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Countdown to NAYCONF 2008, PS Mambanyick Njie Optimistic of Success

Less thantwo weeks ahead of this year’s National Youth Conference and Festival(NAYCONF), the permanent secretary for Youth and Sports Mambanyick Njie hasexpressed optimism that the national youth gathering will be very successful. Speaking tothe Youth Forum yesterday bytelephone, PS Njie said that the various places such as the youth centre,toilet facilities, basket and volleyball lawns were all renovated forcomfort.He said that the water andelectricity services have also been extended to all...

UN Secretary General's Statement on World Aids Day

The UnitedNations system in The Gambia will be commemorating World Aids Day today Monday 1st December 2008. As part of the celebrations, the UN resident Co-ordinator in the Gambia will deliver a statement on behalfof the Secretary General of the United Nations. We hereunder reproduce the full and unedited statement of the Secretary General of theUnited Nations on the occassion of World Aids Day. On this,twentieth World AIDS Day, we are at the dawn of a new era. Fewerpeople are being infected...

Well into retirement and caught short on income

Elizabeth Small was lucky enough to retire in her early 50s after she inherited some money.With her inheritance tucked away in a number of stocks and mutual funds, the former secretary settled into what she thought would be a comfortable life.

GABON: Negotiations underway to resolve teacher strike

DAKAR Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (IRIN) - More than 11,000 school teachers are demanding better work conditions and more pay as they continue a nationwide strike in Gabon that started on 6 October, according to Marcel Libama, the secretary general of the National Education Union (SENA). “We have decided to strike now because the education system in Gabon is almost on the floor,” said Moussounda Gean-goen, a striking primary school teacher. “Teachers are badly paid, badly housed and badly...

SOMALIA: UN and local elders slam aid worker kidnap

NAIROBI Thursday, November 06, 2008 (IRIN) - The UN has called for the immediate release of four aid workers and two pilots who were abducted on 5 November in central Somalia's Galgadud region. Unidentified gunmen abducted the six from an airstrip near the town of Dusamareb. "The Secretary-General most strongly condemns the abduction of four aid workers and two pilots," said a statement issued by the UN headquarters in New York. An aid worker in Dusamareb, who requested anonymity, said the...

Seedy Jarjue is Agriculture’s New PS 1

Reportsreaching this paper have it that Mr Seedy Jarjue has been appointed as the newPermanent Secretary No.1 at the State Department of Agriculture. Accordingto our sources, Mr Jarjue, whose appointment took effect on Thursday November 6th 2008, is said to have commenced work on Monday November 10th. Prior tohis recent appointment, Mr Jarjue was the co-ordinator, Special Programme forFood under the Department of State for Agriculture, a position he held for manyyears. Mr Jarjuereplaces Mr...

Banjul Set For Knockout Final Tommorrow

The Sport house knockout sponsor final in Banjul will be play this Saturday between Nyogan FC and Pumbi united at the Banjul mini Stadium. According to the Secretary General of the Banjul sport committee the final will commence at 4pm and it is expected to be grace by high profile sport personalities in the country. Meanwhile in another development in the Lamin Nawettan this weekend the Semi Finals will start tomorrow GATT’s FC will meet Sutton FC whilst on Sunday Old Hands will face Harlem FC ...

Agreement of 15 September 2008 : Highlighting Incidences of Non-Compliance

I sincerely hope that President Mugabe will no longer disappoint the international community… the crisis talks have been taking too long. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 29 October 2008 Introduction On Monday 15 September 2008, a historic agreement was signed in Harare between the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) and the two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Formations on resolving the challenges facing Zimbabwe. The agreement comprises 25 Articles...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Reaffirms Support for Taiwan

The honorable Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has reassured his Taiwanese counterpart, His Excellency Francisco H.L Ou, of The Gambia’s continue support. Secretary Touray made the assurance recently at a dinner hosted at Sheraton Hotel in Brufut in honour of the Taiwanese Foreign Minster. He also said that lack of Taiwan’s participation in the UN is a big loss to the international community.  “For The Gambia, the present situation is irregular and the government...

United Nations Day Observed

Friday October 24th was the United Nations Day. To mark the day, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivered a statement. Bellow we reproduce an excerpt of his message. “On this 63rd anniversary of our Organization, I join you in celebrating UN Day. This is a crucial year in the life of our United Nations. We have just passed the midpoint in the struggle to reach the Millennium Development Goals – our common vision for building a better world in the 21st century. We can see more clearly...