‘US in process of identifying ambassador to Gambia’
‘US in process of identifying ambassador to Gambia’
The visiting US State Department director of West African Affairs told Gambian journalists Wednesday that his government is “currently in the process of identifying an ambassador to The Gambia” to replace Edward Alford who has since been reassigned to Afghanistan.
BREAST CANCER SURGERY INSTITUTE FOR GAMBIA 2014
A renowned Moroccan breast cancer surgeon and a legal practitioner Thursday announced plans to establish the first ever Breast Cancer Surgery Institute in the country by October 2014.
Professor Raja Aghzhadi, also The Gambia’s honorary consul to the Kingdom of Morocco, made the disclosure at State House in Banjul during her meeting with the vice president and Women’s Affairs minister.
Led to the presidency by The Gambia’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Lamin Kabba Bajo, Professor Raja is currently on a visit to the country to raise awareness about the devastating effects of breast cancer that puts the lives women at greater risk.
Gambia - Solo Sandeng Picked up by NIA
Mr. Ebrima Solo Sandeng, the Executive Secretary of the UDP youth wing was today Monday December 9th 2013 picked up by the NIA from his house in Serrekunda and taken to their headquarters in Banjul The Gambia. Mr. Sandeng called his colleagues while en route to Banjul with the NIA and spoke to some of upon his arrival to confirm his custody and location. A UDP youth delegation then quickly made their way to NIA offices in Banjul but they were told Mr. Sandeng was not held there. The delegation then decided to go to Police Headquarters in Banjul to report the abduction of their colleague by the NIA. At Police Headquarters they were told the notification needed to be filed in Serrekunda since that was the jurisdiction the abduction occurred. The delegation drove back to Serrekunda and filed a missing persons report with the police there.
Gambia's Lands Director Malamin Jatta Dies In A Car Accident!
Malamin Jatta, Director of Lands died last night during an automobile accident, sources close to the Lands Ministry said. The accident has been blamed to bad roads. Gambia's road network is in deplorable condition. Almost all the roads are in tatters.
Gamtel, NDEA, Kanilai Bakery Workers Not Paid For Months!
The Mighty European Union, including the other Gambian donor partners must be laughing at the Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, who told us barely some months ago, before parting company with Taiwan, that he doesn’t need the West’s “chicken change” aid money. Guess what? The broke ass dictator’s administration is unable to pay workers salaries. We have reached a stage that things are falling apart in the Gambia. Gambian workers have been working for months without pay. And the salary nonpayment is a recipe for instability. Civil disobedience is inevitable if these poor workers are not paid.
The proposed Unity Rallies comprising of UDP, PPP, NRP, and GMC are scheduled to take place on Saturday December 14th 2013 in Serrekunda
The proposed Unity Rallies comprising of UDP, PPP, NRP, and GMC are scheduled to take place on Saturday December 14th 2013 in Serrekunda, and Sunday December 15th 2013 in Brikama. These unprecedented gatherings are the result of the ongoing collaboration between the opposition parties on the ground and the diverse diaspora community as represented by the Committee For The Restoration of Democracy in The Gambia (CORDEG).The purpose of the rallies are to bring all the forces of democracy under one tent and then jointly fight the necessary battle to end tyranny.
Gambia - Forum discourages stigmatisation, discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Thursday convened a daylong forum for stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS, designed among other things, to discourage stigmatisation and discrimination of people living with the disease.
The forum also created the opportunity for information sharing, consensus building on key development issues, facilitation of dissemination of best practices and strengthening of policy making for the government of The Gambia.
Gambia - NIA DG Captain Lamin Saine Dismissed!
By The Soldier
Pa, This is The Soldier. Permission to write SIR. My able boss asrightly predicted by The Soldier, dictator Jammeh has started making big changes. As we speak the NIA DG Captain Lamin Saine has been dismissed with immediate effect. According to highly place sources close to the corridor of power the Director General of NIA has been dismissed and he is handing over at this hour to Yankuba Badjie who will be the acting DG.
Pa, this is just the beginning, lot's of heads will roll this week. According to reliable sources the DG is handing over to Yankuba Badjie. Everyone at NIA is in disbelief and in shock, Yanks should also go. Dark days are coming to Gambia. Yanks is going to kill lot of people. Captain Saine may also be arrested. Since his appointment the NIA started arresting more and more people. He is a blind man but very wicked.
Jammeh Sleeping With His Sister’s Daughter Fatou Jammeh?
Awa Jammeh Cleans Jallow Kanilai’s Stinking Feet For Him; NIA And Senior Government Officials Asked To Turn In Their Laptops For Inspection, As Jammeh Searches For Freedom Informants!
Dictator Yahya Jammeh is an interesting human being. His delusional personality is now driving him into having love with his brother's daughter. Crazy stuff, right. Well there is this girl called Fatou Jammeh. Fatou is the daughter Jallow Kanilai’s brother one Araba Jammeh. The State House is reporting that Oga has been messing with Fatou Jammeh. He had Fatou for a day at his villa. This was the girl Oga sent to Taiwan to read. Interesting. The same girl remove Jammeh's grey hair from his head.
Gambia - Kanimang Sanneh hands over to Omar Sampo Ceesay
Confirmed sources have told the Daily Observer Thursday that the former chairman of the Basse Area Council (BAC) has been appointed the governor of the Upper River Region (URR) with immediate effect.
Omar Sampo Ceesay took the baton from Kanimang Sanneh, who hitherto this development, was celebrating his appointment as the acting governor of the region.
Readers would recall that Kanimang Sanneh, a native of Sandi Kunda and former Jimara lawmaker took over the keys from a long-serving governor, Omar Khan, in September, this year.