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Current Feed ContentMagistrate to compensate litigantMagistrate Njie of the Brikama Magistrates Court is to pay a compensation of D1,000 to one Assey Chorr of Gunjur Village. This development followed a judgment made by the same magistrate on an assault case involving one Naya Joof of Gunjur, who attacked the complainant, Assey with a knife. After the magistrate had convicted the accused, he had ordered her to pay a compensation of D1,000 to the complainant, but the complainant had replied that the amount was too small as she had spent D3,000...KMC pays D300,000 compensationPa Kalifa Sanyang, the human resource and public relations manager at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) has disclosed to the Daily Observer that his council recently paid D300,000 as compensation to the Colley Kunda family of Tallinding for the acquisition of part of the family’s land for use as Tallinding Sicap Market. Mr Sanyang added that the negotiations have been ongoing for the past few years, but the agreement was finally reached recently. He said that the move is in line with the...Land battle hits Brikama courtManlafi Touray, a businessman in Abuko Village, recently filed a civil suit before Magistrate EF M’Bai of the Brikama Magistrates Court, against one Babansu Sanyang, involving two pieces of land at Tujereng Village, Kombo South. According to the claim sheet, Mr Touray, the complainant, is claiming for the repossession of a piece of land situated at Tujereng Village measuring 72m x 63m and 50 m x 64m, valued at D350,000. Mr Touray is also said to be claiming for the repossession of another...Occupational health a major concern - PURA BossAlhagie B Gaye, director general of PURA, has described the institutionalisation of occupational health and safety policies at work places as a major challenge in ensuring effective health and safety practices within regulated utilities of PURA. He added that tackling this challenge, is one of their major concern and responsibility. Mr Gaye made these remarks on Tuesday, at a one day health and safety seminar held at the Paradise Suites Hotel in kololi. Mr Gaye further stated that; “with...Supposed Marabout Convicted for TheftOne Ebrima Camara, who reportedly claimed to be endowed with special spiritual and mysterious powers, locally called marabout, was on 6th March, 2008 sent to prison by senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates Court for stealing. In the course of trial before Magistrate Mbackeh, the charge sheet stated that on 2nd October 2007 at Pipeline, the defendant stole from one Mariama Touray and Binta Jammeh a Nokia mobile phone valued at D15, 000.00, cash of D1, 105 and a pair of...AELP launches compensation programmeThe Africa Emergency Locust Project (AELP), Gambia Office, last Thursday, January, 10th, 2008, launched the Crop Loss Compensation Programme targeting 230 villages affected by the 2004/05 locust invasion at Kanilai village in the Foni Kansala District of the Western Region. The event also witnessed the distribution of agricultural items such as vegetable seeds, fertilizer, fruit tree seedlings, watering cans, nerica rice seeds, cassava cuttings and knapsack sprayers to the said villages. ...GPA Expansion Affects 34 Compounds at Half DieA total number of 34 compounds in Half-Die, Banjul, have been affected by the Gambia Ports Authority’s 3rd expansion project. This was revealed on Tuesday, 4th December 2007, by Ismaila Sambou, the Secretary of State for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs in answer to a question advanced by Hon. Baboucarr Nyang, Member for Banjul South, concerning the amount collected of the outstanding debt owed to the Banjul City Council (BCC) by rate defaulters, on the compulsory acquisition of...34 Half-die compounds go to GPAIsmaila Sambou, secretary of state for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs has revealed that a total of 34 compounds in Half-die, Banjul have been acquired by the Gambia Ports Authority as part of the Banjul Ports Third Expansion Project for which compensation will be paid. SoS Sambou made this remark, on Tuesday, during a question and answer session at the fourth meeting of the Assembly in the 2007 legislative year. Responding to a question from Hon. Baboucarr S Nyang, NAM for Banjul...Youth FinedEbrima Mbowe, who stabbed one Ebrima Cham with a broken bottle, was yesterday fined D500 and was ordered to pay a compensation of D1500 to Cham. Failure of fine and compensation payment may mean he would go to jail for six months with hard labour.The case was presided over by Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court.Tujereng Land case Guardian summoned in courtThe Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Principal Magistrate Moses Richards, yesterday September 20th, issued an order for Seedy Njie, the purported guardian of Basiru Jammeh, defendant to appear in court on September 24, 2007 to clarify doubts surrounding the land dispute between Basir Jammeh and one Musa Joof, the Plaintiff Musa Joof is claiming possession of land the defendant Basiru Jammeh is occupying. He is also seeking permanent injunction and D50,000 for damage to the land as... |
