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We have been focusing on politics in this column with the objective to document the contemporary history of the Gambia and to help our readers appraise themselves with the happenings of the past. We are now covering issues that culminated during the coup period of 1994. This we hope will go a long way in helping us have a better understanding of the evolution of politics in the Gambia as well as ...
150 Editors and Journalists from 43 African countries converged in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, to participate in the 3rd Edition of the International Festival for Freedom of Expression and the Press, from the 4 -7 November, 2009. The theme of the conference organized alongside the festival was "From Windhoek 1991 to Ouagadougou 2009: assessment and prospects of the Freedom of the Press".
A wide cross section of experts, civil society organizations and key stakeholders with an interest in women's empowerment and gender equality agreed on a way forward to improve the lives of African women.
The Minister for Trade, Industry and employment, Hon. Yusupha Kah has said that the Gambia's total trade with the United States amounted to D785.4 million in 2008 acocu8nting for 10.5% of the Gambia's total trade.
As the Muslim feast of 'Eid el Adha', locally called 'Tobaski', is fast approaching, this reporter went round in the Kaniing Municipality.to see how business is faring in relation to the festivity. It is a tradition, in keeping with the religion, that when the feast is coming, Muslims, particularly household heads, buy life animals e.g ram, goat, bull, etc, for sacrifice on the day. This is what ...
Mrs. Julia Dolly Joiner indicated her appreciation for the support provided by the host, the Government of the Gambia o to promote the efforts "to take forward an initiative that establishes hope that Africa would be able to shape its own women's advancement agenda."
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) in collaboration with the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) organizes, from 23rd to 24th November 2009, in Banjul (Gambia), a Workshop on Roles of the Insurance Industry in Combating Money Laundering and other Financial Crimes. The objectives of the seminar are to:
Fifteen journalists were last Friday awarded certificates after successfully completing five days training on secure online communications at the Gambia Press union in Bakau.
Farmers in the North Bank, Central River and Upper River Regions of the Gambia who spoke to this reporter, during a recent tour of the regions, asserted that the issue at hand is not to go 'back to the land' because they are already on the land; that their concern is about "investment on the land"
The Deputy Prosecutor and Head of Prosecution Division at the International Criminal Court, Gambian born Mrs. Fatou Bensouda has been presented with the prestigious International Jurists Award for 2009. This award is for Mrs. Bensouda's sterling contribution in the field of criminal law at national as well as international level. It was presented to her by the President of India Honourable Pratiba ...
WHICH CHILD IS A CITIZEN OF THE GAMBIA?
Speaking at a press conference recently, former treasurer of the Voice of the Young, Yassin Nyan said there is still a lot to be done in terms of respect for the rights of the child in the Gambia; adding that children are sexually abused (rape, incest, exploitation, sexual harassment etc),
The wrongful dismissal case involving one Alieu Faal and Modou Jarjue against the Medical Research Council (MRC) on Tuesday, 17 February 2009, failed before the High Court in Bundung.
The search for a new person to take up the position as Managing Director of the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) is gathering a lot of storm after almost a month without the board settling on a successor. Names short listed for the job include Managing Director of Stanbic Bank, Mr. Alhassan Andani and Deputy Managing Director of UniBank, John Kofi Mensah, The Chronicle has learnt.
The president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kwesi Nyantakyi has expressed worry over yesterday's front page story carried by the Daily Graphic, citing the FA as corrupt. Consequently, Mr. Nyantakyi has dared Mr. Kojo Bonsu to come clear within 24 hours, regarding the allegation leveled against the FA.
Consternation hit fans of Hayford Nuako-Manu and his fellow Ghanaian team mate Raphael Ocloo, when Master of Ceremonies, Eddy "Executioner" Blay announced the end of the road for the duo.
The Catholic Bishop of Sunyani, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi says the church has grown physically with many Parishes and members, but that is not enough as there is the need for Catholic faithful to deepen spirituality, commitment and embark on a renewed and vigorous evangelization for the total growth of the church.
A LECTURER and Counsel for the Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs, Mr. P.K.O Mensah has urged chiefs to resist every ploy by any government aimed at influencing them directly or indirectly.
The Attorney General has withdrawn an appeal filed at the Court of Appeal against the order of the Human Right Court asking the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to release the passport of Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Akwasi Osei-Adjei.
Local Governance Network (LOGNet), a network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on local governance issues has undertaken comprehensive zonal knowledge sharing and capacity building programmes in decentralization process for its members and the media throughout the country.
The Omanhene of the Esikado Traditional Area in the Western Region, Nana Kobina Nketsia V has expressed concern about the plight of the communities in the area where the oil has been found. According to him, the region has an abundance of natural resources, yet the people continue to wallow in abject poverty.
NANA YAW Peprah III, Abusuapanin of the royal family of the Fomena Traditional Council has entreated political leaders especially leaders of the various assemblies to reposition themselves and help reduce the increasing political tensions in the country in order to move for development through unity.
An Accra Fast Track High Court (FTC) has quashed the directives of the President, His Excellency Prof John Evans Atta Mills, ordering the interdiction of the Principal Accountant of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, following a National Security investigation report on alleged financial impropriety by Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, then Minister of Youth and Sports.
The Chief Pilot of the Ghana International Airlines (GIA), Mr. Eric Mills-Lamptey, has resigned from the ailing company, following a misundertstanding between him and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Ms. Anna-Myers.
An Accra Commercial court looking into disagreements of some members of the Convention People's Party (CPP) on the issue of the seventy percent sale of the nation's Telecommunication Company to Vodafone International Holdings BV of the United Kingdom (UK), has referred certain portions of the sales and purchase agreements of the deal to the Supreme Court for determination.
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