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Sierra Leone ALERT: Newspaper fined

Awareness Times, a Freetown based newspaper, was on Thursday November 6, 2008 fined 5 million Leones, approximately ($1,700) by the Independent Media Commission (IMC) for failing to publish the imprint of the paper. According to Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)’s correspondent, a release circulated by the IMC on Friday November 7, 2008 stated that the Commission found that the October 29, 2008, November 2, 3 and 5, 2008 editions contravened provisions of sections 32 (1) and (2) of the...

Teenage life crisis

It is not so often that you come across Gambian writers (excuse me, that is not to say they do not exist!); but even more uncommon is to meet young Gambian writers, as young as Irene Touray. In fact meeting with a writer is one thing, but to meet with one worth their while is an altogether different matter. Of late though, this country has seen a fair level of increase in literary performance, thanks to sporadic discourse on the problems facing the men and women in the profession. There is...

Young writer looking for a publisher

Malick Nyan, a young Gambian writer is desperately seeking for assistance from NGOs, private companies and individuals to help him publish his book. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Observer, the young writer emphasized that he had already completed a 40 page-book essentially based on important events and developments in the Gambia since 1447 to date. According to him, the book will help both the young and old generations to capture important events and developments that took place...

Malick Nyan Seeks Support for Publication

Malick Nyan, a staff member at the Sheraton Hotel in Brufut, is seeking the support of local business people and investors to fund the publication of his book of important dates and events in The Gambia’s history. Mr. Nyan has been researching and compiling the book for over a year and is hoping to get the finished product on the shelves by the end of this year. Malick Nyan was born in Banjul in 1975 and started his education at JC Fay Nursery School. He later proceeded to Bakau Primary School...

RE: Wackenhut G4 exploits us

Editor I would appreciate if you could kindly publish this in your paper RE: Wackenhut G4 exploits us … Lamin Touray Editor’s Note: Sorry to cut you off Lamin, but if you go into our archives at Observer.gm you will see that we have exhausted this subject. Happy reading!