The Daily IIJ

FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CITIZENS for a Better Environment (CBE) executive director Peter Sinkamba says African governments need to protect communities who resort to litigation against mining firms by making it mandatory for governmentts to indemnify them against costs if they lost their cases in court. “We also need to develop quantum [...]

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  Fatmata Jalloh sat on the hospital bed holding her new born in the arms on Tuesday morning last week. Her husband wasn’t in the hospital yet to exchange smiles for bringing home a male child as the first born in their family.

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Pap Cayassin Ousman Secka, counsel for the Director of International Affairs at the University of The Gambia , Gumbo Ali Touray on Tuesday 13th of December take a U turn to continue with the cross examination of Dr. Omar Jah who is the Vice Chancellor at the said University. At the last adjourned date, Counsel [...]

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State House Driver, Karim Njie alongside Ousman Jarjue, Muhammed Jatta, alias Boy Boy, Adama Kasseh, Alieu Jammeh and Kebba Bojang alias Dibba (at large) were on Saturday 10th of December arraigned and remanded at Mile Two Central Prison by the Banjul Magistrates’ court presided over by Principal Magistrate Sheriff Tabally, on charges of alleged drug [...]

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By Mamadou Dem Rudi Rosel Hamid Ghazi, George Sanchez, Juan Carlos Sanchez who were convicted and sentence to a fifty years imprisonment with heavy fines for the trafficking of cocaine were jointly charge with one Robert Yaw Danguah for the offence of ‘Conspiracy to traffic Prohibited drugs contrary to section 51 (1) of the Drug [...]

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FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia THE second African Union Conference of ministers Responsible for minerals development opened yesterday with a clarion call for the continent to ensure that it achieves economic development from its mineral wealth. African Union Commission (AUC) Director for Trade and Industry Jean Noel Francois was the first to give [...]

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A four time Presidential aspirant of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Dr. Edward Mahama has waded into the controversial debate over the feasibility of the proposed one time premium payment for the National Health Insurance Scheme by the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying the move could be a recipe for disaster in the future. [...]

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By Mamadou Dem The former Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Ibrahim Bun Sanneh alongside his former deputy Karamo Bojang and Ousman Sanneh of the same Agency were on Thursday charge for an alleged Conspiracy to commit a felony, Abuse of Office and destroying evidence contrary to the laws of The Gambia. The [...]

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Corruption afflicts all countries, undermining social progress and breeding inequality and injustice, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on the day of International Anti-corruption celebration. For this reason, Mr. Ki-moon has urged all governments, which have not yet ratified their United Nations Convention Against Corruption to do so without delay. Continue reading http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2011/12/ban-ki-moon-corruption-undermines.html

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Dr. Isatou Touray of Gamcotrap on Wednesday revealed at the subordinate court in Banjul presided over by Principal Magistrate Sheriff Tabally that Gamcotrap is not a micro Finance Company and therefore they do not give out credit. Dr. Touray made this assertion while undergoing cross examination in an allege ‘theft’ case involving her and the [...]

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