BY OUR WASHINGTON DC,  JUDICIAL  CORRESPONDENT

  The half a million dollar suit brought against The Gambian government by the US leading lobby group called the EAW GROUP, INC, has taken a dramatic twist today, as the presiding judge ruled that come May 30Th, 2006, the said case will proceed. US District court judge Gladys Kessler,  made the ruling today at a  Washington DC court room.

  EAW SAYS THEY WANT THEIR MONEY.

  EAW GROUP, INC sued the Jammeh government for breach of contract and loss of earning.  It is reported that the Ruling APRC regime, had failed to honour the terms and conditions of the said agreement, which was signed by the two parties some years ago. Unhappy with the government's unwillingness to accept any liability, EAW, resorted to dragging The Gambian government to court.

  The case,  the first of its kind to be registered in the US judicial system, is attracting local and international attention. In Friday's hearing, judge Kessler, urges parties involved in the said suit to file their  Pretrial Statement, now towards April 11, 2006.  The US judge also ruled that a "Pretrial Conference will be held on April 11,
  2006 at 4:15 p.m."

  It would be recalled that the sole objective of the said contract, between EAW GROUP, INC and The Gambian government was to use the former to attract US and European investors into the impoverished tiny West African country.

  The following Gambian officials are expected to testify in the said case, namely Ambassador Grey Johnson,  Ambassador John P Bojang and James Kujabi, a former Deputy Chief Protocol officer at the President's office in Banjul.  As promised, this paper will keep its readers posted about developments,as the trial unfolds.  Below is judge Gladys Kessler's ruling.  Please read on......



  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  ______________________________
  :
  EAW GROUP, INC., ::
  Plaintiff, ::
  v. : Civil Action No. 02-2425 (GK)
  :
  REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA, ::
  Defendant. :
  ______________________________:
  O R D E R
  It is this 16 day of December, 2005, hereby th
  ORDERED that trial shall commence on May 30, 2006; it is
  further
  ORDERED that the parties’ Pretrial Statement shall be filed on
  April 5, 2006; it is further
  ORDERED that a Pretrial Conference will be held on April 11,
  2006 at 4:15 p.m.; it is further
  ORDERED that the parties’ in limine motions, if any, shall be
  filed by March 1, 2006.
  /s/
  December 16, 2005 Gladys Kessler
  United States District Judge
  Copies to: Attorneys of record via ECF
  Case 1:02-cv-02425-GK-AK Document 85 Filed 12/16/2005 Page 1 of 1







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