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Magistrate Johnny Njie fired

The services of Magistrate Johnny Njie have been terminated as of 14 November 2008. This information was contained in a press release sent to media houses by the Judicial Service Commission and signed by Haruna Jaiteh, the judicial secretary. The full text of the release is published below. The Judicial service commission has, with effect from 14th November 2008, terminated the service of Mr  Johnny Ayoub Njie, first class magistrate at the Bundung Magistrate Court. The commission found the...

Gamtel/Gamcel - Spectrum Partnership Terminated

The Government of the Gambia on Friday 7th November 2008 terminated the partnership agreement between Gamtel/Gamcel, the country’s telecommunications and cellular companies respectively and Spectrum company, a Lebanese-owned company which bought 50 percent shares of both companies on August 1st 2007. A news release from the Office of the President said the move is necessitated by the fact that there are fundamental breaches of the terms and conditions as stated in the contract agreement. The...

Tabora Manneh Sacked, Bakary Nano Sonko Takes Over

Bakary NanoSonko of Essau village has been appointed as the acting chief of Lower NiumiDistrict, a news release from the Department of State for Local Government,Lands and Religious Affairs says yesterday.Therelease, which was read over GRTS radio also indicated that Bakary Nana Sonko replacesAlhagie Tabora Manneh of Buniadu village whose services has been terminatedwith immediate effect. Meanwhile,Tabora Manneh has been described as one of the longest serving chiefs in TheGambia.

Ex Civil Servant Charged For Falsely Informing the President

One Abdoulie Moro Drammeh was yesterday arraigned beforePrincipal Magistrate Edrissa Mbai of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court forallegedly giving false written information to the president of the Republic.Mr Drammeh was charged for giving false information to apublic officer contrary to section 114 (a) of the criminal code, Cap 10 Volume III,laws of The Gambia 1990. According to the particulars of the offence, the accusedAbdoulie Moro Drammeh on or about the 13thAugust 2008 at State House in the...

NIA Director Removed

Latest reports to this paper intimate that the services ofMr. Benedict Jammeh, Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA),have been terminated with effect from yesterday, 12thAugust 2008.The reports also state that Major Momodou Lamin Badgie, hitherto serving in theGambia Armed Forces, has been appointed to replace Mr. Jammeh. Mr Jammeh served as Inspector-General of Police, from wherehe was re-deployed to the judiciary as a Senior Magistrate only for a week beforehe was appointed...

Judges sacking confirmed

Two judges at the High Court had their services with the Judiciary terminated during the course of last week, the Daily Observer can reveal. Dependable sources close to the Judiciary disclosed that Justice BY Camara, whose appointment took effect on July 1 and Justice Haddy Roche of the Miscellaneous and Land Division of the High Court, reportedly received their marching orders on Thursday. Justice Roche was once a magistrate at the Kanifing Magistrates Court and Justice BY Camara, was a...

Dida Halake removed finally

Mr Dida Halake, a former managing director of the Observer Company, have had his services, as editor-in-chief of the Daily Observer, terminated with immediate effect.

MRC back in court

The ongoing law suit filed against MRC by Modou Jarju, a former vice chairman of the MRC Workers Union and Mr Alieu Faal, a chief shop steward of the said union, on Tuesday, resumed at the Civil and Land Division of the High Court in Banjul, presided over by Justice Yeboah. Yesterday’s sitting saw evidence from the prosecution witness, Alieu Faal, who informed the court that he could remember the content of his termination letter, which was marked in the court as exhibit K. The witness...

In the state theft case: Italian opens defense

The theft case involving Bakary Camara, Manlafi Sanyang and Dominico Fedeli, an Italian national, on Tuesday resumed at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, before Senior Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu, with the third accused, Fedeli, recounting his defense testimony. Led by his counsel, Lawyer Tambedu, Dominico Fedeli told the court that he had been invited to the Gambia by President Yahya A J J Jammeh, through the Gambian ambassador to Zambia, in 2005. He said that on arrival in the country, he had a...

GPA coach fired

Gambia Division One giants, Ports Authority, have terminated the services of coach Ebrima Cham-Joof, commonly known as Lukay, with immediate effect, Observer Sports can reveal. Malanfi Faraba Fofana, the current team manager, has been named as caretaker coach for the FA Cup champions. Observer Sports has gathered that Ports Authority’s current deteriorating form in the domestic league forced the club’s management to show the former Ham Ham coach the exit door. Ousman Jobarteh, president of...