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‘Rapist’ remanded

One Muhammed Bah, a Guinean national was, on Thursday, arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Kanifing Magistrates Court charged with rape, contrary to section 121 of the Criminal Code. According to the particulars of the case, in the month of June, Muhammed Bah, in Ebo Town, unlawfully had carnal knowledge of a 16-year old girl (name withheld) without her consent. Reacting to the charge preferred against him, Muhammed Bah pleaded not guilty. Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake...

Angry Customers Storm Bayba Westfield Branch

Some members of the public believed tobe customers of Bayba Financial services yesterday stormed the money transferoffice located at Westfield.The apparently desperate and angry-looking customers were reported to have beenenraged by an undue delay in the receipt of monies remitted to them from abroadby relatives and friends. Following an investigation mounted bythis reporter from a rowdy melee of customers screaming their displeasure overhow unfairly the money transfer bureau had been treating...

How elevators work

Elevators work because of several different systems: gravity, electrical power and pulleys. The trick is how they find each floor without falling. In the earliest days of passenger elevators, a trained elevator operator would be employed to accommodate users. Would-be passengers would activate a mechanical or rudimentary electrical signal and the operator would manually throw a switch to activate the elevator's motor. There were no buttons for individual floors- the operator had to be told...