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Jan 02,2009

Gambia News : Gambian police reveal identities of New Year programme stampede victims

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A police spokesperson in Banjul on Thursday evening revealed the identities of three young ladies and one young man that died during a stampede at a musical programme organised by a private GSM company (AFRICELL) on New Year’s eve in Latrikunda, a suburb of Serrekunda, about 12km from Banjul, the capital. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sulayman Secka, the family members of ...
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Jan 06,2009  by

Gambia News : Dr. Isatou Touray named Gambian of the Year


imageA women’s activist, Dr. Isatou Touray, has been named Gambian of the Year 2008 by a Gambian magazine, the third woman to win the award after Mrs Isatou Njie Saidy, the Gambian vice president and Mrs. Harriet Ndow, an educationist. This was ... [Gambia News]


Jan 06,2009  by

Gambia News : First Lady Gives D80,000 to First Babies of 2009


imageOperation Save the Baby, under the patronage of Her Excellency Zenab Yahya Jammeh, presented D80,000 to the first three babies of the year at RVTH. Operation Save the Baby was initiated nine years ago by the first lady to save the lives of newborn ... [Gambia News]


Jan 06,2009  by

Gambia News : Gambia's law banning use of phones by drivers takes effect


imageThe new traffic law recently passed by Gambian Parliament has come into effect from this month, a statement issued by the country's Inspector General of Police received here by PANA disclosed Monday. The new law forbids motorists from using cell phones ... [Gambia News]


Jan 05,2009  by

Gambia News : 79-Year Old Dutch National Sentenced


imageFrank Boers age 79, a Dutch National, was on 31st December 2008 convicted and sentenced by the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, presided over by Principal Magistrate Edrissa Mbai, for committing indecent practice between males. He was sentenced to fine of D100, 000 in default to serve ... [Gambia News]


Jan 05,2009  by

Gambia News : Experts attribute deaths of livestock in The Gambia to sorghum poisoning


imageA senior veterinarian at the Department of State for Agriculture, has on Monday evening attributed the recent deaths of 25 heads of cattle in the Lower River Region of The Gambia, about 200 kilometres from Banjul, the capital, to sorghum poisoning. ... [Gambia News]


Jan 01,2009  by

Gambia News : Increased Use of Drugs Retards our Country’s Development - GSIC Prexy


imageThe President of the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, Imam Muhammed Lamin Touray, has vehemently condemned what he called the unending use of drugs and other intoxicants by youths, describing it as a means of retarding the country’s development programmes. Imam Touray made these remarks ... [Gambia News]


Jan 01,2009  by

Gambia News : Gambian leader criticizes Israeli raids on Gaza as violation of Palestinian rights


imageThe continuous bombardment of the Gaza strip by the Israeli defence forces is a violation of the fundamental rights of the Palestinians, said President Yahya Jammeh on Wednesday evening in a televised New Year message aired over ... [Gambia News]


Jan 01,2009  by

Gambia News : Concert stampede kills four in Gambia


imageFour people were killed in a stampede at an open-air New Year concert in Gambia's capital Banjul on Thursday, police said. Thousands of people had gathered for the free entertainment, sponsored by ... [Gambia News]


Jan 01,2009  by

Gambia News : President Jammeh commends Gambian Christians


imageThe Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has said no Christian was convicted of any crime by the courts of law in the country in 2008 and urged Muslims to learn from the Christians. In a report ... [Gambia News]


Dec 31,2008  by

Gambia News : Opportunities in the Fisheries Sector


imageEasy entry, which requires no capital to start operating and no formal qualifications and the fisheries sector, provides opportunities for many of the poor and vulnerable people. Fish processing and trading at the artisan level provides diversified employment opportunities in fishing communities. Although ... [Gambia News]


Dec 31,2008  by

Gambia News : President Jammeh Receives Sizzla Kalonji


imageHis Excellency, Professor Dr Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, on Sunday, December 20th, received renowned reggae singer, Sizzla Kalonji, and his delegation at the Gambian leader's Juramba Farm in Kanilai. The meeting between the two icons rekindled a hope of understanding between Africans and Africans ... [Gambia News]


Dec 31,2008  by

Gambia News : 300 Gambian pilgrims stranded in Mecca


imageAbout 300 Gambian pilgrims are stranded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, due to delay in flight arrangements. An official source who confirmed the situation to PANA here Tuesday, said the stranded pilgrims did not have much money to take care of themselves. ... [Gambia News]


Dec 30,2008  by

Gambia News : Opposition leader urges all Gambians to unite


imageLeader of the opposition Gambia People Democratic Party (GPDP), Mr. Henry Gomez, has urged Gambians to forget the past, come together and work as one family for the progress of the country. Gomez made the appeal in his new year’s message, ... [Gambia News]


Dec 30,2008  by

Gambia News : In Fake Gold Dust Case, Waiter Testifies


imageSub-Inspector Fadera on the 18th December 2008 called his witness, Lamin Saidy, a waiter to testify against one Amadou Kojo Sowe, who was earlier brought before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court for ... [Gambia News]



  
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