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Father And Son Dragged to Court

One Alhagie Jaiteh, first defendant, and Momodou Jaiteh, second defendant, who is also the father of the first defendant, were recently sued at the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court by one Gautam Gambhir, claiming the sum of D110, 000, being an amount of money given to the first defendant by the Plaintiff upon the guarantee of the second defendant for the purchase of scrap metal, pursuant to an agreement between the parties. The sum of D25, 000 has been claimed by the plaintiff as damages for breach...

Obituary Notice

The Pachemel family, the entire staff of World Food Programme and Kayong Kalorn Association regret to announce the untimely death of their son, uncle, father, staff and colleague Mr Francis Sylvester Jorang Demba (nee Ko Ko) which sad event occred on Tuesday 1st July, 2008 in Dakar. This sad news is extended to the entire staff of WFP, CRS, Community of Banjulnding, St. Peters Church Parish Council and to all friends and relatives in The Gambia, Senegal ./ Casamance and abroad Funeral will...

Cruel father sentenced

Senior Magistrate EF M’Bai of the Brikama Magistrates Court on Monday sentenced one Musa Sanyang, a native of Lamin Village, for unlawfully hitting his seven-year old son with a stick  on the head, to a jail term of nine months with hard labour. Narrating the facts before the court, police prosecutor, Cpl 413 Sanyang, said on the 15 of April  2008, the victim (name withheld) was playing with his friend at home when they cut some mango fruits from a tree in the compound. According to the police...

40 Days Charity

The family of the late Alh Ansu Sanneh of Kaiaf and Brikama, Aji Jamil Gassama (mother) and family of Kaiaf and Brikama, the family of the late Alh Batchi Kah of Bansang and USA, the Sanneh families of Latrikunda-Yirinyanga, Fajara, Old Jeshwang and the Kombos, SOS for Agriculture Kanja Sanneh, Bakary Sanneh, Kejara Sanneh and Ismaila Sanneh (Brothers in Germany), the family of the late Aji Adam Sallah of Kololi, Norway and UK, Awa Kah Sanneh (wife) of Kotu West, Fatou Lisa Sanneh, Maimuna...

Niamina Loses Legendary Son

The residents of Niamina Dankunku, in Central River Region are mourning the sudden death of one of its legendary sons, Abdoulie Nget, a qualified teacher of twenty something years of experience. The late Mr Nget who passed away last Friday at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital after a brief illness was known to be a loyal, dedicated and hardworking citizen. During his stint in the chalk pushing profession, the late Mr Nget got the opportunity to serve in almost all regions of the Gambia. The...

Son Remanded for Threatening to Kill Mother

An order for the remand in custody of one Nuru Adams was yesterday issued by magistrate Abdoulie Mbacke as his trial over charges of threatening to kill his mother continues. Hearing of testimonies in Nuru’s trial got underway on Tuesday at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court with the testimony of his mother, who’s also the complainant in the case. In her testimony, the complainant, Aji Ndey Faye, cast her mind back to 23 October of this year, when according to her, Nuru gave her D60, 000 for...

Son to Return to Court for Threatening to Kill Father

Basiru Janneh, a resident of Bundung, will in the penultimate month of this year return to the Bundung Magistrates’ Court as his trial over charges of threatening to kill his father takes centre-stage. He was on Tuesday arraigned before magistrate Buba Jawo on suspicion of threatening to take the life of his father, causing willful damage to property and common assault. Basiru, according to the facts of the matter, assaulted his father by beating him all over his face. He was also alleged of...

Son sentenced to four months in Jail

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbacke of the Kanifing Magistrate’s Court, yesterday convicted and sentenced Momodou Gassama to four months imprisonment, with hand labour. Momodou Gassama was found guilty of threatening to kill his father, Modou Jabbi, earlier this year. Reading his judgment Magistrate Mbacke told the accused that the court “has taken with great care the evidences of the prosecution witnesses and the accused himself.” He said the court has therefore found the accused guilty of the...

Who is Robert Mugabe?

Despite mounting criticism, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean President since 1980, is credited with leading the former state of Rhodesia out of the colonial age. Robert Mugabe, President of the sub-Saharan African country of Zimbabwe, was initially hailed as the great liberator of the continent, eradicating colonial rule from then-Rhodesia while other African countries floundered under colonial oppression. Mugabe was born in Rhodesia, the predecessor in name to the country since rechristened as...

Son Drops Case against Father As Family Members Intervene

The case between Modou Kanyi and Lamin Kanyi, son and father respectively, was settled at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court through the intercession of family members of the parties and some elders on 16th July 2007. Magistrate Jammeh stated that though it was clear that the plaintiff had invested in his father’s compound, as should be expected of him, the defendant has been extravagant in the manner he had spent this son’s money. He therefore recommended that members of the two parties find...