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Jammeh wins Observer Personality Award 2001

President Yahya Jammeh was last Saturday awarded the Daily Observer Leadership Award 2001 at the paper’s 10th Anniversary dinner and dance held at the Palm Beach Hotel. The award was received by the vice-president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, who was the Chief Guest of Honour at the occassion. Last year, the nation’s leading newspaper decided to launch Personalities of the Year Award to deserving Gambians in different facets of the nation’s life: leadership, politics, business, sports, entertainment and society. Below is the citation for President Jammeh’s Award: LEADERSHIP PERSONALITY AWARD 2001 This award is presented to H E the President Of the Republic Of The Gambia, Rtd. Col Dr. Alhaji Yahya AJJ Jammeh. In 2001 H E Jammeh completed his first five years as the first elected President of the Second Republic. This was a highly successful term characterised with crucial development projects in an atmosphere of peace and stability.

 

Halifa Sallah

National Assembly member for Serrekunda Central won the Society Award for his “invaluable contribution to raising the level of awareness of Gambians on their constitional rights and responsibilities”. Alhaji O B Conateh (Fisco), veteran sports patron won the Sports Personality Award for his invaluable contribution to the development of sports in The Gambia. Fatou Mas Jobe of the Standard Chartered Bank, won the Business Personality Award for being a worthy representative of her customers. Ossou Njie Senor Veteran Musician Ossou Njie Senor won the entertainment Personality Award for inspiring many Gambian musicians into active recording. During the dinner, many Observer staff were also awarded for outstanding achievements in the following categories: Best Vendors -Lamin Jatta and Solomon Minkah, (sponsor, Gamstar); Best Freelancers: Pa Malick Faye and Saihou Bah, (sponsor, AGIB); Best Staff Reporter: Ebrima Papa Colley, (sponsor, CBG); Best Compositor: Jainaba Baldeh, (sponsor, SCB); Most Disciplined Staff: Betty Quacco and Margaret Jones, (sponsor, Camelot); Best Manager: S B Danso and Ndiouga Sarre, (sponsor, IBC); Best Overall Staff: Alhaji B M Baldeh, Managing Director Daily Observer (sponsor, TBL). Awards were also given to 42 business companies in The Gambia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~