By Shout-Africa Gambian Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has again denounced the practice of homosexuality, saying that as long as he remains the President of the Republic of The Gambia, such practice will never be accepted in the country. Jammeh, who was speaking Monday during the swearing-in ceremony of ministers of his new Cabinet, said anyone engaged in such practice in the country is in the wrong place. “We know what human rights are. Human beings of the same sex cannot marry or date,” Jammeh told Cabinet ministers, who took three different oaths of office, allegiance and secrecy, administered by... Continue Reading
Harare, February 15, 2012: U.S. Ambassador Charles Ray officially handed over US$62,000 in small grants to five Zimbabwean community-based groups at a grant signing ceremony in Harare on Wednesday. The grants are part of the 32-year-old U.S. Ambassador’s Self Help Fund, a U.S. government grassroots assistance program for small, community-based development projects. Since 1980, the Fund has awarded approximately $3 million through 300 grants to groups in all 10 provinces. The recipient organizations are involved in various community income and service projects, including a dormitory for girls, a two classroom block, a borehole, a grinding mill and a garden project. The combined... Continue Reading
By Mark Oloo in East Africa – Kenya’s Parliament wants the country’s Central Bank governor Njuguna Ndungu to resign to allow for an independent investigation into his conduct. The indictment follows the governor’s failure to manage the recent sharp decline in the value of the Kenyan currency—the shilling— against the major world currencies. The fall, witnessed towards the end of last year, at one point hit a record of Sh107 against the US dollar, amid spiralling inflation and unprecedented increase in interest rates. A committee of Parliament, which probed the shilling woes, handed its report to the House today in... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, the House Plenary suspended, for two weeks, the controversial city parking regulation initiated by the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC). But the issue came about on Tuesday following a 2-hour grilling of Monrovia’s Acting City Mayor Mary Broh who was summoned at the House to provide justification for the city parking fees. House Speaker Alex J. Tyler later mandated a committee chaired by Rep. Sekou Konneh (Montserrado) to investigate activities of City Hall concerning the parking fees. Earlier, Madam Broh heard the reading of a communication by Rep. Wesseh Blamoh (Grand Kru)... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – As part of the Black History Month commemoration (BHM) Gweru US Education centre extended its reach out to campaign to schools in the rural areas. This year’s celebrations activities for Zimbabwe, involves an essay contest which targets colleges and high schools students. In a recently the tour that was facilitated by Orphans Education and Agriculture Support, to allow some children to be part of the centre, saw over 20 pupils from different schools attending the program. Orphans Education and Agriculture Support is a catholic organization that aims at uplifting and improving the communities by educating children as... Continue Reading
