in Sinchu Alagie village in the Kombo North district of West Coast Region, is now back on air, The Point has learned. Though officials of the radio station could not be reached for comment, sources close to the radio said it resumed operations yesterday afternoon. Established in 2009, the radio was ordered to cease operations in January 2011, a move sources believed was linked to the radio’s daily review, in the main Gambian languages, of the news in the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 16th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – David M. Desborough special advisor of Lexis Nexis, publisher of the 2009 revised edition of the Laws of The Gambia for the Commonwealth Legal Research and Legislation Publishing Solution London Office has opined that the rule of law cannot exist without a transparent legal system. David, who was speaking on Friday at the launching of the revised laws of The Gambia, said the main components of such a system include a clear set of laws that are freely and easily accessible to all literate persons, strong enforcement structures and an independent Judiciary. Lexis Nexis is committed... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 16th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – The Special Criminal Court yesterday convicted and sentenced to death, one Sheriff Aba Hydara of Nuimi Bakalarr village in the North Bank Region, for the murder of his wife. The convict, believed to be an 81-year-old man, was found guilty of the murder of his wife and for attempted murder. During one of the proceedings in his trial, Sheriff Aba Hydara admitted, before an open court, to shooting his wife with three bullets in order, “to put an end” to his wife’s control of his garden. “Anytime I asked my wife about the proceeds of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 16th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has reaffirmed his government’s adherence to the rule of law. The president’s committment to the rule of law was reiterated in a keynote address read on his behalf by the Vice President Isatou Njie-Saidy at the launch of the 2009 Revised Edition of the Laws of The Gambia held at the Ministry of Justice on Friday. President Jammeh said: “The Government of The Gambia under my leadership is cognizant of the complementary roles of the three organs of government, that is, the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. “Hence, for the Judiciary, my government... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 14th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh last Friday made yet another change in the cabinet, news monitored over GRTS radio revealed. The latest executive exercise saw Ms Fatim Badjie, former minister of Communications, Information and Information Technology coming in as the new minister of Health and Social Welfare. She replaces the late Dr Abubacarr Gaye, former minister of Health and Social Welfare who passed away on 2nd December 2010. Until her appointment as health minister, Fatim Badjie, who was removed as communications minister on 5th February 2009, was the Managing Director of Ace Communication Executive, an outsource destination for... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 14th 2011 |
