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The secretary general, head of the Civil Service and minister of Presidential Affairs has reaffirmed the Gambia government’s fullest support to the annual legislative scrutiny of Public Accounts and Public Enterprise Committees (PAC/PEC).
Momodou Sabally was speaking Wednesday while presiding over the opening ceremony of the 2013 annual PAC/PEC pre-session retreat currently underway at the Kunta Kinteh Hotel in Albreda, North Bank Region (NBR).
Nollywood star Fatima Jabbe has been voted the best female actress at the African Oscars in Washington DC topping the list of 32 nominees in Africa People's Choice Best Actress category, say reports reaching What’s On.
At the prestigious dinner held at the Warner Theatre in Washington over the weekend, Ms Jabbe picked the award ahead of other Nollywood superstars including the likes of Omotola Jalade, Monalisa Chinda, Queen Amina and Ify Hollywood. London-based Ms Jabbe has featured in numerous Nollywood films shot in the UK and was one of the stars of the recently-shown Shameful Deceit.
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Jammeh, has continued to receive more congratulatory messages on the occasion of the country's 46th Independence Anniversary celebrations. The latest messages came from Micheline Calmy-Ray, the president of the Swiss Confederation, and Juan Carlos R, the King of Spain.
The president and commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has once again underscored the indispensable role of the military in Africa’s development and progress, stressing that the continent’s armed forces is the only institution that “can end the carnage in Africa”.
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh was speaking Wednesday evening at State House in Banjul, while receiving a 21-man delegation of directing staff and students from the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College.
Situé le long de la frontière sénégalo gambienne, le village de Gambissara est habité par des agro pasteurs. Seulement certains paysans, hormis les cultures céréalières, commerciales s’adonnent à la culture du chanvre indien, qui selon nos sources est bénéfique aux dealers de l’herbe qui tue.
Alhaji Omar Khan has confirmed to the Daily Observer that he was reinstated yesterday, April 28th, 2011, as governor of the Upper River Region (URR).
The Gambia said on Saturday that it does not recognize Alassane Ouattara as president of Cote d’Ivoire after the arrest of his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, with the help of the UN and French forces.
"The Gambian government will not recognize any president, President Ouattara included, nor African government that has been imposed by forces outside the African continent, no matter the reason," says the statement.
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, Thursday afternoon held talks with the special envoy of the president of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, who paid a courtesy call on him at State House.
The president of the Republic and commander-in-chief of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has warned that the ‘eye service syndrome’ in the army will not be tolerated, thus urging the officers to do their work with diligence, professionalism and a high sense of responsibility.
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh was speaking Wednesday afternoon at State House in Banjul while presiding over the piping and swearing-in ceremony of six officers of GAF who were recently promoted to various senior ranks in the army. The officers are Sulayman Badgie, Alhaji Martin and Bora Colley, elevated from the rank of colonel to Brigadier General; Umpah Mendy and Ousman Gomez, elevated from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel; and Solo Bojang and Ansumana Sanyang, elevated from the ranks of major and corporal to Lieutenant Colonel and Lieutenant respectively.
