By Own Correspondent – The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) is currently awaiting a decision from the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) regarding an application to increase electricity tariffs to 31% and cost recovery for water and sewerage services in Banjul. The move, according to justifications made available to PURA by NAWEC, is based on the fact that the company is currently under extreme financial difficulties due to the cost of inputs, the increasing cost of energy purchased from the IPP and high operational costs. The company’s revenue base is also said to be insufficient to sustain NAWEC’s operational... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 14th 2011 |
By Gambia Correspondent – Alhagie Modou Jeng, the biological father to one Malick Jeng now deceased, and Dembo Bojang, yesterday denied murdering Malick Jeng when state prosecutors arraigned them at the Special Criminal Court in Banjul to answer a five-count indictment brought against them. They were charged with conspiracy to murder, administration of noxious substance to endanger or cause grievous harm, murder, rash or negligent act causing death and failure to provide the necessities of life and, thereby, endangering life. The indictment on count one stated that on 1st March 2010, at various places, the accused persons conspired among themselves... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 10th 2011 |
By Gambia Correspondent – The American Embassy in Banjul has described as “fraudulent” notifications by email informing people that they are a Diversity Visa winner. In a statement sent to this paper, the U.S. Embassy said it has been receiving many inquiries recently concerning these notifications by email, stating clearly that all of these emails are “fraudulent”. “The Diversity Visa program is commonly known as the Green Card Lottery. In most cases, the individual receiving the email is requested to send a sum of money to the sender as a processing fee for the visa. The embassy would like to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 10th 2011 |
By Gambia Correspondent – Kemo Conteh, one of 16 accused persons facing terrorism-related offences at the Special Criminal Court in Banjul, yesterday told the court that he was seriously beaten up at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Conteh said this while cross-examining the prosecution’s fourth witness, Salifu M. Nyang, the station officer, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Bakoteh Police Station. The accused persons who all denied the charges are Alasana Thomas Jarju, Maulud Badjie, Lasana (Prosper) Sambou, Ousman Jarju, Mansour Jatta, Sedat Jatta, Sedat Jarju, Fabia Nyafuneh, Pa Ousman Badjie, Abdoulie Jatta, Mumin Bah and Abdoulie Jarju, all Senegalese, and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 10th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – Pearson Plc, a leading and internationally acclaimed publishing company last Thursday launched its businesses in The Gambia. Publishers of the Gambia Mathematics and English textbooks for junior and secondary education, the Pearson company also signed a partnership agreement with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education as part of the launching. Regarded as the largest education company and the largest book publishers in the world, Pearson Plc has consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird, Heinemann (brand owners of African Writers Series), Ginn, Longman and Rigby. The company is represented in The Gambia by Toplink... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 7th 2011 |
