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<p align="center"><font size="2"><b><font size="5">COMMISSION ON
AG'S REPORT NETS D.5M </font></b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2"><b> The presidential commission of
inquiry into the queries raised by the Auditor General's Report
has recovered D500,000 equivalent to $33,000. </b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2"> The head of the commission, Justice
George Gelaga King, who is also the chairman of the National Council
for Law Reporting, made the disclosure to the Daily Observer shortly
after the commission's sitting yesterday.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2"> Two months ago, the Office of the
President instituted the commission to investigate all the financial
malpractices and irregularities at all the various government
departments and parastatals for the period of 1994 to 1998. The
departments include Foreign Affairs, Health and Women's Affairs,
Local Government and Lands, IEC, Central Bank, Gambia National
Commission for Unesco.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2"> Public enterprises like the Gambia
Ports Authority and GTTI were also on the list. The presidential
commission has been empowered to investigate and make an independent
inquiry into those queries raised by the AG's Report so as to
find out whether or not any malpractices and irregularities are
committed or not. The commission is also to find out the amount
of public fund lost as a result and the identity of person involved
in the irregularities.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2"> In addition to this, the commission,
which comprises Rudolph Sowe, KC Sallah with Alhaji Omar Faal
as the secretary, is to review recommendations made in the report
with a view to determining whether to appropriate or address the
malpractices and to make any further recommendations.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2">Justice King added, "We have interviewed
about 50 witnesses, taken the evidence and made entry for the
payment of the recovered money to the government treasury." The
commission, which initially had three months to wind up it assignment,
has been given an additional time.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2"> A period of three months, Justice
King said, "is not enough to tackle over 600 queries raised in
the Auditor General's Report." </font><font size="2"> </font></p>
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<p align="center"><b><i><font size="5">UDP's Bakary Manneh rebuts
Tombong Jatta</font></i></b></p>
<p><font size="2"> UDP's Bakary Manneh, who is nursing aspirations
for the Serrekunda East seat has dismissed claims by the sitting
National Assembly member for the area, Fabakary Tombong Jatta,
that he helped in providing pipe-borne water to the people of
Tallinding. Reacting to Mr Jatta's claim at his Tallinding residence
Monday night, Mr Manneh asked, "How can that be? </font></p>
<p><font size="2">The extension of water services in this area was
negotiated by the former MP OJ, myself and another colleague who
was with me in the then Serrekunda East Development Committee.
I remember three of us went to meet David Jawara, the former managing
director of the then GUC on a Saturday morning to negotiate the
project and it came soon afterwards. </font></p>
<p><font size="2">In fact, then, we only had one tap which was situated
at the mosque. Things were already in the pipeline before Tombong
Jatta was voted in." Mr Manneh, better known by his alias 'Bateh',
said the Latrikunda Sabiji, Tallinding and Bundung lower basic
schools and the Latrikunda Sabiji market were put up by the development
committee of Serrekunda East during OJ's tenure of office as MP.
</font></p>
<p><font size="2">"Our committee was equally instrumental in the
building of the Ahmadiyya Hospital in Tallinding, the Serrekunda
East park as well as parts of the Serrekunda Health Centre. We
built the current outpatient block at the health centre initially
as a youth centre and later gave it up for use by the health centre.</font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Tombong Jatta was around but he never participated
because he saw us as a useless committee, mistakenly." Bateh cited
the current "appaling conditions" at the Tallinding market and
Fajikunda Health centre as indications of Mr Jatta's "irresponsive
nature towards the common plight of his electorate. "You go to
Fajikunda Health Centre and see what it looks like. </font></p>
<p><font size="2">The toilets are flooded and the surrounding smells
like hell. As representative of the people, Mr Jatta should be
making routine inspections to all these facilities to make sure
that everything is in place to serve the community." Regarding
the chances for his victory in the next National Assembly elections,
Bateh said, "Obviously, there is no room for Tombong looking at
the current political situation in Serrekunda. Remember, I was
able to pull out 8,067 votes after 18 days of campaigning and
Mr Jatta with all the time he had, got 9,575 votes.</font></p>
<p><font size="2"> Already, I have filled this gap and Mr Jatta
would have lost his deposit if I had little more time. In fact,
before I was certain of my candidature, I was campaigning for
PDOIS until such a time that the UDP decided to take part in the
elections."</font></p>
<p><font size="2"> He said his first priority if elected National
Assembly member for Serrekunda East, will be geared towards ensuring
that taxes paid by his constituents are returned to them in the
form of valuable projects and the creation of major economic lifelines
for the unemployed. "When I am elected, I shall not be like Mr
Jatta who is only there as a praise singer to President Jammeh.</font></p>
<p><font size="2"> I will endeavour to protect and serve the people.
When government wanted to increase passport fees from D100 to
D250, Mr Jatta supported it wholeheartedly without realising the
impact that will have on the population, especially the youths,"
Bateh said. </font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>154 police officers promoted </b>
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<p align="left"> <font size="2">The Inspector General of Police, Sankung
Badjie, has revealed to Daily Observer that 154 police officers
were promoted last week to various ranks. </font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">He said five officers at the rank of
inspector were promoted to chief inspector, five sub-inspectors
promoted to inspector, seven sergeants promoted to sub-inspector,
18 corporals promoted to sergeant, 18 first class officers promoted
to constable and 101 constable first class officers promoted to
constable.</font>
<p align="left"><font size="2"> IGP Badjie said the promotions would
motivate the officers noting that promotions were not decorations
but signify greater responsibility for the officers. He said in
efforts to build good relations with the public, the police need
to change their attitudes. The recent promotions are said to be
the most extensive in the second republic. </font>
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<p align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="5">Bumper
harvest forecasted </font></b></font>
<p align="left"><font size="2"><b>The acting director of Planning
at the department of state for Agriculture, Ebrima Camara, has said
that in spite of the late commencement of the rains, this year's
upland crops of all varieties are expected to perform marginally
better than last year.</b></font>
<p align="left"><font size="2"> Speaking to Daily Observer last week,
Mr Camara said the harvest of The Gambia's main cash crop, groundnut,
is expected to be 129,106 metric tons registering a five per cent
increase in production over last years. </font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">Mr Camara said the total rice production
is expected at 32,670 metric tons representing an increase of three
per cent over last year's harvest and an average increase of 28
per cent over the last five years. He further stated that the total
production of early millet is expected to be 77,728 metric tons
representing a seven per cent increase over last year's harvest
and an average of 41 per cent increase over the past five years.
</font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">Late millet is expected to yield 12,195
metric tons which is a 46 per cent increase over last year's and
representing 18 per cent increase over the last five years. Sorghum
is expected to register an output of 19,200 metric tons representing
a seven per cent increase over last year and 45 per cent over the
past five years. </font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">Maize is expected to register a yield
of 22915 metric tons which represents a 12 per cent increase over
last year and 50 per cent increase over the last five years. Mr
Camara said the total grain production is estimated at 132,038 metric
tons which represent an 11 per cent increase over the past five
years. </font>
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<p align="center"><font size="5">Orlando Kouch criticises beach bar
demolition</font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">Orlando Kouch, former destination manager
of FTI Gambia, has described as unnecessary the recent demolition
of beach bars by the department of state for Tourism and Culture.
</font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">He said the demolition exercise would
only succeed in increasing the number of 'bumsters' in the Tourism
Development Area, thus compounding the problem of the tourist industry.
"Those displaced in those beach bars are likely to find solace in
'bumsing'," he opined, pointing out that some demolished beach bars
were known to have been of assistance to hotels that had no direct
access to the beach. Mr Kouch, now the destination manager of LTU
Touristik, a German tour operator, in Morocco, added that in Morocco,
there are many beach bars but "the beach bars operate within the
framework of certain guidelines and regulations like cleaning their
surroundings daily and having a minimum of 20 sunbeds and 15 sun-umbrellas
each." </font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">He said the beach bars are subjected
to regular quality inspection, advising that Gambian beach bars
should be allowed to operate within similar guidelines and regulations,
which will make both the tourism authority and the beach bar operators
happy. </font>
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<p align="center"><font size="5"><b>WASSCE results released</b></font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">The results of the West African Senior
School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) taken in May/June this year
have been released. A total of 3,338 candidates entered for the
examination out of which, 3,324 students from 19 senior secondary
schools sat to the examination. </font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">A statement issued by the West African
Examinations Council indicated that 38 students had passes in 9
subjects, 276 had passes in 8 subjects, 301 had passes in 7 subjects,
425 had passes in 6 subjects, 421 had passes in 5 subjects, 413
had passes in 4 subjects, 397 had passes in 3 subjects, 317 had
passes in 2 subjects, 316 had passes in 1 subject and 420 failed
in all the subjects. </font>
<p align="left"><font size="2">Only 2 students had credits in 9 subjects
while 883 had no credit in any subject. The WAEC statement did not
provide a comparative analysis of this year's results with those
of the preceding years. The identities of the excelling students
have not also been indicated</font>.
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