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Police Nab Three Foreign Nationals

The Gambia Police Force recently arrested three foreignnationals for allegedly stealing a cannon from Senegalaccording to sources.They are Ebrima Jobe and Sheikh Jeng, Senegalese nationals,and Yusufa Ouedrago a Burkinabe. Sources further reveal that the three suspects stole acannon from Sally village in Senegal,belonging to one Ousman Mbenga of Senegal.The source reveals further that the cannon was seen in The Gambia by aSenegalese national who notified the owner in Senegal, who came over to...

Farato Imamship Crisis Resolved But…

Despite efforts by the new chairman of Farato Village Development Committee Mr.Saikou Njai and The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) to resolve the Imamship crisis in Kombo South Western Region their exist still some problems. In their bid to resolve the long standing Farato Imamship crisis, The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) send a delegation to the village to address the situation. To that effect, a meeting was convene on October 26th at the said mosque which was attended by the...

Antwerp Banjul Challenge Donates to Batokunda Village

The Antwerp Banjul Challenge recently donated an ambulanceto the community of Batokunda in the Kombo South district of the WesternRegion. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the ward councillorfor Kartong Ward, Lamin Jambang Jammeh, urged the beneficiaries to make gooduse of the ambulance. For his part, the Alkalo of Batokunda Village, Fafa Jatta,expressed his appreciation to the donors for their generous gesture which he saidwill contribute greatly to the development of the village. He...

Football Administrative Course Underway

A three-dayfootball administrative course is underway at KunkujangVillage in Kombo South District of WesternRegion. The three-day course is organised and sponsored by the Kunkujang SportsDevelopment Association KSDA and the course brought together 20 participantswithin the village. Speaking at the opening ceremony, thepresident of Kunkujang Sports Development Association, Mr Lamin Sambou, saidthat the course has been organised to equip the participants with skills andnew techniques in sports...

New Gunjur Alkalo to be Inaugurated Sunday

This Sunday will see the official inauguration ceremony of the new Alkalo of Gunjur Village in Kombo South Alhagie Sulayman Touray, alias Parding Sulu. Speaking to The Point, a senior member of the village elder’s council, Alhagie Sheikh Saibani Cham, said that the day will be an historic one because it will see great displays of customs and traditional systems. He said that the new Alkalo was the people’s choice as he had been persuaded by many of them to take the position. He further called...

Youth Arraigned in Court for Theft

One Ebrima Faal was recently arraigned before Magistrate Pa-Harry Jammeh on a charge of stealing. According to the statement of offence on or about 25th September 2008 at Farato Village the accused allegedly stole the following items a wallet containing D500, 000, one radio valued at D125, an ID Card among others being the property of one Samba Kebbeh. When the charge sheet was read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty. There he was urged by the court to produce his birth certificate and the...

People of Someta Village Benefit from Philanthropists

The people of SometaVillage in Foni Berefet District recently benefited from the donations of both a Dutch and Belgian Philanthropist. The donors gave a milling machine value at 2000 Euro, 120 bags of cement for the construction of the ArabicSchool and four taps to the village of Someta. During the handing over ceremony all the V.D.C members were present. Mr. Erect, from the Netherlands, the Chief donor, urged the beneficiaries to take proper care of the items. In the event that the machine...

Yundum Man Charged

One Yankuba Dibba of YundumVillage was on Wednesday arraigned before Magistrate kayode of the Brikama Magistrates’ court on a charge of stealing. He denied the charge. According to the particulars of the alleged offence, on 8th February 2008 at Yundum the accused stole the sum of D5000 from one Jarra Manneh the property of the women Kaffo. The case was adjourned until 29th October 2008. In another development, the trial of one Kemo Saho was also resumed on Wednesday at the Brikama Magistrates’...

New Gunjur VDC Presents Public Report

The newly formed Village Development Committee (VDC) of Gunjur has given out its first public report on its activities for the past six months. Speaking at a village meeting held in the village over the weekend, Mr. Eliman Touray, Assistant Secretary General of the committee, said the committee, six months after taking over, has spent a total amount of D21, 526 in filling potholes within the streets of Gunjur. The money, he added, was collected from individuals. For his part, Mr. Abdou K....

KSYC, GVDC Embark on Cleansing Exercise

Kombo South Youth Congress, in collaboration with Gunjur Village Development Committee, recently embarked on a massive cleansing exercise at the Gunjur fisheries Centre. Speaking to The Point, the chairman of the Kombo South Youth Congress, Malang Fatty, said the congress was engaging in the exercise monthly in other villages in the district. He called for unity and understanding among the youth of Gunjur. He revealed that environmental sanitation is a concern for every citizen and expressed...