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Babylon 55 Trial Still Dragging

The much prolonged Babylon55 trial is still dragging on at the Brikama Magistrates’ court.When the case resumed last weekboth the state counsel and the policeprosecutor were not in court despite the presence of the all the accusedpersons and as a result the case was adjourned to the 12thNovember 2008.

Statement of John McCain of the Republican Party

Today weare seeing how, in so many ways, Washington is on the wrong track. We needchange and I know how to deliver it. The status quo is not on the ballot.Change is coming. The question is: in what direction will we go? Aspresident, I will help to create jobs for Americans in the most effective way apresident can: cutting taxes, giving small business owners the tools to createnew jobs and protecting your life savings. I will lead reforms to help familieskeep their homes, help every citizen...

New ICT Bill in the Offing

In itsdrive towards the development of the ICT sector in The Gambia, the Departmentof State for Communication, Information and Information Technology is puttingfinishing touches to a new Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)bill, for presentation at the National Assembly towards the end of the 2008legislative year.The draftbill, which was the subject of a one-day review and validation workshop at theParadise Suites hotel yesterday, is among others envisaged to encourage a morerational...

Theft From the State is theft From us All

How disappointing to read of the antics of Manlafi Sanyang.All too often now it seems people in positions of trust are abusing that trustfor their own selfish gain. There are many people living in The Gambia whowould dearly love a highly prized government job and all the security thatcomes with it but they simply do not have the option. In many cases there maybe well qualified and perfectly trustworthy individuals out there who deservethe job more than those who abuse their power but that’s...

Statement of the Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice During the Inauguration Period of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Secretariat on the 23rd July 2008

Your Excellency The Vice President, Aja Dr. Isatou Njie-Saidy Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly My Lord The Chief Justice My Lord The Chief Justice Secretaries of State here present Secretaries of State here present Members of The National Assembly Members of The National Assembly Members of the Diplomatic Corp Members of the Diplomatic Corp Service Chiefs Service Chiefs Senior Government Officials Senior Government Officials...

Two Gambian Parliamentarians Return From Delta State

Hon. Sulayman Joof Vice Chairman, Joint Committee on Administration and Finance, Economic Policies and Budget Control and Hon. Momodou Sanneh a member of the said committee recently returned from Asaba in the Delta state of Nigeria. The ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee on Administration and Finance, Economic Policies and Budget Control met in Asaba, Delta State of Nigeria from the 7th to the 11th of July 2008. The theme of the meeting was ‘A Single Currency for the Community’. The meeting was...

State Given Ultimatum in Stalled Willy Joof Trial

The state prosecutor has been given an ultimatum by the Banjul Magistrates Court to proceed with the case of Willy Joof on the next adjourned date or leave the court with the only option of discharging him. Addressing the prosecution, Magistrate Kayode said that he would grant one more adjournment but that if on the next date the state prosecution failed to proceed with case, the court would discharge the accused. Earlier the defence counsel, Lamin Camara, protested against the state’s...

State’s Appeal in Carnegie Mineral Case Dismissed

Gambia Court of Appeal on Thursday dismissed the appeal case filed by the state against the High Court’s decision of 30th April 2008. The case in question was against Carnegie Mineral Company, an Australian mining company in the country that recently had its operational license revoked by Gambian authorities. The authorities later preferred criminal charges against the company. The charges include economic crime and stealing. The High Court, presided over by Justice Naceesay Salla-Wadda, on...

Illegal Migration is a Misplaced Priority- Secy Grey-Johnson

The Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Mr Crispin Grey-Johnson, has denounced the tendency of youth to rush headlong into illegal migration, describing the craze as a misplaced priority. According to him, the seemingly unending practice of embarking on life-endangering, mostly sea voyages by African youths in attempts to enter Europe through what many call the “Back Way” makes no sense. The practice, which has in recent times resulted in arrests and loss...

Former State House Logistics Officer to Open Defence Today

Ex-Superintendent Manlafi Sanyang, former State House Logistics Officer, is expected to begin testimony in his defence today before Magistrate Kayode of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. The case in question, which was scheduled for the beginning of defence yesterday, could not proceed due to a scheduled meeting Gambia Bar Association was supposed to hold. Ex-Superintendent Sanyang was alleged to have sold without authorisation a motor vehicle with reg. No. BJL 4591A, a government property, while...