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Current Feed ContentThree Men Arraigned for AbductionSheriff Jallow, Gibril Jallow and Banna Joina were on the 13thNovember 2008arraigned before Senior Magistrate Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay of the KanifingMagistrates’ Court for abduction, a charge they all denied.According to the charge sheet, the accused persons on orabout the 6thNovember 2008at Kanifing, with intent, secretly and wrongfully confined and abducted oneIsmaila Demba. Prosecutor ASP Touray applied to the court not to grant bailto the accused persons in the sense that investigations were...Three Chiefs Sacked in LRRThe Department of State for Local Government, Lands andReligious Affairs yesterday issued a news release announcing change inleadership in the districts of Jarra West, Kiang East and Kiang West all in theLower River Region.According to the release, the services of Seyfo AlhagieYahya Jarjusey of Soma has been terminated with immediate effect and replacedby Ebrima Kinteh of Pakalanding as acting chief of Jarra West. Seyfo Alhagie Momodou Njie of Kiang West district has alsogot his services...Three Jailed For Spreading False News Against President JammehThreeGambians namely Lamin Nyass, Momodou Kujabi and Ebrima Kujabi from the WesternRegion have been sentenced to a mandatory three-month jail term. The trio, werefound guilty of spreading false news with intent to cause fear and alarm to thegeneral public. It could berecalled that some few weeks ago, rumours were spread across the country thatPresident Jammeh had a dream of a dark vision and has given directives that onThursday no one should cook dinner, light candles and sweep their compounds....Three Arrested in Senegal for Car Theft in GambiaThe car reportedly stolen from the Gambia and taken to Ziguinchor in neighbouring Senegal has been recovered, while the three suspects in the theft are said to be under the custody of the Senegalese authorities, this paper has been informed. Sheriff Jallow and Amadou Jallow, who are of the same parents, and Lamin Drammeh Sowe, their nephew, are in the custody of the Senegalese authorities awaiting trial. The fourth suspect, known as Maitre, is said to be on the run. The Mercedes Benz 190 with...Gamtel Thief PunishedBanjul Magistrates' Court has imposed a three-month jail term on a certain Omar Jallow for stealing the cover of a Gamtel manhole. He was also left with the option of paying D5,000 court fine to avert incarceration. Omar has confessed to a crime of stealing a manhole cover worth about D27,606.96. The theft occured in May of this year at Gamtel Head Office in Banjul. Before handing down the judgement, magistrate Kayode H. Olagubutu acknowledged that since the convict did not waste the court's...Time is Against UsIn three weeks time, the Gambia senior national team The Scorpions will embark on international matches in preparation for African Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifying rounds. By now we should identify a coach and if possible a test match, before we play our first match against Liberia on June 1st in Monrovia, Liberia. What is disheartening about Gambian football is that we always wait until the last minute, before engaging in what turns out to be a late preparation football. Nowadays... |
