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Bus conductor docked for fraud

One Pa Alagie Touray, a bus conductor, was on Tuesday arraigned before Senior Magistrate BO Jobe of the Bundung Magistrates’ court on charges of stealing. Giving his testimony, the driver of the said bus, Abdoulie Njie Manneh, told the court that on the 28th of July 2008, while driving from Tabokoto to Banjul, he saw the conductor collecting money from passengers without issuing tickets to them. He added that when he raised the issue with the accused, he told him that the tickets were...

Gamcel Presents 10 Hajj Tickets, Others

The Gambiatelecommunications cellular company Gamcel yesterday held its 2008 grandpromotion at its headquarters along Mamadi Maniyang road, Kanifing. The items presented included 10 Hajj packages, 20scholarships, 5 21”TV sets and 5 2.5KVAgenerators. The pilgrimage package includes air tickets, travel bags, pocketmoney to the 10 lucky winners. Speaking at the occasion, the director of customer serviceswith Gamcel, Mr. Almamy Kassama, thanked their esteemed customers for theirpatronage and...

Let’s Address Soaring Air Fares

It isveritable that travelling from The Gambia by air is increasingly becoming aproblem to many in this country. Affordability to travel to other parts of theworld by air from The Gambia, has now become a major concern in all corners ofour society, especially in current times as many complain of the high price ofair tickets. It has also become a topical issue in all corners of the country.Concernshave been raised by the general public regarding the high cost of air ticketsnot only within the...

Gamcel’s Ramadam Campaign Deserves Commendation

The current promotional campaigns of The Gambia Cellular Company (Gamcel), the country’s national GSM operator, of the 100 bags of rice offer to their subscribers is indeed commedable. The national GSM operator is offering 100 bags of rice weekly totalling 400 bags of rice for the whole month of Ramadan. Gamcel didn’t just stop at that, but last week also donated 1,000 bags of sugar to the Muslims in the country through the Islamic Council. In fact donating sugar to Muslims during this Ramadam...

Ticket Forgers to Face Wrath of the Law

Momodou Gaye, the GFA and FIFA Security Officer and Deputy Inspector General of Police, disclosed on West Coast Radio that some people who forged tickets during the Gambia and Senegal match last Sunday have been arrested and detained, awaiting appearance before justice. Deputy IGP Gaye urged people to desist from forging GFA tickets, warning that anyone caught in the act would face the full force of the law. He further revealed that for The Gambia-Algeria match scheduled to be played at the...

Tickets slashed for Algeria game

After the success of last Sunday’s trial, the Gambia Football Association will start selling tickets for the Gambia’s fixture against Algeria next Saturday on the day of the match. “Tickets for the Gambia-Algeria game will go on sale at the Independence Stadium and a few designated outlets in Banjul and Brikama from 9am on Saturday,” GFA officials announced on West Coast Radio on Monday night. The football authorities also announced a 50% cut in the price tag for the upcoming game. “We are...

Upper Nuimi District Tourney Heats Up

The district tournament organised by the Upper Nuimi Sports Committee is at its final group stages with teams like Kerr Mama Kerr Chebou Matty and Prince FC being the first to book their tickets to the quarter finals. Kerr Mama have already made it to the quarter finals after securing three wins with nine points in group B. Despite a single match to go, they are comfortably sitting at the top of the table. The holder of second position, who will join the group winner in the quarter finals, will...

Comium opens new customer care centre

Gives two Air tickets to Mecca As part of efforts towards ensuring nationwide telecommunication coverage, Comium Gambia Limited yesterday officially opened a new customer care centre in Banjul. Situated at Gamstar house, the new customer care centre will provide customers in and around Banjul access to services comium Gambia has in place and thus ensure efficient customer service delivery. According to Mr. Amadou Traore, commercial Director of Comium Gambia limited, the initiative is just...

Comium gives Hajj tickets

Comium, the third GSM operators in The Gambia, on Monday October 22nd, presented two tickets to two lucky winners, to the Holy Land of Mecca. The presentation ceremony, held at the Comium’s newly opened showroom on Gamstar House in Banjul, marks its grand Ramadan prize. The two winners of The Gambia’s booming GSM company, are Mr Mohamed Mahanera and Mohamed Basir Ceesay. Mrs Fatim Badjie, Communication Officer of the company, spoke at length on the aims and obsjectives of the GSM company in...