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ZIMBABWE: 94 percent of schools fail to open

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

About 94 percent of Zimbabwe's rural schools - where most children are educated - failed to open this year, the UN Children's Fund said on 10...

Intercontinental Airways Dragged to Court

Monday, December 01, 2008

One Captain Walter Okakpu on Friday 28thNovember sued the Intercontinental Airways at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, claiming $31, 051.35 or...

A Perennial Problem Which Must be Resolved

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

It is extremely distressing to read that principals all over The Gambia are having such difficulty in filling vacancies at their schools for the...

Ex-Superintendent Manlafi Sanyang Paid my salary - DW2 Tells Court

Picture: Manlafi Sanyang

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Mr. Malang Dampha, the second defence witness in the ongoing trial of ex-Superintendent Manlafi Sanyang, on Monday told Banjul Magistrates’...

17 miners strike at Gamico

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

At least 17 miners from Gamico, a mining company based in Sanyang Village, are reportedly started on strike, in protest against “unlawful” deduction...

A Case of Industrial Injustice

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

It is disheartening to learn that toiling employees of a hotel have not been paid salaries for up to about four months. With food prices on the rise...

CHAD: Every silver lining has a cloud

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

An estimated 3,000 humanitarian workers are based in the remote east of Chad assisting over 250,000 Sudanese refugees and 180,000 displaced Chadians,...

Draft Civil Service, Pension Reform, Under Review

The Point

Friday, March 14, 2008

In a bid to ensure equitable and sustainable policies for a competent and efficient public service, the Department of State for Finance and Economic...

20% Salary Increment Costs Govt. D200m Annually - Finance Secy.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

The much talked about 20% salary increment recently authorized by President Jammeh is set to cost the Gambia government D200m (Two hundred million...

Students Call for Salary Increment for Teachers

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

In the Face of 20% Rise for Civil Servants The increase in number of schools within the country and the recent 20% salary increment for civil...