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Current Feed ContentUDP, NRP Constitutional Case Set for Next SessionThe constitutional contest filed by the United Democratic Party, National Reconciliation Party and Momodou K.Sanneh against the Attorney General and the Independent Electoral Commission has been deferred until the next session of the Supreme Court. According to Chief Justice Abdou Kareem Savage, the panel was not properly constituted to hear the matter. He said they would endeavour to have the Seven-Member Panel of Judges to hear the matter. The three plaintiffs are contesting at the Supreme...Ngoyan F.C Plumbi United Share the SpoilsThe football community in Banjul have to spare and wait for another date, Wednesday 19thNovember 2008, to discover a new victor between the mighty Ngoyan and Plumbi United in the 2008 knockout final in Banjul. The well-contested final played at the Banjul Mini Stadium, fondly called KF5, was marked by elated euphoria on the part of the crowd and an excellent display of football between the two teams on the pitch who stood at each other’s throats for victory. However, both teams enjoyed plenty...United Nations Day ObservedFriday October 24th was the United Nations Day. To mark the day, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivered a statement. Bellow we reproduce an excerpt of his message. “On this 63rd anniversary of our Organization, I join you in celebrating UN Day. This is a crucial year in the life of our United Nations. We have just passed the midpoint in the struggle to reach the Millennium Development Goals – our common vision for building a better world in the 21st century. We can see more clearly...Second Promotion for Tallinding United in GFA First DivisionThe Tallinding Kujang football club, Tallinding United, regained promotion to the Gambia football Association First Division League over the weekend by finishing second with 31 points. A 1-0 win over Flamemins on Saturday has earned them the qualification for the first division outfit after four years of absence. They will now join second division leaders Brikama in the 2008/9 Gambia Football Association league. Reacting to the development, Alhagie Jandi team manager of Talliding United...Brikama United Coach: We will Gain Promotion to First DivisionThe HeadCoach of second division giants Brikama United, Lamin Kah Bojang,has expressed optimism that his team willgain promotion to the GFA First Division League this year. He madethese remarks while speaking to Pointsportsat the teams training ground at Mahaad Senior Secondary School FootballField in Brikama. He said, “the boys are determine to ensure that we are promoted to the GFA First DivisionLeague this time around after failing to qualify last season. We were not luckyand lost the second...Nema Go Top – Just!Nema Unitedhave overtaken Brikama on goal difference to become leaders after both sidesstood head to head with 17 points in the just completed week eight of TheGambia football Association second Division league.The boys ofNema were right behind Brikama but managed to bounce back in a surprise 1-0 winover former leaders Brikama.They won 5games, drew 2 and lost once. With only asingle match to go in the first round of the first division, the battle for thetitle is still open. Any of the two teams...US Grants Gambia the AGOA Textile VisaThe United States Government has granted The Gambia a textile visa, which allows the country to export textile and garment products to the U.S. duty free and quota free under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). News of the much-awaited textile visa was contained in a letter sent to the Secretary of State for Trade, Industry and Employment, Honourable Abdou Colley, from the United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, on April 28th a press release from the United...United Nations and Corrupt PracticesThe United Nations is in the grip of a moral crisis. The BBC has learned that the UN ignored or suppressed evidence that its troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo gave arms to militias, and smuggled gold and ivory. It heard allegations that inquiries were halted for political reasons. Of course this is not the first crisis of its kind to hit the UN in recent years. For some time now it has been clear that the UN is in need of serious reform. Its moral authority in the world has been...YOUNG OBSERVER - The need for unity among AfricansLet us try and come together and by doing so, we will be able to achieve our aims and aspirations. Without closer collaboration, there can be no meaningful development. The division of our continent by the colonialist and the so-called superpowers should not seperate us in any way. The superpowers are exploiting our labour and natural resources, using their ideologies. Why can’t we have our ideologies rather than depending on thiers? These ideologies create a dismal atmosphere in Africa. People...Gambia Govt - UNDP Country Action PlanAccording to the Country Programme Action Plan between Gambia Government and the United Nations Development Programme, in recent years The Gambia, with a population of 1.3 million people , has witnessed a sharp increase in the urban population, which has risen from 37.1% of the total in 1993 to 50.4% in 2003. The majority are young people (63.6 percent of the population under 25 years of age). The formal sector is very small, employing just over 10% of the labour force. Low literacy levels... |
