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Bidders Offer Lower Prices for Fertilizer Procurement

The procurement has been undertaken after the World Bank approved a 275 million dollars transfer the Ethiopian government requested the Bank to make from other projects. The government wanted 250 million dollars for the procurement of fertilizers and 25 million dollars as additional funds for the Productive Safety Net Programme.

17 yr old docked for theft

A 17-year old boy name (withheld) was on Wednesday arraigned before Magistrate BO Jobe of the Bundung Magistrates Court charged with stealing. When the charge sheet was read to him, he pleaded guilty. According to the particulars of the offense, the boy was on 20th September 2008 caught stealing from a vehicle at Brufut, Kombo North. The car in question belongs to one Ansu Jammeh. However, the proceedings came to a halt when it was discovered that the defendant was in fact a juvenile. The...

GT Bank Introduces International Money Transfer Service

In its relentless efforts to meet the banking needs of its regional customers, Guaranty Trust Bank, has gone a step further to introduce GT Bank International Money Transfer (GTMT) service. The service, which is expected to initially start within the West African sub-region, will now enable customers as well as non-customers of the bank to receive and send money with ease and speed. With the presence of GT Bank in four countries across West Africa, the GTMT service would squarely solve the...

Journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh’s Case Deferred

The case against Fatou Jaw Manneh could not proceed yesterday, 11th March 2008 because the magistrate supposed to preside over the case was not available. The case was as a result adjourned to 17th March 2008. Fatou Jaw Manneh was in court on Monday, 10th March, 2008, and was told to come back the following day. She returned accordingly, only to be told that the case was adjourned to 17th March 2008. The case that has been dragging for a long time, has also suffered series of transfers. It was...

Voters’ card transfer, replacement start

The transfer and replacement of voters cards commences today, ahead of the forthcoming Local Government elections, slated for January 24, next year. According to reports from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), the exercise will last for one month to enable members of the electorate, who had their voters’ cards missing or have transferred to prepare for the Local Government elections. Below is the full text of a press release issued by the IEC. The general public is hereby informed...

“Ebrima Sohna’s Transfer To Sandefjord FC in Norway is Improper

Could the findings of the task force constituted by the National Football governing body (GFA) to look into the matter of Ebrima Sohna, which is a subject of brawl concerning ownership of the player between Wallidan FC and Steve Biko FC be any guide, then Ebrima Sohna is owned by Wallidan FC. Wallidan took a stance against Steve Biko, a rather puzzled tale, regarding the issuance of an International Transfer Certificate to Sohna, who now plays for Sandefjord FC, a first division side in...

Fatou Jaw Manneh’s trial transferred

Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrate Court, yesterday ruled that the sedition charges against Fatou Jaw Manneh, a Gambian journalist based in the United States of America will  now be transferred from the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court to the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. According to him, at this stage of the proceedings, though the offenses with which the accused are charged with can be tried in The Gambia, “it is clear from the already adduced evidence that, the particular court that...