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JORDAN: Government stops issuing residency permits to Iraqis

AMMAN Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (IRIN) - The authorities in Amman have said they will no longer issue or extend residency permits to Iraqis who are resident in the kingdom legally or illegally. A deadline by which Iraqis were supposed to get their paperwork in order expired on 17 June 2008. Jordan is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and has no refugee law or asylum procedures. The Jordanian government, therefore, regards the estimated 500,000 Iraqis as "guests", "temporary...

“Back Way is no Solution” - ONTBWE Chairman

The Chairman of the group Operation No To Back Way To Europe(ONTBWE), Babucarr Jabbi, has reiterated his groups call for young men todesist from trying to enter Europeillegally. Inan interview with The Point, Mr. Jabbi stated that illegalmigration is never a good actandthatitgives the nation of The Gambiaa bad name. He referred to the practice as a disease and decried the lack of acure at the moment. He urged the youth of the nation to always work to maintainthe high reputation of The Gambia...

Forestry Act Violators in Court

At least four alleged Forestry Act violators were recently arraigned at the Brikama Magistrates’Court on a charge of felling trees without authority. According to the particulars of the offence on or about 11 October 2008 at SibanorForestryPark, the accused persons were found illegally cutting down trees without any authority, which is contrary to the Forestry Act. The accused persons were Famara Jammeh, Sainey Badjie, Modou Soury Njie and Bakary Sonko. At that juncture the case was adjourned...

Gamtel Staff Face Economic Crime Charges

Three staff members of Gamtel, Ebrima Bandeh, Adama Ceesay and Sheikh Gaye were on Thursday 16th October 2008 arraigned before the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on various economic crime charges. According to count one, Ebrima Bandeh, in April, May and June 2008 in Abuko, being the Director of Multimedia Services of Gamtel, did wilfully cause the loss of D197, 239 to Gamtel. (Being the revenue loss suffered by Gamtel from international calls diverted through a sim-box illegally installed on...

New Rules for UK Immigration

In what is seen as a bid to further tighten its immigrationpolicy, the government of United Kingdom has introduced new immigration rulesregarding re-entry into the UK, stipulating provisions to ban return for people(for varied periods) who happen to break its immigration laws.The new rules, according to a letter addressed to theGambian High Commission in UKfrom the UK Managed Migration Policy, introduces a change to the way in whichthe UK treats applicationsto return to the UKfrom people who...

SOUTH AFRICA: Zimbabweans flee with hope and US$50

"We know why you're in South Africa - Life in Zimbabwe is murder these days", a billboard greets Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa's border town of Musina; it also asks them to return to vote in next month's election, but so far the people traffic has remained solidly one-way. January was a busy month for Musina's authorities. After spending Christmas with their families, Zimbabwean migrants returned to South Africa to earn the money that will sustain their relatives back home. On some...

Case Against Casamance Eight Continues

The state yesterday added four fresh charges to the charges against the suspected Casamance felons, bringing to eight the total number of charges against the accused persons who have been charged on four counts, namely Conspiracy to commit felony; Spying; Receiving military equipment illegally and unlawful possession Gambian National Identity Card. Yesterday’s proceedings saw the prosecution of one more suspected accomplice, Wuyeh Jarjue, making nine the number suspects standing accused. The...

Uganda's Milton Obote

Uganda and their first head of state, Milton Obote. On the eve of independence from the British in 1962, Uganda’s future looked bright. While the neighboring countries of Kenya and Tanzania resorted to bloody insurrections to secure their freedom, Uganda simply watched as the British organized a peaceful withdrawal, leaving the country’s nascent infrastructure intact. As the new Ugandan government formed to fill the British void, divisive nationalism among the many ethnic groups did not...