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Group 4 Security Officer Jailed

Amat Njie, an employee of Group 4 Security Company wasyesterday convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment by the KanifingMagistrates’ Court following the convict’s own plea of guilty to a charge ofstealing.According to the particulars of the offence on 20thNovember 2008at Gambega Company, the convict stole twenty-six bottles of soft drinks. Inspector Mariama Fatty, while narrating the facts told thecourt that the convict was posted at MP Trading but went to Gambega around 3am and stole...

ALFHA trading, LIWA colours the first ever Gambian paint producer

The Gambia’s first ever paint producer company, ALFHA Trading Enterprise, has set the pace for professionally unique processing activities and commercial distribution of paint products of superior quality supported by a Swedish paint company, LIWA farg. The top brass of LIWA colours company are in the country to offer a week-long training for their Gambian counterparts in various areas of paint processing. The training facilitated by the proprietor and manager of ALFHA trading enterprise was...

Africell Cables thief Jailed

One AlansanJallow, who was undergoing a criminal trial on a charge of stealing a roll of90 meter tower cable valued at D9, 000 belonging to Africell company, were onMonday jailed for three months with hard labour by Magistrate Pa-Harry Jammehof the Brikama Magistrates’ Court. Narratingthe facts of the case, Inspector Touray said it happened on the 10th November 2008 at Busumbala Kombo North at the Africell branch in Busumbala. He saidit was when the head of the security Momodou Lamin Coker...

From NYSS graduate to emerging tycoon

Young Saikou Barrow is a mogul in the making. Soft spoken and self assured, he projects a reassuring aura of confidence and professionalism in his well tailored business suit. He comes across even to strangers as an achiever. Someone who knows what he wants from life and how to go about getting it; the mark of a person well on the road to success. Barrow is not the only one with this kind of persona. Such people come in their multitudes. But not all have the substance to back it up. Saikou...

Security Firm Boss Convicted, Colleague Discharged

JosephSambou, proprietor of Kalamba Security Company, was recently convicted andsentenced to a fine of D500 in default to serve one month imprisonment forfailing to register his company, contrary to section 3(1) of the BusinessRegistration Act 2005. When thecharge sheet was read to the accused, Joseph Sambou, he pleaded guilty but hiscolleague, Sainey Jarjue, who was also charged together with the first accused,told the court that he was not guilty because he was only the Chief ExecutiveOfficer...

New acting CEO for Gamtel / Gamcel

Reports reaching the Daily Observer have revealed that Phoday Sisay has been appointed the new acting chief executive officer of the Gambia Telecommunications Company (Gamtel) and the Gambia Cellular GSM Company (Gamcel). Mr Sisay’s appointment comes on the heels of the recent termination of the partnership between The Gambia government and Spectrum International Holding. Contacted on the development, Phoday Sisay confirmed the story, adding that he received his appointment letter last Tuesday,...

Police Award Africell Personalities

The Gambia Police Force (GPF) last Wednesday awardedcertificates of appreciation to two personalities Mr. Serge .C. Khaki, chieftechnical officer and Ebrima Barry director of administration and logisticsfrom Africell one of the leading GSM telecommunication company in The Gambia.The award was meant to cement the already existing cordial relationship betweenthe Gambiapolice and Affricell as a company. The ceremony was held to at the policeheadquarters in Banjul. In his handed over remarks,...

Al-Kharaffi Employee Charged

Adama Fatty of Yundum, an employee of Al-Kharaffi Company, was on Wednesday arraigned and charged with stealing by servant or clerk before Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused on or about 2nd August 2008 at Yundum Police Station stole (9) of 20 litres of gas oil valued at D5, 760 being the property of Al-Kharaffi Company. He denied the charge. Meanwhile the accused was remanded in to custody at the Mile II State...

SSHFC Sues Julakay Company

Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) is currently embroiled in a legal litigation with Julakay Engineering and Construction Company over arrears of D85, 000.00 concerning social security contributions and statutory penalty levied thereon from April 2004 to June 2005. The particulars of claim state that the plaintiff (SSHFC) is a statutory corporation, established under the Social Security and Housing Finance Act (cap 52) and responsible for administering the National...

Gamstar On Strategic Alliance

Gamstar, one of the leading Insurance Companies in TheGambia has gone on strategic alliance with Industrial General Insurance Inc. (ICI)in Nigerian buying 60%. ICIInc. is based in Nigeriawith several branches in other African countries. They have a fair knowledge ininsurance issues making them one of the leading insurance companies of Nigeriaand in those countries where their presence is felt. With the 60% bought fromGamstar, they have plans of improving on insurance in the country and...