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Hanging fireman’s body discovered in Yundum

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Reports reaching the Daily Observer have revealed that Corporal Ensa Tamba, an officer of The Gambia Fire and Rescue Services, was in the early hours...

Observer printers, security, in police net

Monday, February 23, 2009

Personnel of the Gambia Police Force (GPF), on Monday arrested about 7 suspected thieves involved in fraudulent practices at the Observer Company in...

‘Theft’ at CCT-Gambia 3 suspects arrested, bailed, one at large

Thursday, January 15, 2009

At least, three suspects, namely; Mamadi Badjie, Assan Badjie and Momodou Sanyang, were arrested and detained two weeks ago by the police at Kairaba...

Police officer seriously injured in car accident

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Couple 1446 Kebba Manneh, personnel of The Gambia police Force (GPF), yesterday morning, sustained a fracture on his right arm and leg, in a car...

Yundum Police Station D1m Scandal Accused granted bail

Friday, January 09, 2009

Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh of the Brikama Court has granted bail to Modou Manneh who is standing trial for stealing D1,000,000 collected by him as...

Pastor arrested

Friday, December 19, 2008

Gideon A Adeoye, senior pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church of The Gambia, was on Wednesday arrested and detained at the Fajara Army Barracks, for...

The Deyda Hydara Case: Four years on and Still No Investigations

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

It has been four years since the gruesome murder of our colleague Deyda Hydara by still unknown assassins, and yet hardly any visible efforts...

50-Year Old Arrested, Detained for Raping an 11-year- old girl

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Reports reaching this paper have it that one Victor Jatta, 50, of Banjul was last Saturday arrested and is currently helping the police in their...

Gun ‘juju’ trio denied bail

Monday, November 10, 2008

The bail application for the three men standing trial for gun protection charms was on Tuesday rejected by Principal Magistrate Edrisa M’bai of the...

Bundung Police escapee jailed

Monday, October 27, 2008

Sambou Badjie, a trial prisoner, was on Tuesday, 21st October, 2008, arraigned before Acting Principal Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Bundung...