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OBITUARY NOTICE

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:44:40 GMT

Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Langley family regret to announce the death of their dear mum

MRS REBECCA KOkWAY LANGLEY

(of 24 Mosque Road, Latrikunda German)

which sad event occurred on Wednesday 3rd December 2008.

Wake-keeping will take place on Thursday 11th December from 9:00pm to 12:00 midnight

Funeral Service will take place on Friday 12th December, 2008 at Christ Church, Serrekunda at 4:00pm.

This sad news is extended to her numerous relatives and friends in The Gambia and abroad.

May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

Author: DO

Political battle starts for the soul of the suburbs

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Friday, December 05, 2008

A FIERCE battle is under way among political parties who are wrestling for the control of East London suburbs. In past weeks the newly- formed Congress of the People (Cope) has established branches and wooed membership in traditional ANC and DA strongholds. The ruling party has countered, with members going back to their constituencies to try to strengthen support and the DA has also been busy setting up branches. This week alone, Cope set up three branches in Gonubie, Vincent and Cambridge ...

Source: http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=277412

Soul of a woman conjures 'Mario, the Magician’

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Hungarian director Tamás Almási is proud that he is reputed to have the “soul of a woman.” Inspired by Thomas Mann’s novel of the same name, the veteran documentary maker’s second feature film “Márió, a varázsló” (“Mario, the Magician”) is actually about a Hungarian woman’s fascination with her Italian boss.“Everybody has somebody in whom you see what you always wanted to see,” said filmmaker Almási. In Mario (Franco Nero), we see what Vera (Júlia Nyakó) ‘always wanted to see’ — a hint of...

Source: http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=18097

OBITUARY NOTICE

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:40:11 GMT

Monday, November 03, 2008

The families of

Mr Arthur K Carrol

wish to inform all relatives and friends in The Gambia and abroad that the funeral and Memorial Service will be held on Friday 7th November 2008 at Wesley Methodist church, Dobson Street Banjul at 4:00 pm.

A vigil will be held at his residence in Fajara on Thursday 6th November 2008 from 7pm-9pm.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Author: DO

OBITUARY NOTICE

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:00:25 GMT

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Artley and Gabbidon families regret to announce the death of their son, brother and nephew,
Edwin Abimbola Artley.

Died Wednesday 8th October, 2008 at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital.

Funeral service will take place at the Wesley Methodist Church, Mamcoumba Jallow Street, Banjul, on Tuesday 14 October, 2008 at 4:30pm.

This sad news is extended to all relatives and friends in The Gambia and Abroad.

Condolences at 15 Hope Street, Banjul.

May his soul rest in perfect peace Amen

A Great Soul Makes Lap of Honour

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:15:53 GMT

Friday, August 29, 2008

From rumour to reality, President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa of Zambia, finally passed away Tuesday 19th August at a military hospital in Parish following a stroke that turned out to be fatal. Following a good race reflected by his Curriculum Vitae, the benevolent and beloved late Zambian President will now be given a lap of honour around a number of provincial cities in Zambia before his state funeral on 3rd September. No doubt his national anthem will be sung and many flags flown, if even at half mast, around his native Zambia as hosts of Zambians and numerous admirers the world over mourn the loss of a great soul.

Many say late President Mwanawasa was a great man and a great leader. It is said that throughout his life the late Mwanawasa fought for the good of humanity.

He was born in 1948, received primary as well as secondary education in Zambia where he also obtained a law degree at the University of Zambia in 1973. He practiced law from 1974 to 1991 when he retired following his appointment as Vice President of Zambia.

He was well known as an ardent advocate of human rights a cause he has always exposed before and during his presidential career. According to records, he even once resigned from the position of Vice-President because of his personal convictions and intolerance for injustice.

In place of injustice he preferred and advocated self-sacrifice in public office, as well as honesty commitment and loyalty to Zambia and Zambians. As president, he had pledged collaboration with all stakeholders to work in honour and integrity for the people of Zambia. In other spheres of human endeavour he has championed the fight against HIV/AIDS and was instrumental in that country achieving a significant drop in the infection rate. He was a strong promoter of gender equality, and in his presidential tenure he appointed more women ministers than at any other time in the political life of the country. In politics, he was in the frontline of the struggle for introducing multiparty politics in Zambia. He won the presidential elections in 2001 and re-elected in 2006. He was an ardent farmer owning at least three farms in the country and was known to go one “leave” between November and December during the planting season to work on his farms.

At the level of government his agricultural policies have produced bumper harvests across the rural areas.

This has been a man therefore of many parts, with strong vision and an interest at heart for the people.

His work has also been recognised both nationally and internationally, another testimony to his greatness. There are no doubt many Zambians who would echo the sentiments of Charles Mwape, a colleague in his movement for Multiparty Democracy Party, who said: “We have lost a great leader and it will be difficult to fill the gap.”

Some African Presidents never had half as much honour, or any honour at all, in their last days; such leaders as Doe and Mobutu of grateful oblivion or ambivalent memory as the case may be. Of striking contrast has been President Mwanawasa of blessed memory, a president to emulate, one who sacrificed and gave a lot to his country. For those who hold that Mwanawasa was committed to justice, honesty and integrity for the common good of humanity, we can only add the prayer that his benevolent and beloved soul rest in perfect peace.

Obituary Notice

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:41:58 GMT

Friday, June 13, 2008

Mrs. Marceline Kanjang Njie & family, the Sock family, the family of late Mam Gabarr Njie, Mrs Bilo Njie & family, Mrs Ekwa Jolly Njie & family, the Able-Thomas family, Mrs Mary Tutan Foon & family, the Bahoum family, Mr & Mrs Mbye Savage & family, Alh Chamsu Coker & family, Alh Ousman Jallow & family, the Badjan family, the Bass family, the family of the late Aunty Lena Forster, the Jeng family of Banjul, the Valentine family, regret to announce the death of
Mr Pierre William Francis Njie
(Commonly known as PWF Njie)

which occurred at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital on Thursday 12th June, 2008.

This sad news is extended to The Gambia Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mr Michel Hocheimy & the MFH Group, the Gambia Ports Authority, Banjul Dinner Club, the Fraternal Order of St. Peter and Paul and all relatives and friends at home and abroad.

There will be Wake-Keeping at his residence in Fajara on Monday 16th June, 2008 from 7pm to 9pm. Funeral and Memorial Service will be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Hagan Street on Tuesday 17th June, 2008 at 4:30pm.

Interment at the Banjul Cemetery
May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Author: DO

Hope against hope

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:49:16 GMT

Friday, May 30, 2008

I entered the Daily Observer offices one evening some months ago to edit the newspaper and found a gruesomely disfigured face of a little girl on the front page. The editors explained to me that the little girl needed help for an operation to her face.

I offered dalasi 10,000 from the Daily Observer kitty and you, dear readers, responded massively the next day. You, dear readers, and we here at the Daily Observer fell in love with Little Jainaba (for that was the little girl’s name) and hoped for the best for her.

And it looked good. Her disfigure tumour was controlled using drugs and then successfully operated on. Little Jainaba became a ‘normal’ laughing child for a while. In Dakar, her mother simply said, “she plays, she laughs and greets people now something she never did before.”

Last week we relayed news of progress and promised you that we will let you know when she returns and we added that we would celebrate.

Sadly, seven days or so later, Little Jainaba’s soul has headed off to Paradise.

We pray for her, and we know Allah will bless her little soul. But we are also sad, very sad. We will miss her, we will miss her return from dakar to The Gambia. We had even organised a vehicle to bring her home. When we asked the Speaker of the National Assembly for her car and driver to bring Little Jainaba home, the Speaker said yes without hesitation. As it is, Allah’s will is that her final resting place should be in our sister country Senegal where she was laid to rest today.

We are also left asking ourselves some very tough questions. Were we right to get so emotional involved in Little Jai’s struggle? Did we act irresponsibly in raising so many people’s hopes when the case initially looked so hopeless? Valid arguments can be made either way, and we will accept humbly the views of our readers.

We share our sorrow with Little Jai’s family and with all our readers, specially those who like the First Lady Madam Zinab Jammeh and the gentleman in the letter opposite, got so moved that they became personally involved. All our fates are in the hands of Allah and we pray that Allah blesses Little Jai and give her soul eternal rest.

Author: DO

Obituary Notice

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:59:00 GMT

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Mr. Emmanuel Klu and family, Mr & Mrs. Sam Opoka and family, the Johnson, Riley, Oldfield, Coker, Manneh and Colley families
regret to announce the passing away of their wife, mother, sister, aunty and cousin

Mrs Agnes Rose Klu-nee Riley

(Affectionately known as Aunty Rose)

Director General of Prisons

which occurred on Monday, 31st March 2008 at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital. This sad news is extended to all relatives
and friends in The Gambia and abroad.

May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

Funeral Arrangements will be announced later.

Author: DO

Obituary Notice

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:00:12 GMT

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

The Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Assets Management & Recovery Coporation (AMRC) wishes to announce the death of their staff

Mr Fansu Sanyang

who died on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at Westfield Clinic.

Burial will take place on Monday 31st March, 2008 at 2pm at the Kotu Cemetery.

Prayers will be held at the Pipeline Mosque at 1.30pm today 31st March 2008. This sad news is being extended to the SOS for Finance, General Managers and Staff of Trust Bank, Central Bank, GPA and SSFHC.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

Author: DO