. Then talk of his prosecution for human rights abuses began. Mr. Jammeh announced that the vote was flawed and appealed to the Supreme Court.
Since then, Gambia’s election drama has unfolded with strange twists. Regional leaders flew in but failed to persuade Mr. Jammeh to accept the vote. A hashtag circulated on social media — #GambiaHasDecided — with citizens calling for him to step down. The court effort stalled, largely because Gambia has not had a full panel of Supreme Court judges in more than a year, after Mr. Jammeh fired justices and refused to refill the bench.
A court hearing on the case was recently rescheduled, but not until May, potentially leaving the fate of the country uncertain for months.
Mr. Jammeh called Liberia’s president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is also the chairwoman of the Economic Community of West African States, appealing for help in assembling a panel of Supreme Court justices to hear his case immediately. Mr. Jammeh broadcast the phone call to the nation, unbeknown to Ms. Sirleaf, who apparently thought the conversation was private.
Mr. Jammeh’s cabinet is showing cracks. His information minister, who for years had staunchly defended him, fled the country. This week the minister of finance resigned, and a day later his replacement also resigned. The minister of tourism and the health and social welfare minister have also quit.
Mr. Jammeh has fired others who have called on him to respect the election results. Sheikh Omar Faye, Gambia’s ambassador to the United States, was called back from his duties after publicly appealing to Mr. Jammeh to step down.
Mr. Faye said it was morally difficult for him to remain silent while Gambians were in a state of uncertainty.
Alhaji Moamar Njai, the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, also fled the country, citing fears for his safety.
Joining them are tens of thousands of citizens who have run to the countryside or poured across the border in fear of bloodshed. Even the election winner, Mr. Barrow, has left the country. Last week, he flew to Mali to meet with other regional leaders who pledged their support.
For now, he is in Senegal, planning his inauguration ceremony and avoiding security risks that might emerge in Gambia. Over the weekend, his 7-year-old son back home died of a wound from a dog bite. The funeral took place without Mr. Barrow, who had been advised to stay in Senegal for his safety.
In recent days in Banjul, the capital, shops in the main markets have stayed closed out of fear. Food prices have shot up, tripling in some areas.
Gambia’s intelligence officers have arrested several opposition sympathizers and have shuttered three independent radio stations. At least six people have been detained for wearing or selling T-shirts bearing the #GambiaHasDecided logo, according to Amnesty International.
The huge presence of security forces across the city is making everyone uneasy. Amy Sakho, a resident of Serekunda, said she went out on Monday to buy a Barrow T-shirt for inauguration day but backpedaled when she saw the police on the streets.
Jaime Yaya Barry reported from Banjul, and Dionne Searcey from Dakar, Senegal.
On the first weekend in September, the DTM will be racing at the famous TT Circuit in Assen (Netherlands). The circuit, which is known above all else for motorcycle racing, already thrilled the Audi drivers at its premiere last year. The anticipation for Assen is twice as great this time: It is the first opportunity that spectators will be allowed to watch DTM races live at a circuit this year.An artistic rendering of the Ybor Harbor project vision.
Tampa developer Darryl Shaw filed a planned development rezoning request Thursday to transform 33 acres along Ybor City's waterfront.
Called Ybor Harbor, the proposal would create a mixed-use waterfront development surrounding Ybor Channel, according to a news release.
The property — spanning 20 blocks located just south of Adamo Drive — lies at the northern tip of the Ybor Channel, and was historically used as a port.
The plans call for the property to include up to 2,586 residential units, 140,400 square feet of general office space, 375 hotel rooms, and 292,260 square feet of commercial retail space.
Shaw says that the project aims to connect the urban neighborhoods of Ybor City with the Channel District, Water Street and Gas Worx developments, as well as the city’s downtown core.
“Our focus is on creating a vibrant neighborhood, enhancing connectivity, and bringing the public to our city's cherished waterfront,” Shaw said in the release.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor touted the idea of further enhancing downtown Tampa's waterfront.
Earlier this week, Shaw took the lead on the Florida Aquarium’s “Sea Change” campaign, a fundraiser that will go towards building new exhibits. The expansion is scheduled for completion in 2025.
“To have someone of Darryl’s stature chair this exciting next chapter is an honor and we are incredibly grateful for his willingness to support the Aquarium through his vision and leadership of this fundraising campaign,” said President Roger Germann (right) of the Florida Aquarium. Shaw (left) will be a part of the "Sea Change" campaign starting this month.
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}After the recent worldwide incidents of attacks on the places of worship, especially the shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, a group of activists belonging to the Christian community have come up with a plan to form their own community-based security force with help of district administrations in order to protect churches and prevent terrorist attacks there.
On Wednesday, leaders of the Pakistan Churches Security Council (PCSC), a newly formed body for protecting churches on self-help basis, said the body will train volunteers to identify suspicious people, spot unclaimed bags, and detect arms, bombs and other potentially dangerous objects.
“We have confidence in our law enforcement agencies and our efforts will help them protect our worship places,” said Nauruus Ghori, who heads the PCSC. He added that police personnel deputed outside churches could not identify the suspicious people without help from the community.
There are more than 1,200 churches in various parts of the city; however, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) provide security mainly to big churches, he said. “We have an estimated statistic that there are around 1,200 churches across the city and in some neighbourhoods, there are more than 30 churches,” Ghori told The News. He was of the view that it was impossible for the LEAs to protect all the churches in the city, due to which the PCSC was planning to train volunteers from each neighbourhood at the church-level to ensure security at their places of worship.
Shepherd Anwar Javed, another activist from the Christian community, said the PCSC will start training volunteers from Karachi and it will expand the training to other parts of the country later. “With help of churches’ administration, we will identify a group of 10 to 15 youth from the community and then ask security organisations to provide them basic training including how to identify suspects coming to churches during religious festivals,” he said.
“Within a year, we are planning to train at least 6,000 volunteers,” Javed maintained. As our religious festivals – Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter – are fast approaching, some churches have already started issuing identity cards and car stickers to the community members as part of increased