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An Exemplary Project

The Gambia Lowland Development Project, which was launched recently, looks very promising indeed. The government and the Islamic Bank, who collaborated to make the project a reality, must be roundly commended for their vision in engineering it. The benefits for the communities concerned will be far reaching and hopefully will last long into the future. The dual aims of the project are to reduce poverty and increase food security. At this time in The Gambia any project could not have two more...

Julakay Discharged

The Banjul Magistrates’ Court on Monday discharged Ansumana Marena (alias Julakay), Managing director of Julakay Construction and Engineering Company, following the prosecution’s application under S. 68 (1) to withdraw the case. Prosecuting Officer, ASP Touray, pointed out,  “ We want to put our house in order and anytime we are ready we will come back.” The defence did not object to the application. It will be recalled that Ansumana Marena was standing trial at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court...

SSHFC Sues Julakay Company

Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) is currently embroiled in a legal litigation with Julakay Engineering and Construction Company over arrears of D85, 000.00 concerning social security contributions and statutory penalty levied thereon from April 2004 to June 2005. The particulars of claim state that the plaintiff (SSHFC) is a statutory corporation, established under the Social Security and Housing Finance Act (cap 52) and responsible for administering the National...

Julakay Sent to Mile 2

Reports reaching this paper have indicated that Ansumana Marena, fondly called Julakay, the Managing Director of Julakay Engineering and Construction company, was on Monday arrested and taken to Mile II prisons. The latest phase in Julakay’s apparent predicament follows the publication of a story last week that Mr. Marena was a guest of the police, who were said to be questioning him on financial matters. But when Mr. Marena was contacted later on, he said he was at the police headquarters to...

Petroleum graduates to be absorbed

The first batch of 25 Gambian graduates of the petroleum elite programme in Taiwan will be absorbed by the Department of State for Energy and the Gambia National Petroleum Company (GNPC), according to government officials. The graduates arrived in Banjul on Sunday afternoon, after successfully completing a four-year degree programme in petroleum engineering at the National Taipei University of Technology in Taipei, Taiwan. Uphill task The performance of the group has been levitated as...

Some relevant issues on science, technology and development (Part 3)

The Need for Linkage An important lesson that experienceteaches is that, in an agrarian society, science and technology policy(STP) formulation cannot be addressed effectively apart from thelinkages with the domestic economy and the rest of development partners. At lower levels of development, food production and consumption accountfor sizeable portions of national economic activity.  Even in a closedeconomy, food is linked with investment, savings, relative prices, andincome distribution. ...

GHANA: Government prepares to battle the “oil curse”

Two oil exploration companiesrecently said the discovery of an estimated three billion barrels of oil is setto propel the country into the league of the big African oil producers whenproduction starts in 2010. Some 18.2 percent of Ghana’s 22 million people aredeemed “extremely poor” by the UN as they live on less than a dollar a day,struggling to access basic social services like health, water and education. The potential for the oil finds to transform the economyand the lives of the poorest...

LTC to Hold Graduation Ceremony

London Training Centre, LTCwill, in April of this year, hold its graduation ceremony for a number ofstudents that have successfully completed their course of studies with theinstitute.According to news reaching The Point, preparations are currently in high gear ahead of the‘overwhelmingly significant’ event on the calendar of the London Corner-basedtraining institute. The Director of LTC,Chief UK-Emeka Mbaise, confirmed that his institute is indeed striving hard tohold yet another graduation...

25 More Students to Benefit from Taiwan Scholarship

The second batch of 25 students selected for the Taiwanese government scholarship package are scheduled to leave for Taiwan on September 13th to study a special BSc elite degree programme in Information Technology at the National Taipei University of Technology, NTUT. Addressing students at the initiation ceremony held at the Gambia National Petroleum Company office in Kanifing on Friday, the Taiwanese Ambassador to The Gambia, Dr. Patrick Chang, encouraged the students to work hard when they...

Technologies of Tomorrow

It is exciting to look into the future of technology. In an age of continuous innovation and invention, when the discovery of today loses its sheen tomorrow, it is not easy to pinpoint technologies that will transform our future. Engineering and technical developments are everyone's concern, as they will not be confined to industry, university classrooms, and R&D labs. Instead, they will make a tremendous difference in our day-to-day lives. Here I will attempt to identify some of the...