{"id":43611,"date":"2023-09-26T17:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=43611"},"modified":"2023-09-26T17:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:02:01","slug":"omar-bah-wins-lamin-dibba-reporter-of-the-month-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/omar-bah-wins-lamin-dibba-reporter-of-the-month-award","title":{"rendered":"Omar Bah wins \u2018Lamin Dibba Reporter of The Month Award\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Standard newspaper has presented its Lamin Dibba Reporter of the Month Award to chief reporter Omar Bah.<\/b><\/p>\n

The D10,000 cash prize was donated by Mr Dibba, a former Gambian journalist now resident and working in the United States.<\/p>\n

Mr Dibba, who for several years has sponsored prizes to motivate reporters at the paper presented the award to Mr Bah.<\/p>\n

The Standard, The Gambia\u2019s leading daily newspaper, in its citation for the award, singled out Mr Bah for his hard work and commitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe award is in recognition of his stellar efforts that best exemplifies the cliche\u0301 of a true journalist,\u201d the newspaper noted.<\/p>\n

Unveiling the award, the managing director of The Standard newspaper, Sheriff Bojang, commended Mr Dibba for sponsoring the award. He also commended the management and staff of the paper for their wonderful commitment.<\/p>\n

Mr Bojang also thanked his former prote\u0301ge\u0301s like Sheriff Bojang Junior (now based in UK) and Omar Bah (now based in the US) for having donated air-conditioning and photographic equipment worth tens of thousands of dalasis to The Standard.<\/p>\n

For his part, Lamin Dibba, said he felt obliged to sponsor the award given his experience with The Standard newspaper\u2019s founder Sheriff Bojang. He said Mr Bojang opened all the avenues for him to be who he is today.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, whenever I come to The Gambia, I feel like doing something for The Standard. I don\u2019t have money to give to Sheriff but I can do things like this to motivate the staff of the paper,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He urged the reporters to keep up the momentum and ensure they protect the respect The Standard has built for itself over the years.<\/p>\n

Mr Dibba has given monthly and annual awards to reporters amounting to over D100,000 over the years.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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