By Sainey M.K. Marenah – Following a successful two-weeks of intensive training course which covered maritime intelligence, among other subjects, more than 40 officers of the Gambia Navy have been awarded certificates. The course which also dealt with non-commissioned officers’ leadership, among others, was conducted by a team of US navy instructors on board US HSV-2 Swift which docked in Banjul sea port a couple of weeks ago. The training was part of Africa Partnership Station (APS), which is a US government initiative geared towards equipping Gambian security outfits and other African nations in a bid to strengthen maritime security. The... Continue Reading
Professor Sylvester Monye (MFR), Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on performance evaluation and monitoring can best be described as an erudite scholar who believes in the Nigerian project. Monye demonstrated his uncommon patriotism when he left a lucrative academic career in the Diaspora to serve his fatherland. Since that epochal decision, Monye has remained as constant as the Northern star in the corridors of Government and has helped to fashion out reforms that have repositioned Nigeria’s economy and bureaucracy. Monye comes with an impressive portfolio of service and result-oriented background in the act of Governance. Described as an astute... Continue Reading
By Hassan Abbas, Dar es Salaam – President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania on Friday addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) in a speech he categorically reminisced on Tanzanians fifty years of independence and its contribution to the international relations. “I’m happy that fifty years now after the independence of Tanganyika, the country under the new United Republic of Tanzania has continued to be a bonafide member of this noble organization,” he said in a speech availed to Shout-Africa.com over the week end. The president said as the founding father of the nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere informed the... Continue Reading
….. Says Veteran US Journalist – By Sainey M.K. Marenah – A veteran African American journalist and author has underscored the significant crucial role journalists in whole over the world play in ensuring the elections are free and fair. Herb Frazier who is the public relations and marketing manager for Magnolia Plantation and Gardens and the lead consultant on the just concluded ICFJ election reporting course for Gambians journalists was speaking in exclusive interview with last Thursday said: “Journalists has crucial role in the democratization process in election by informing voters before the election so that there can be fair... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has reacted to the conviction of Lawyer Moses Richards and his sentencing to two years imprisonment by the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, by calling on the Government to free Moses Richards. In a press release issued yesterday and signed by its President, Sheriff M Tambedou, the Bar condemned Richards’ conviction, which it “considers as an assault on the independence of the profession, as well as a malicious attack on the independence of the Bar.” Below we reproduce the full text of the GBA press release verbatim: This is a general broadcast from... Continue Reading
