The Presidnt of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh has effected changes to Cabinet with effect from yesterday, April 16th, 2012.

According to a media release from State House, the changes saw the removal of Sheriff ML Gomez as minister of the Interior, and the subsequent appointment of Lamin Kaba Bajo as a replacement with immediate effect.

Below is the full text of the release:

His Excellency the President of the Republic of The Gambia, Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J Jammeh acting under the provisions of Section 71 (4)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia has relieved Mr. Sheriff M.L Gomez of his Cabinet appointment with immediate effect.

His Excellency the President, acting under the provisions of Sections 71(1) and 71(3) has appointed Mr. Lamin Kaba Bajo as Minister of the Interior with immediate effect.

In the same vein, His Excellency the President acting under the provisions of Sections 71(1) and 71(3) respectively, of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia has effected a Cabinet re-shuffle with effect from 16th April 2012:

Mr. Mambury Njie, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs as Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Abdou Kolley, Minister of Water Resources, Fisheries and National Assembly Matters as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Minister of Foreign Affairs as Minister of Fisheries, Water Resources, and National Assembly Matters.

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Gambia: Jammeh Reshuffles Cabinet

The Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012 that was introduced by the Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak is no better than the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) that is intended to be repealed.

This new law shifts the absolute power from the Minister to the Police and the Public Prosecutor. We are now in a worse position than before with the Internal Security Act (ISA), as the police and the Public Prosecutor are not answerable to Parliament unlike a cabinet minister who is.

Can be jailed for indefinite number of years

A person suspected of a security offence can be jailed for years not unlike the provisions under the ISA. A suspect may be detained for up to 28 days at the order of a police officer of, or above the rank of Superintendent of Police (Section 4).

Within these 28 days, the suspected person may be charged in a High Court. Once charged, no bail can be granted (Section 13) to the suspect. If that is the case, the suspected person will be detained during the trial. After the trial, if he is convicted, he will be imprisoned under the Penal Code.

If the suspect is acquitted, at the request of the Public Prosecutor, he will still be remanded in prison pending appeal (Section 30). At the Court of Appeal, if the suspect is convicted, he will be imprisoned under the Penal Code and if he is acquitted, also at the request of the Public Prosecutor, will still be remanded in prison pending appeal to the Federal Court. Only after the Federal Court has acquitted him, will he be finally released. In practice, the entire process will take many gruelling years.

With the intention of incriminating the suspect, false evidence and false witnesses may be used against the accused as the identities of witnesses cannot be known to the accused under this new law. Appallingly, oral and written statements by a person who is dead or missing can be admitted as evidence too against the suspect!

More abuses can creep in

Barisan Nasional is willing to imprison a person even after the courts have found a person innocent! Barisan Nasional has admitted abuses under its rule using the Internal Security Act (ISA). With this new security law, more abuses against freedom and human rights are expected to happen.

Barisan Nasional government has also present amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code to empower the police to intercept postal articles, communications and to enter premises to install devices to intercept and to record the communication secretly. The Barisan Nasional government is bringing Malaysia back to the terror era of the communist Soviet Union and the Communist China of the 60s and the 70s.

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Following are summaries of some of the main stories in a selection of Lebanese newspapers Sunday. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.

Ad-Diyar

Khlalil: The government is ineffective

Majority: Search for replacement government postponed despite its paralysis and Mikati will not resign

Will the issue of the power-generating boats bring an end to the government?

The question circulated the corridors of power Saturday after Health Minister Ali Hasan Khalil announced from the south that we cannot continue in a government that does not meet the needs of the people in terms of development and does not restore the trust of people.

Energy Minister Gebran Bassil also announced that he would have a thunderous stance next week over the Prime Minister Najib Mikatis rejection to a the proposal of leasing out electricity-generating ships, preferring to build stations instead.

Despite the present atmosphere, sources told Ad-Diyar that the current debate will not lead to the collapse of the government and that the Cabinet will remain in tact for many reasons and that Mikati will not resign.

An-Nahar

Complete report by PM on electricity-generating ships

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By Jim Donovan: I just got word from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that 900,000 cabinet locks are being recalled. The kid-proof locks, which are supposed to prevent children from getting access to cabinet items like cleaning chemicals, arent kid-proof after all. The locks can be disengaged by small children, posing the risk of injury, due to dangerous or unsafe items.

The manufacuter of the locks, Doral Juvenile Group has received 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including reports of damaged locks. Of the reported incidents, the firm is aware of 140 children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years who were able to disengage the locks and gain access to the cabinets contents. In three of the reported incidents, the children who gained access swallowed or handled dishwashing detergent, window cleaner or oven cleaner, and were treated, observed and released from emergency treatment centers.

This recall involves Safety 1st Push N Snap cabinet locks with model numbers 48391 and 48442. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on packaging. The locks are used to secure cabinets with two straps that wrap around the knobs or handles on a cabinet door. When the product is in the lock position, a green triangle is shown through a window on the device. The Safety 1st logo is embossed on the front of the lock. Locks manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010 are included in the recall. The date of manufacture is embossed on the back. The arrow on the date wheel points to the month and the numbers of either side of arrow represent the year of manufacture.

Bed Bath & Beyond, and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2004 through February 2012 for between $2 and $4.

Consumers should immediately remove the recalled locks from cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement Push N Snap lock with model numbers HS158 or HS159. When removing the recalled locks, consumers are urged to immediately store dangerous items out of reach of children.

For additional information, contact DJG toll-free at (866) 762-3212 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firms website at http://www.djgusa.com

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BLOG: Child Safety Cabinet Locks Recalled

A massive recall of nearly 1 million Safety 1st Child Cabinet Locks has been announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The 900,000 Push N Snap Cabinet Locks were manufactured in China; imported by Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) Inc., of Columbus, Indiana; and sold at Bed Bath & Beyond and other retail stores, nationwide and online, at Amazon.com from January 2004 through February 2012 for between $2 and $4.

Young children can disengage the cabinet locks, allowing access to cabinet contents and posing the risk of injury, due to dangerous or unsafe items. To date, DJG has received 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including reports of damaged locks.

Of the reported incidents, the firm is aware of 140 children between the ages of 9 months old and 5 years of age who were able to disengage the locks and gain access to the cabinets contents. In three of the reported incidents, the children who gained access swallowed or handled dishwashing detergent, window cleaner, or oven cleaner, and were treated, observed, and released from emergency treatment centers.

This recall involves Safety 1st Push N Snap cabinet locks with model numbers 48391 and 48442. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on the products packaging.

The locks are used to secure cabinets with two straps that wrap around the knobs or handles on a cabinet door. When the product is in the lock position, a green triangle is shown through a window on the device.

The Safety 1st logo is embossed on the front of the lock. The date of manufacture is embossed on the back. The arrow on the date wheel points to the month; the numbers on either side of arrow represent the year of manufacture.

Locks manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010 are included in this recall.

The firm advises consumers to immediately remove the recalled locks from their cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement Push N Snap lock with model numbers HS158 or HS159. When removing the recalled locks, consumers are urged to immediately store dangerous items out of reach of children.

DJG can be reached, toll-free, at 1.866.762.3212 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday or at the firms website at http://www.djgusa.com.

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Nearly 1 Million Safety 1st Child Cabinet Locks Recalled

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of nearly 1 million Safety 1st Push 'N Snap cabinet locks.

The locks were recalled because young children can disengage the them, allowing access to cabinet contents and posing the risk of injury, according to the CPSC.

There have been 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet, including reports of damaged locks.

Of the reported incidents,Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) Inc., of Columbus, Ind., the company that distributes Safety 1st products,is aware of 140 children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years who were able to disengage the locks and gain access to the cabinets contents.

In three of the reported incidents, the children who gained access swallowed or handled dishwashing detergent, window cleaner or oven cleaner, and were treated, observed and released from emergency treatment centers.

The recall involves Safety 1st Push N Snap cabinet locks with model numbers 48391 and 48442. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on packaging. The locks are used to secure cabinets with two straps that wrap around the knobs or handles on a cabinet door. When the product is in the lock position, a green triangle is shown through a window on the device. The Safety 1st logo is embossed on the front of the lock. Locks manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010 are included in the recall. The date of manufacture is embossed on the back. The arrow on the date wheel points to the month and the numbers of either side of arrow represent the year of manufacture.

The locks were sold at Bed Bath & Beyond, Lowes and other retail stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from January 2004 through February 2012 for between $2 and $4.

Consumers should immediately remove the recalled locks from cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement Push N Snap lock with model numbers HS158 or HS159.

For additional information, contact DJG toll-free at (866) 762-3212 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firms website at http://www.djgusa.com.

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Safety 1st cabinet locks recalled; children can open them

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling Safety 1st Push 'N Snap Cabinet Locks.

The commission says it has received 200 reports that the child safety locks don't secure properly, meaning kids can get into the cabinets. Damaged locks have also been reported.

There have been three reported cases of children handling and even swallowing hazardous materials because the locks did not work.

The recall includes locks with model numbers 48391 and 48842 manufactured between January 2004 and November 2010. The model numbers are printed on the back of the product and on the packaging, and the date of the manufacture is embossed on the back.

Push 'N Snap locks are produced by Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) and are sold at Bed Bath & Beyond and other retail stores and online at Amazon.com for between $2 and $4.

The CPSC advises consumers who bought the product to remove the recalled locks from cabinets and contact DJG for a free replacement with model numbers HS158 or HS159.

You can contact DJG at (866) 762-3212 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit http://www.djgusa.com.

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TASK OF MAINTAINING REST AREAS IN SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY TO BE VESTED IN GOVT OWNED COMPANY

The Cabinet decided to vest the task of development, operation and maintenance of rest areas on the Southern Expressway with Sri Lanka Insurance Resorts and SPAS Private Limited, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Limited on a 99 year lease, on proposal by the President as Ports and Highways Minister.

The rest area in the country's first E-01 Expressway is at Welipenna on the 44th Km from Kottawa.

The Cabinet decided to allocate Rs 341 million to proceed with the project for relaying of pipe borne water supply system within the Galle Municipal area on the recommendation of Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

The Galle Water Supply Scheme covers 50 Grama Niladhari divisions within the Galle Municipal Council area through 18,235 domestic consumer connections and 2,049 non-domestic consumer connections. The beneficiary population is 101,420 people. Some pipes laid are over 100 years old and need replacement.

It has been observed that the people living within the Galle Municipal Council area do not have an alternative source to cover their daily water needs, except the pipe borne water supplied by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.

The Agriculture Ministry has been entrusted with the task of providing 2.5 million packets of seeds to the Department of Agrarian Development, each containing 10 varieties of vegetable seeds for the distribution among beneficiaries under Divi Neguma -2012 programme.

The inaugural ceremony of this national programme is to be held islandwide on April 5.

The proposal by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to procure this requirement through the private sector along with leaflet at a cost of Rs l78 million was approved by the Cabinet.

The Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding on mass media signed with the Pakistan government during the recent visit of President Mahinda Rajapaksa to Pakistan on the recommendation of Mass Media and Information acting minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene.

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(WPRI) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of Safety 1st Cabinet Locks after more than 200 reports of children opening cabinets meant to be locked tight.

What's underneath your kitchen or bathroom cabinets? Probably lots of things you don't want your children near.

That's why parents buy locks like these. But Safety 1st is recalling 900,000 Push N' Snap Cabinet Locks after numerous reports poured in to the CPSC. The manufacturer, Dorel Juvenile Group has received 200 reports of locks that did not adequately secure the cabinet.

According to the complaints:

Consumers are being asked to remove the locks and contact the company for a free replacement lock. In the meantime, remove poisonous products out of reach.

Twenty-nine million gas cylinders manufactured by Worthington are being recalled.

The actual name of the product may be listed as Map Pro, Propylene and Mapp gas cylinders. The seal on the cylinders can leak after torches or other fuel consumer equipment are disconnected from them posing a fire hazard.

Consumers should return the containers to the store for a full refund. No injuries were reported regarding the gas cylinders.

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By Paul Christian, Reporter Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:25 AM

A ROW has erupted over the replacement of care homes in Welwyn Garden City.

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Plans to build a new home Bericot Way were given the green light by the County Councils cabinet on Monday.

It will replace the existing Hyde Valley House and St Michaels House, both in Welwyn Garden City.

The County Council site will house a 75-bed older persons residential care home; a 15 place day care centre for older people; four supported living units for assessment and re-ablement, for occupancy up to two years; 10 respite units for clients with a physical disability; and one re-enablement flat for older people.

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Row erupts over county council green light to replace OAP care homes in Welwyn Garden City