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Current Feed ContentCOMMONWEALTH GAMES EXECUTIVES MEET PRESIDENT JAMMEHThe President of the Republic of The Gambia, Alhagie Dr Yahya Jammeh, yesterday received at State House the Executive Bureau of the Commonwealth Games Federation, which comprises 71 nations in the world. Accompanied to State House by a high powered delegation including Sheriff Gomez, the Secretary of State for Youth and Sport, their visit was meant to brief the Gambian leader on the three-day general assembly of the Federation in The Gambia. Speaking at the meeting held at the cabinet room of...MUSLIM MEDITATIONS: Islam preaches religious toleranceWell-known Islamic scholar MJ Mohammed Iqbal writes about the significance of the Holy Quran and Islamic teachings. Islam preaches total social harmony which includes religious harmony that the whole world needs. Despite our age of information, geographical unification of countries and internationalisation of learning and economics, the world badly requires a strong movement to dispel aggression in the name of race and creed. Islam provides an excellent model implemented by Prophet Muhammad...Business & Finance: We were right to come to The Gambia - Oceanic Bank MDOlumuyiwa Eleazar Ogunmilade, the managing director of the new entrant into The Gambia’s Banking Industry, Oceanic Bank (Gambia Limited), has stated that the bank made the right choice in coming to The Gambia. The 42-year old Nigerian Banker, who holds a bachelors degree in Political Science and a Masters in Finance was speaking to Business and Finance in his office in Kololi. “Before coming to The Gambia, we looked at many things. Yes, it is a small country but there were many things that...Darboe Agrees with President Jammeh Over Zero Tolerance on Rape, OthersThe recent zero tolerance on rape, drug trafficking and armed robbery declared by President Jammeh is indeed a sound idea in the mind of Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the main opposition United Democratic Party, who has also totally condemned such acts. Speaking in an exclusive interview with our reporter last evening, the UDP leader said crime of whatever nature should not be condoned in any society. For Lawyer Darboe, criminal activities like rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking...Jammeh Declares Zero Tolerance for Armed Robbery, Drug TraffickingIn yet another no non-sense reminder to all supposed armed robbers, drug traffickers and paedophiles, President Yahya Jammeh has said his government will not deal such inhuman acts in this country. “We will not tolerate armed robbery, we will not tolerate drug trafficking and we will also not tolerate any form of paedophilia”, he said, adding that this does not mean that The Gambia is a racist country. President Jammeh was speaking last Friday during the passing-out ceremony of 876 recruits of...Today is International Day on Zero Tolerance to FGMThe Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC) with its National Committees in 28 African countries and the Group Sections, in 16 countries outside of Africa, observes February 6, 2008 as the 5th anniversary of the International Day on Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The theme for this year’s celebration is “Partnering with the media to reach Zero Tolerance to FGM.” By “Zero Tolerance to FGM”, IAC means that FGM should not be tolerated for any reason, at any...Christmas Message by His Excellency, President of the Republic, Alhagi Dr. Yahya A.J.J JammehFellow Gambians As Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas, I wish, first of all, to express sincere gratitude and thanks to the Almighty Allah who made it possible that we have lived to witness yet another Christmas season. I also take the opportunity of this great occasion to wish all Gambians and residents of The Gambia a very happy and joyous Christmas celebration. The celebration of Christmas affords us the opportunity to not only reunite and enjoy with families, friends and...GLOBAL: Doors of tolerance begin to open for gay MuslimsSuhail AbualSameed looked calm, yet he was shaking inside. He was seated before a row of ulama, distinguished Islamic scholars, from Afghanistan to Yemen at the International Consultation on Islam and HIV/AIDS, organised by the charity, Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week. The previous day, several of them had denounced homosexuality as un-Islamic and evil. Today, AbualSameed had something to tell them. "As a gay Muslim, I feel unsafe, unloved and...A Culture of PeaceToday is International Day of Peace Celebrations. All around the world, activities have been lined up to promote global cease-fire and non-violence. Here in the Gambia, the West Africa Network for Peace-building (WANEP – The Gambia) is in the forefront of the crusade to make the world a much more peaceful place. In its press release, WANEP – The Gambia stated: “WANEP Gambia wishes to use this occasion to call on all peoples of the world, in particular persons residing in the Gambia to...NIGERIA: Wave of repression on so-called ‘amoral’ behaviourHuman rights advocates in Nigeria are voicing alarm about recent arrests of cross-dressing men and of women allegedly wearing ‘indecent’ clothes, saying the arrests could signal a deterioration of civil rights. In the mostly Muslim city of Bauchi in northern Nigeria, 18 men were arrested last month while dressed up as women. In the country’s biggest and traditionally more permissive Christian city, Lagos, scores of women have been arrested in recent weeks for allegedly dressing indecently. ... |
