Tuesday 13 January 2015 Capital f.m News NATIONAL: Gambian Islamic clerics denounce terror attack. Gambian religious leaders under the auspices of the country’s Supreme Islamic Council (SIC) Monday joined the chorus of global condemnations of the December 30th terror attack on State House, orchestrated by dissidents based in Senegal, Germany and the United States of America. Peace & security, a precondition for development- VP tells Gambian forces. The vice president and Women’s Affairs minister has underscored as a precondition to development, continued peace and stability, and asserted that President Jammeh will not compromise as far as these are concerned. Lawmakers resume public institutions’ scrutiny. Legislators on Monday resumed sittings at the National Assembly in Banjul for the annual scrutiny exercise of public institutions and agencies in line with their oversight mandates. ‘WFP assistance impacts on livelihoods of rural Gambians’. The World Food Programme Gambia Country Office latest impact assessment exercise on the financial aid given to rural communities in Niamina Dankunku and West Districts of the Central River Region (CRR) has shown improved livelihoods of the beneficiary dwellers, officials have said. Man commits suicide. A 29-year-old man Monday committed suicide by hanging himself to death in the Serrekunda suburb of London Corner, Kanifing Municipality. Farmers lament persistent cattle poaching in border villages. Rural farmers under the auspices of the Commission of Cattle Owners of The Gambia, Senegal and Guinea Bissau, have lamented what they called the persistent cattle rustling in the border villages of these countries. Source: Daily Observer INTERNATIONAL: France attacks: Funeral ceremonies in Paris and Jerusa Funeral ceremonies have been held for seven of the people shot dead in last weeks attacks in Paris. At a ceremony in central Paris, President Francois Hollande honoured the three police officers who died. Four men killed at a kosher supermarket have been buried in Jerusalem. Egypt: Hosni Mubarak fraud conviction overturned. A court in Egypt has overturned the convictions for embezzlement of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and ordered a retrial. Facebook restricts violent video clips and photo Facebook has begun placing warnings over videos posted to its site, stating their contents might shock, offend and upset if viewed. AirAsia cockpit voice recorder found - Indonesian officials. Divers in the Java Sea have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501, say officials Source: BBC SPORT: Ballon dOr: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo retains award with third win Cristiano Ronaldo has been awarded the Ballon dOr for a third time at a ceremony in Zurich. Source: Skysports Full story visit our website capitalfm.gm
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:05:46 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015