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Current Feed ContentWhy They Come and GoIt was not known for a long time why senior government officials get booted out of office. Most of them only get to know of their dismissal through a dismissal letter, without the public knowing the reason or reasons for their dismissal. This lack of official explanation has always fuelled all sorts of rumours - some damning, some benign. As the grapevine buzzes with excitement in the wake of a dismissal, it is always difficult to know which version to believe because those who are thrown out...DRC-ZAMBIA: Kivu fighting slows refugee repatriationLUSAKA Wednesday, November 26, 2008 (IRIN) - Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is jeopardising a voluntary repatriation programme for Congolese refugees in neighbouring Zambia, a senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official has said. "Just before the fighting erupted in the [eastern] Kivu region [of DRC], the number of refugees registering for voluntary repatriation in the Mwange and Kala camps [in northern Zambia] had shown a significant increase. But now, very few are...Treasury to act on Sh105b pending billsA draft action plan is being prepared by the Government to clear all pending bills, estimated at Sh105 billion.Treasury Permanent Secretary Joseph Kinyua disclosed this yesterday at a consultative meeting for senior government officials, at Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi.ZAMBIA: Refugees facing food shortagesLUSAKA Thursday, November 06, 2008 (IRIN) - A funding shortfall is jeopardising food supplies to about 3,000 of the most vulnerable refugees living in two of Zambia's largest camps, a senior UN refugee agency (UNHCR) official has told IRIN. "We have received communications from WFP [World Food Programme] stating that from 2009 they will stop providing food to refugees at the Meheba and Mayukwayukwa refugee settlements. This is due to circumstances beyond their control: they don't have funding...COMOROS: Concerns over possible social unrestPORT LOUIS Friday, August 22, 2008 (IRIN) - High food and fuel prices may push Comoros to the brink of "social unrest" says a senior UN official. Hopes were raised in Comoros when the government ousted rebel leader Mohammed Bacar in a military operation in March 2008 to take control of Anjouan Island, and officials promised that the assault would bring long-awaited stability to the three-island archipelago in the Indian Ocean. But, rather than ending a painful history of coups, political...Trial of Former Senior Government Officials ContinuesThe trial of Bai Ousman Secka and Muhammed Batata Juwara continued yesterday at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Lamin George. During yesterday’s proceedings, Lawyer Borry Touray told the court that he had gone through the case file but he had no intention to cross-examine the state witness. It will be recalled that the two former senior government officials at the Department of State for Foreign Affairs are standing trial on charges of conspiracy to commit a felony, making false...Bai Ousman Secka, Batata Juwara Trial ContinuesThe trial of the two former senior officials at theDepartment of State for Foreign Affairs Bai Ousman Secka and Muhammed BatataJuwara continued yesterday at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before MagistrateLamin George. In court yesterday, the state witness Bakary Malick Houmacontinued his testimony under cross-examination by the leading defence counselAwa Sisay Sabally. Mr Houma, Permanent Secretary at the Department of State for Works,Construction and Infrastructure, told the court that...Shake up at APRC BureauReliable reports reaching the Daily Observer have revealed that two senior officials at the APRC National Bureau in Banjul have been relieved of their positions. The two, namely Aja Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang, the administrative secretary No 2 and Majanko Samusa, the assistant national mobiliser for youths were removed mid last week. No official reasons have been publicly given for their removal and no replacements have been made as yet. It could be recalled that Mrs Sanneh-Bojang assumed the...Kaur Senior Secondary Holds Graduation CeremonyKaur Senior Secondary School recently held their annual speech and prize giving ceremony at the school hall. Speaking at the occasion, the Principal of the school, Mr. Alasan Jobe, commended the level of commitment and dedication shown by the staff of the school in their pursuit of the goal of quality, relevant education for all. According to Mr. Jobe, at the beginning of the academic year there was a shortage of staff at the school. The intervention of Mr. Momodou Baba Jallow, the former...An Example to All of What Not to DoLet us hope that the words spoken by Senior Magistrate, Abdoulie Mbake, in the GRTS attempted theft case come true. In handing down his judgement, Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake said he convicted the persons to serve as a deterrent to others who might be thinking of committing a similar crime. Abdoulie Kujabi and Ebrima Gomez, both employees of the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS), were on Monday convicted and sentenced to a fine of D1000, 00. Alternatively, they are to serve a... |
