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Current Feed ContentKEYDS embark on set-settalKanifing East Youth development Society (KEYDS), a youth organisation with the objective empowering and capacitating the youth folk, last Saturday embarked on a cleansing exercise. The exercise has become a monthly route. Sainey MK Mareneh, secretary general of the youth group, proclaimed that operation clean the nation manifests KEYDS’ commitment towards cleanliness, a move complementary of Government’s effort towards national development. Mr Mareneh maintained that their drive to the...OPINION: Child Sexual Abuse: A Worrisome Social and Health EmergencyMark Twain has advised us to concentrate on the future, because that is where we are going to spend the rest of our lives. A cursory look at the newspapers in recent times show captions such as ‘5rape cases land before Mbake’, Defilement case heard,’ ‘8-year old raped,’ ‘Paedophile, Accomplice charged,’ attempted rapist charged,’ ‘Oustass Dragged to court for attempted rapt,’ and ‘man in court for rape.’ Reading these chilling stories or looking into the crystal ball, it does not take a...Lamin Resident Gets 6 MonthsOne BubaSaidy of Lamin village who was sentenced 6 months for cattle stealing before,has again committed the said offence, and he was again convicted and sentencedby Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court of stealingcontrary to 252 of the criminal code cap 10 Vol III Laws of The Gambia. Accordingto PWI, Ali Mbaye, it happened on 12th September 2008 while she was fasting, her mothertold her that she has not seen her goat. She told her mother that the goat wasin their...Man Committed to Community ServiceOne Buba Jallow of Busumbala Village was on Monday committed to one month community service by the Brikama Magistrates’ Court presided over by Magistrate John Njie. Mr Jallow was arraigned in court charged with common assault and criminal trespass both offences contrary to the laws of The Gambia. He was said to have assaulted one Miss Amie Sanneh by slapping her on the face and also said to have entered the compound of the complainant with intent to intimidate or annoy her. All the offences...Mother commits infanticideOne Isatou Fatty was, yesterday, paraded before the Brikama Magistrates Court, for allegedly dumping her newborn in a toilet pit, after giving birth at Farato Village. The young mother, believed to be in her twenties, was said to have committed this nefarious act in April, this year. However, Ms Fatty pleaded not guilty when the charge sheet was read to her. Narrating the facts before the court, police detective, First Class 1065 Gibril Colley, attached to the Kanifing Estate Serious Crime...Re: Indictment of African Leaders and Western HypocrisyEditor, Allow me space in your respected paper to add spice to the comments or observations made by Daily Observer, regarding the indictment of Africa leaders. In more than many ways I think DO is right, especially the comparison made between Botha, Ian Smith and Charles Taylor. All these people did wrong and deserved to be punished but for the fact that one is black and the others are white different rules were brought into play. Such hypocrisy must be brought to light. However, having said...In Asylum Seekers’ case, Three Discharged, One Pleads not GuiltyThe case against Saihou Ceesay, Baboucarr Sowe, Masaneh Manka, Musa Jarjue and Ansu Sanyang- the five charged with falsely claiming to have ties with former Chief of Defence Staff Ndure Cham in alleged efforts to enhance their chances of securing asylum in Ukraine- resumed yesterday, 14th April 2008 before Principal Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court. The prosecuting officer, ASP Bojang, applied to withdraw the charge against the accused persons all of whom had denied the...Govt. car theftFresh consolidated charges of criminal offences have been slammed on Supt Manlafi Sanyang, the former head of Vehicles Control Unit at the State House, Lt Bakary Camara, and Dominico Fedeli, an Italian national. The charges ranged from conspiracy, stealing, and giving false information to public officer. Counts 1 (conspiracy) and 2 (theft) are applicable on all the three accused persons while counts 3 and 4 (regarding giving false information) are applicable on only Lt Bakary Camara. ...Association of Gam Manufacturers launchedAbdou Colley, secretary of state for Trade, Industry and Employment, on Saturday launched the Association of Gambian Manufacturers at the Istanbul Restaurant along Kairaba Avenve. In his launching statement, SoS Colley said that government is committed to a comprehensive and intensive development aimed at transforming The Gambian economy from a low level income generating country depending on agriculture and tourism to a more diversified economy based on its own natural, human, and materials...Boost for Presidential Treatment ProgrammeDr Tamsir Mbowe, director general of the President ‘s Treatment Programme and director of Medical Services, yesterday received medical assortments on behalf of President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, at a ceremony held at the newly constructed Serrekunda Hospital. The items were donated by Jan and Didy Steenhuis from the Future in our Hands in Holland and the Kairaba Pharmaceutical. Presenting the gifts, Jan Steenhuis, co-founder of The Future in our Hands, said the donation was as a result of an... |
