By Own Correspondent – The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Edward Gomez, has strongly defended the country’s human rights record, stressing that Gambia has respect for the protection and promotion of human rights. Gomez, who was speaking at the opening of the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, currently under way at the Sheraton Hotel in Brufut, stated that the Gambia fully respects human rights and democracy, especially the fundamental rights of people. The forum, which brought together more than 150 human rights defenders, experts and journalists from around the continent, is being... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 11th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – Seventeen men believed to be rebels from the Senegalese southern region of Casamance yesterday appeared at the special criminal court in Banjul presided over by Justice Ikpala. The accused persons include Yusupha Ceesay and Modou Lamin Badjie, who both pleaded guilty to the charge since their first appearance at the lower court, while Saku Jammeh, Zackaria Jatta, Tijan Camara, Mafuji Jarju, Abdoulie Sonko, Hatab Jatta, Abdou Badjie, Ebrima Jarju, Sang Sambou, Basiru Jammeh, Seedy Sanyang, Tumani Manga, Alasana Jarju and Aziz Kujabi, all denied the charge. The accused persons are expected to answer to a two-count... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 11th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – Commissioner Mignon Clyburn of the Federal Communication Commission in the United States of America (US FCC) has described communication as the backbone of the United States economy. Commissioner Clyburn was in Banjul for a day-long visit accompanied by Federal Communication International Bureau Chief Mindel De La Torres, courtesy of the US Embassy in Banjul. He was speaking on Monday during a lecture she delivered at the American Corner along Kairaba Avenue. According to Commissioner Clyburn, communication has impacted positively on the socio-economic advancement of America since the FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 11th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – A World Bank report released Monday on remittances sent by migrants to their families in sub-Saharan Africa titled “Remittances and Migration Factbook 2010” has ranked Gambia as the country with the second largest rate of skilled emigration in Africa. The report, which is the second edition of an initial volume issued in 2008 that relies on data publicly available from reliable sources, shows that remittances to Gambia will reach an estimated US$61 million in 2010, up from US$60 million the previous year. “As a share of GDP, remittance inflows amounted to 8 percent of the country’s... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 11th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – A senior operative of the National Intelligent Agency and two others were last Friday arraigned at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before Principal Magistrate Emmanuel Nkea charged with conspiracy and unlawful wounding with intent to cause grievous harm. The accused persons, Lamin Darboe, a senior NIA operative, Alagie Edrissa Jobe, former head of the Special Operation Unit at the NIA, and Ebrima Drammeh, National Drug Enforcement Agency Commissioner for Kanifing Division, all denied the charges. The charge sheet on count one stated that the three accused persons sometime in May 2009 at the NIA head office in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 9th 2010 |
