By Own Correspondent – Lamin Waa Juwara, leader of the opposition National Democratic Alliance Movement (NDAM), has opined that the current breed of opposition politicians in the country, including himself, has no chance whatsoever in the forthcoming presidential election. According to Juwara, at one time a critic of the ruling APRC regime and now Governor of the Lower River Region, this is so because the opposition have betrayed the hopes and aspirations of the Gambian people, who have also lost confidence in them. “I’m not talking about Darboe alone, not talking about Hamat Bah alone; I’m not talking about Sidia... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, January 25th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – The Gambia and neighbouring Senegal have resolved to strengthen the already existing co-operation and friendly relations between the two countries. This is contained in a communiqué issued following a day’ visit to Dakar by Gambia’ minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Momodou Tangara, who met his Senegalese counterpart Madicke Niang and President Abdoulaye Wade. Below we reproduce the full text of the communiqué: At the invitation of His Excellency Maître Madické Niang, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal, Honourable Dr Mamadou TANGARA, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, January 7th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – The International Criminal Court is closely monitoring the post-election crisis in Ivory Coast, Gambian-born deputy prosecutor of the court, Mrs Fatou Bom Bensouda, currently in Banjul, told The Point on Tuesday. Kairaba AvenueShe was speaking shortly after attending a seminar organized by the Female Lawyers Association of The Gambia (FLAG) held at the American Corner along . The crisis in the world’s leading cocoa producer, which followed a 28th November 2010 election intended to reunify the country, is showing no sign of going down. Opposition leader Alassan Ouattara was initially proclaimed the winner by the country’s... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, January 7th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – Clients of Oceanic Bank (Gambia) Limited have been told to withdraw their deposits from the bank, as it has failed to augment its capital to the new requirement established by the Central Bank of The Gambia (CBG). As a result of its failure to meet the new CBG capital requirement of D150 million by 31 December 2010, Oceanic Bank (Gambia) Limited will not be operational within the jurisdiction of the Republic of The Gambia. However, it “is sufficiently liquid to meet its obligations with depositors, other creditors and persons entitled to any fund or property” of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, January 5th 2011 |
By Own Correspondent – Svien Age Sandaker, a Norwagian tourist, was recently remanded in custody by the Bundung Magistrates’ Court, presided over by senior Magistrate Mbacke. Sandaker was arraigned on charges of sexual abuse of a child, child pornography and sexual exploitation, charges he has vehemently denied. The charge sheet on count one stated that the accused, Svien Age Sandaker, between 2009 and 2010, at Brufut village in West Coast Region, being a tourist, sexually abused children under the age of 18 years. Count two read that, in the same year and place, the accused indecently pornographed children under the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, January 4th 2011 |
