National exams results made public by WAEC

The Banjul-based office the sub-regional educational body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has made public the results from the May-June 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). 

 

WAEC said a total of 7847 candidates from 66 Senior Secondary Schools registered for the examination, of which 4226 (53.85%) were male and 3621 (46.15%) female.

In its Tuesday’s statement, WAEC revealed male candidates dominates their female counterparts in 26 of the 31 subjects registered by both categories of candidates. 

More Revelation as to the D8 Million Debt at the GFA

Omar Sey, GFA Interim Spokesperson

The Gambia Football Association, GFA, Normalisation Committee recently declared that it has inherited D8 million in arrears from the former executive.

Speaking at a press briefing at Football House, the first since the committee was installed last March, Omar Sey, spokesman of the committee said they have been able to raise a loan to settle the salary arrears and dues of retained and retrenched staff and are in touch with our legal team to make an advance towards settling the court action that impounded our bus.

 
But Sports View Newspaper managed to get the official summary of GFA creditors which was prepared by the Normalization committee led by OB Conateh which represents a bogus figure aims at discrediting the tremendous development programme undertaken by Seedy Kinteh led executive committee.

Gambia lost 22mn euros of EU support over rights concerns

President Yahya Jammeh, pictured in 2011. (AFP Photo/Seyllou)

The European Union cancelled 22 million euros ($26 million) in budget support to Gambia in 2010 due to concerns over human rights and governance, a report released Thursday showed.

Gambian leader celebrates coup, not country

The West African state's autocratic president has elevated his coup d'etat over his country's independence.

Yahya Jammeh overthrew The Gambia's democratically elected president in a coup d'etat in 1994 [AFP]

 

By Lamin Jahateh |  Aljazeera – Aug 1, 2012

 

Banjul, Gambia - Last week, on July 22, Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh celebrated the day he overthrew the country's democratically elected president in a coup d'etat in 1994. Then a lieutenant, Jammeh led a group of young soldiers to overthrow the government of President Sir Dawda Jawara. Jawara was among the key people who fought for the independence of The Gambia from British colonial rule, and subsequently became the first prime minister and later president of the country after independence.

President Jammeh has now for 18 years commemorated the day he broke one of Africa's longest traditions of electoral democracy. In the celebration, he justifies his unconstitutional action by claiming the former government had not been developing the country, and that his bloodless coup was a move to salvage the country and bring development to the people.

The Gambia: Arresting and Detaining Court Reporters Damages Public Trust in the Judiciary

Statement / ARTICLE 19 / 01 Aug 2012

ARTICLE 19 is concerned about the arbitrary arrest and detention of three Gambian journalists who were investigated for alleged contempt of court. 

 

These actions against journalists reporting on court cases prevented them from informing the public about the work of the judiciary. 

 

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Gambian authorities to provide remedies for the violations of the journalists’ rights to liberty and freedom of expression and to ensure that the media is free to report legal proceedings in the public interest.