An
18-day training for staff of City Limit radio on fundamental human rights and
freedoms guaranteed by the Gambian constitution has ended on Saturday.
The
in-house training was organised by the radio management as part of a project to
enhance the capacity of the Gambian media which is sponsored by the European
Union through UNESCO.
Speaking
at the closing ceremony held at City Limit, along Kairaba Avenue, Madi Ceesay,
National Assembly member of Serekunda West, said journalism is a dynamic
profession and the public relies on the media for correct information.
Deputising
for the Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Ceesay said radio station
is a medium for development, change and transformation.
He
said for radio workers to be able to do this, their skills need to be
consistently be sharpened.
Leszek
Bialy from UNESCO-Banjul office said there is no democracy in any country where
there is no freedom of expression, hence of the importance of the training by
City Limit.
The
chairman of National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), Alhaji Sering Faye,
applauded the management of City Limit for its foresight in organising the
training.
He
said the fact that radio management had chosen to enlighten its staff on the
1997 constitution was a plus for the NCCE since one of the mandates of the
council is to raise awareness of the public on the constitution of the country.
Faye
appealed to those who had gone through the training to continue to disseminate
what they had learned from the constitution.
The
occasion was chaired by Babucarr Cham, the general manager City Limit
Radio. He said during the 18-day
training, the participants were taken through chapters 1, 2 and 4 of the 1997
constitution.
