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Ex-Convicts Jailed

OusmanNicol and Babucarr Ceesay who had been convicted by the Kanifing Magistrates’Court were on 27thNovember 2008 again convicted and sentenced to 18months’ imprisonment with hard labour.They weresentenced on count one to one year imprisonment with hard labour and asix-month imprisonment on count two with hard labour. Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the KanifingMagistrates’ Court handed down the sentences after the accused persons had pledguilty to the offences of burglary and stealing....

Imprisonment, Hard Labour for Thief

One Yankuba Dibba of Yundum village on Tuesday 18thNovember 2008was convicted and sentence by Magistrate’s Kayode of the Brikama Magistrates’Court of stealing contrary to section 255 on criminal code cap 10 Vol. IIIlaw of the Gambia. Before imposing sentence on him Magistrates’ Kayode told thecourt since the mentioning of the case the prosecutor brought his witness totestify before the court. Both these witnesses testified that the accusedYankuba Dibba had entered the complainant Jarra Manneh...

Hard Times Ahead

Many of our readers will be very concerned at the report intoday’s paper which indicates that remittances to West Africa are set to fall in 2009. Here in The Gambia we still depend very heavily on moneycoming back from Europeand the United Statesand any change in this could leave many facing financial ruin. The other majorconcern at the moment is the exchange rate. The English pound, the dollar and the Euro are all nowbringing in less Dalasi then they had been. The pound particularly remains...

Uncle Sam Security Employee, Accomplice Convicted

Sarjo Bah, an Uncle Sam Security staff, and Khalifa Jallowan employee of Comfort Natural Mineral Water Company, were yesterday convictedand sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing eightbundles of aluminium profile, being the property of Comfort Natural MineralWater Company.In her judgement, Magistrate Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay of theKanifing Magistrates’Court said the accused persons had been convicted of theoffence of stealing. She stated that the offence was grave and...

Hard Times Ahead

George Bush was recently caught on video giving a very frank and open analysis of the international credit crunch and why it happened. “There’s no question about it, Wall Street got drunk. It got drunk and now it’s got a hangover.” It used to be said that when America sneezed the entire world got a cold. Now apparently this also applies to the imbibing of intoxicating substances. America’s bad debt has been bought up greedily by investors all over the world and now everyone is suffering as a...

What Makes A Great Basketball Player?

This is something that even NBA players themselves cannot answer fully but can be simplified. Success is based on a variety of things and upon all else, luck. You may be the most talented basketball player ever but if luck doesn’t work in your favor, you can find yourself on a tough road. The NBA has a collection of great players, some that decide to resort to lesser roles for the team’s benefit, while others take it upon themselves to take over. A great NBA player doesn’t have to win anything...