By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – The Gambia is among the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change in Africa, and the capital city of Banjul is threatened by climate change, Momodou B. Sarr, Executive Director of the National Environment Agency, NEA, has said. Sarr was presenting a paper at the day-long launching of the TANGO policy dialogue held at the TANGO office recently. He told a group of experts, policy-makers, development officers as well as journalists of climate change’s impacts on the country’s infrastructure, including potential inundation of a large part of... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – It is forty six years after independence and there is ample evidence that The Gambia is still grappling with key development challenges, despite the numerous gains that are being registered. The ‘poverty level remains high amidst other disturbing indicators in the areas of maternal and infant mortality, HIV/AIDS prevalence and in hygiene and sanitation’, Yankuba Dibba, board chairperson of TANGO has said. Dibba, who was speaking yesterday at the launching of the TANGO Policy Dialogue held at the TANGO office in Kanifing, opined that the provision of quality, affordable... Continue Reading
By Ohemeng Tawiah, Nhyira Fm-Kumasi – Development partners who have been providing funds to support the Ghana School Feeding Program have since the beginning of this year, held up on such assistance. This is because the original objective of implementing the social intervention programme in schools in deprived communities has been abused. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, says Ghana government has had to look elsewhere for funding to sustain the programme. He was speaking at a day’s sensitization workshop on the reorganization of the School Feeding Program. The program was attended by Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – After years of a legal battle, vacation judge Emmanuel Nkea of the high court in Banjul Tuesday discharged two former judges, an ex-Judicial Secretary and ex-Bailiff of the high court. They were facing charges ranging from neglect of official duty, to stealing by public officer, aiding and abetting a public officer to steal, economic crimes and forgery. Justice Ngui Mboob Janneh, Justice Amina Saho Ceesay, both former high court judges; Haruna Jaiteh, ex-Judicial Secretary and Alhagie LS Sonko ex-bailiff of the high court were freed following the filing of a Nolle prosequi... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade yesterday ended a one-day working visit to The Gambia with calls on his Gambian counterpart, President Yahya Jammeh, to help intervene in solving the conflict in neighbouring Casamance. President Wade was met on arrival at the Banjul International Airport by President Jammeh, and they later held talks at the Coco Ocean hotel in Bijilo. Announcing his mission, President Wade said he was on a brotherly visit to The Gambia to seek President Jammeh’s intervention and assistance in solving the conflict in Casamance. “I have done my part... Continue Reading
