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In Oley Sey trial- Defense application overruled

Senior Magistrate Lamin George of the Banjul Magistrates Court, yesterday overruled the application made by Lamin Camara, counsel for Oley Sey, the ex-nominated NAM, for the court to summon the director general of The Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS). The GRTS DG was to produce a video tape and the reporter who covered the presentation of a D500,000 gift made by the president to the James Junkung Nursery School in Abuko. In his application, Lawyer Camara said: “Your worship, this...

"There was confusion, confrontation"- Oley Sey

Miss Oley Sey, former nominated member of the National Assembly and the first accused person in the ongoing criminal case of conspiracy to commit felony and theft, filed in by the state against her and Abdouraman Bah, coordinator of James Junkung Jammeh Nursery School in Abuko, yesterday told the court that there was total confusion and confrontation between Abdouraman Bah and the community of Abuko over the D500,000 gift from the President of the Republic. "The meeting, which was held at the...

Oley Sey opens defence - As no case submission overruled

Oley Sey, ex-nominated member of the National Assembly and first accused person in the ongoing criminal case of conspiracy to commit felony and theft, filed in by the state against her and Abdourahman Bah, coordinator of James Junkung Jammeh Nursery School in Abuko, yesterday opened her defence before the senior magistrate, Lamin George, of the Banjul Magistrates Court. This development came shortly after the presiding magistrate overruled the no case submission made by Lamin Camara, counsel...

Visa dealer gets D500,000 bail bond

The Kanifing Magistrates Court, presided by Principal Magistrate Buba Jawo, on Wednesday, granted one Baboucarr Khan court bail in the sum of D500,000, with one Gambian surety. Baboucarr Kah is being tried for obtaining money by false pretence, contrary to Section 228 of the Criminal Code, laws of The Gambia. According to the particulars of the case, Mr Khan from July 2 to July 13, at Jeshwang in the Kanifing Municipality intended to defraud one Bunja Njie of the sum of D80,000, claiming that...

Armitage boarding fee increased

The principal of Armitage Secondary School, Ebrima Joof, has revealed that the Board of Governors of his school administration have approved the increment of the boarding fee from D300 to D500 per student in each term with effect from September 2008. Principal Joof added that the increment took effect as a result of the global food crises. In an interview with the Daily Observer recently, Mr Joof pointed out that feeding is one of their greatest challenges as the current number of boarders...

KMC mayor testifies in court

Yankuba Colley, the mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), yesterday appeared before Magistrate Lamin George of the Banjul Magistrates Court, where he gave evidence in the ongoing theft case involving Oley Sey, a former nominated member of the National Assembly, and Abdourahman Bah, the coordinator of James Junkung Jammeh Memorial School. At the court, Mayor Colley recalled receiving a telephone call from Mrs Fatou Lamin Faye, the secretary of state for Basic and Secondary Education,...

‘I confronted Oley on the missing money’

Abdourahman Bah, the second accused person in the ongoing criminal case of conspiracy and theft filed in by the state against him and Oley Sey, ex-nominated member of the National Assembly, has told the court that he personally confronted Oley Sey about the missing D400,000 given to her. “I told her to explain what happened to the D400,000 I gave her,” he said. According to the accused, confrontation came after a heated debate concerning the whereabouts of the money at the office of the SoS for...

Over D500,000 Alleged Theft at Kanilai Group International

One Modou Manga, former Store Manager who is alsoresponsible for deliveries to Kanilai Group International, is currently beforethe court in connection with the alleged theft of 1,952 bags from a stock of66,172 bags of rice, said to be the property of Kanilai Group International(KGI).According to the particulars of offence, the accused, Mr.Manga, in between the months January and April 2008, stole by clerkD585,600.00, being the cost of 1,952 bags of rice he allegedly stole from hisemployer,...

Alleged mobile snatcher bags D20,000 bail

One Alasana Sidibeh was, yesterday, grantedbail at the sum of D20,000 by Senior Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara of theBundung Magistrates Court after pleading not guilty to charges of stealing aSamsung mobile phone and D500 in cash. According to the facts before the court,Allasan Sidibeh, on March 15, 2008 at Bakoteh, stole from one Fatou Sowe, aSamsung mobile phone and D500. When the case was called, Mr Sidibeh deniedthe accusations levied against him. Police prosecutor, Inspector L...

US$5 million for Gambia

Ebrima Cham, the director general of Gamworks, has disclosed that his agency has acquired US$5 million, with the assistance of OPEC for International Development Fund (OFID), including a counterpart contribution from local government authorities, for the third public works project. The multi-million Dollar project is subdivided into two components, comprising the civil works and capacity building. Mr Cham made these remarks on Thursday, during the presentation of counterpart contributions by...