Human rights activists not given up on Jammeh

By Kemo Cham

Despite his carefully calculated maneuver to save himself from the obvious hullabaloo that awaited him at CHOGM, Yahya Jammeh still has much to worry about, if the words of Maja Daruwala, Director of the India-based Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), are anything to go by. Mrs Daruwala has vowed that the issue over the refutation of anti-human rights remarks by Yahya Jammeh is not over. Her declaration, as published by Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, came shortly after the authorities in the Caribbean nation, host of next week’s Common Wealth summit, indicated that any decision to take action against the Gambian dictator for his threatening remark will be rest in the hands of heads of governments.

Michael Scales Responds To Mai Fatty’s Letter

Dear Mr Fatty,

This is a difficult letter to write. May I first of all thank you on behalf of my dear wife and myself for your thanks and praise. This is entirely undeserved but much appreciated nonetheless. The letter from The Baroness Kinnock, has much personal meaning, accompanied by a sense of personal, professional satisfaction for me. If you consider that I am from poor parents who were avid supporters of The British Labour Party all their lives..... my only regret, is that my Father is not alive to witness that Glynis Kinnock mentions my name seven times, in her well considered letter.

Jammeh Cancels CHOGM Trip Meeting For Security Reasons-State House Sources Revealed!!!

By Staff Reporter Bakary Sonko, Banjul

Details are emerging regarding President Yahya Jammeh’s conspicuous absence at the CHOGM meeting slated to take place in Trinidad later this month. Reports have it that the President’s decision  not to attend the Summit was due to security related issues. Mr. Jammeh is increasingly worried about the loyalty of the country’s military. He fears being toppled if he ventures into overseas trips, said a close aide to the President. Mr. Jammeh has informed the relevant authorities presiding over the CHOGM meeting about his intentions of not attending the Summit. He failed to advance any reason for his move, but sources close to corridors of power in Banjul hinted that the President’s decision was as a result of fear.

…Revelations Coming Freedom Archives

NADD ELECTION MANIFESTO RELEASED!!! ELECTION MANIFESTO 2006 NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT BASED ON COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP WITH PEOPLE ORGANISED IN “CIVIL SOCIETY” ASSOCIATIONS PRIORITIES: * DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE * FOOD SECURITY, AFFORDABILITY AND SELF RELIANT AGRICULTURAL BASE * PROCESSING, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND COTTAGE INDUSTRIES * HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYMENT CREATION * ENERGY, MINING AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT * POVERTY ERADICATION, INCOME GENERATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, (SATISFACTORY CROP FINANCE SCHEME, GOOD NUTRITION, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION , SATISFACTORY PENSION CONDITIONS, HOUSING, RECREATION AND GENERAL WELFARE) * WOMEN, CHILDREN, THE DISABLED AND THE AGED * AFRICAN INTEGRATION AND PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF PEACE May 2006 Vision and Mission Sovereignty resides in the people. The people of the Gambia are owners of public power and authority. They have the absolute right to determine how the Gambia is governed. Leaders are mere trustees of public power and authority. They are to utilize such power and authority on behalf of the people to safeguard their economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights to ensure their collective liberty, dignity and prosperity while safeguarding their fundamental rights and freedoms. As public trustees they are required to be transparent in their exercise of public authority. They are also required to render account to the people regarding their period of stewardship of national affairs in order for the people to determine whether they are worthy of their continued trust and confidence. In this regard, the facts reveal that after 12 years of AFPRC/APRC rule the government has not lived up to its promises of transforming the Gambia “into a dynamic middle income country, a financial centre, a tourist paradise, a trading export oriented agricultural and manufacturing nation, thriving on market policies and a vibrant private sector, sustained by a well educated , trained, skilled, healthy, self reliant and enterprising population and guaranteeing a well balanced ecosystem and a decent standard of living for one and for all, under a system of government based on the consent of the citizenry” as stipulated in its strategic document, i.e. Vision 2020. Instead of being a “dynamic middle income country” the Gambia has become a heavily indebted poor country with 69% of its population living in abject poverty. It is evident that export of agricultural produce is being jeopardized by poor marketing arrangement. Manufacturing is almost absent. The private sector is starved of investment capital thus leading to the contraction of the productive base. This has led to poor revenue earnings, escalation of internal and external borrowing to meet the requirement of both the recurrent and development budgets, insignificant growth in employment and income, skyrocketing cost of living and perpetual rise in poverty.

Posted on Saturday, September 09, 2006 (Archive on Thursday, September 28, 2006) Posted by PNMBAI  Contributed by PNMBAI

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Jammeh will not attend CHOGM meeting

Did he bow down to pressure again?

By Kemo Cham

Reports have emerged that Gambia’s tyrannical ruler, who is currently putting up with the most ferocious of opposition from the international community for an irresponsible statement he made last September, will not be attending the Common Wealth heads of state meeting later this month in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. As reported by the Caribbean Daily News, on its Wednesday 18th November 2009, Trinidad’s Foreign Minister has confirmed that Yahya Jammeh will not be among the 53 leaders attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGOM). The reported however said that the Gambian delegation would be led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs.