By Own Correspondent – The British High Commission in Banjul will in few weeks time a relocate its visa section to Accra, Ghana, due to what its officials call a “massive budget deficit” facing the UK government. Ian Underhill, Regional Entry Clearance Manager, UK Border Agency International Group, told journalists at a press conference held at the High Commission in Fajara on Friday that the UK government has a massive budget deficit and, as a result, each government department has been asked to make savings in their budget, not just for this current financial year, but for the next four... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 7th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has spoken strongly against the lack of peace and stability in Africa, blaming the continent’s current predicament on what he termed as the lack of good leadership, and the will to get rid of warlords. President Yahya Jammeh “We have no reason to be poor in Africa, because the Almighty Allah has given us all the natural resources we need. What we need to bring about Africa’s lost glory, that attracted other continent’s to come to Africa, which ended in slavery and colonialism, is the fact that Africans were united, there were fewer... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 7th 2011 |
By Gambia Correspondent – The National Assembly will convey a Donor Round Table Conference on 16 February 2011 in which it will present its strategic investment and development plan to its donor partners to seek commitment of funding from them. The resources that will be mobilised through the Donors’ Conference are meant to support the successful implementation of the 2010-2014 Strategic Development and Investment Plan of the National Assembly. In order to build the capacity of the institution to enable it fulfill its core functions of legislating, oversight, scrutiny and representation, the National Assembly within the framework of good governance,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 |
By Gambia Correspondent – There were startling revelations in the criminal trial involving Isatou Touray, executive director of Gamcotrap, and Amie Sosoho-Bojang, programme coordinator of the same organisation, on Saturday. The two prominent women right activists are being tried before acting Principal Magistrate Alagba of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing €30,000, being money provided by the YALOCAMBA SOLIDARIDAD of Spain to Gamcotrap. During Saturday’s proceedings, the seventh prosecution witness, Ms Begonballes Teros Sanchez, told the court that she resides in Madrid, Spain, and she is the director of Yolocamba Solidaridad based in Spain. “Yolocamba Solidaridad is a Non-Governmental... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 |
By Gambia Correspondent – The embattled former Inspector-General of Police, Ensa Badjie, told the Banjul High Court during Friday’s proceeding that he endured pain for two weeks due to severe torture he encountered in the hands of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) during events leading to obtaining of his statements at the agency. Former Inspector-General of Police Ensa Badjie Ensa Badjie made this disclosure while concluding his defence in the trial within trial, otherwise called ‘voire dire’, to ascertain the voluntariness of his cautionary statement taken from him during interrogations at the NIA. The former IGP claimed that he was... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 |
