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Man Convicted For Stealing

Friday, August 14, 2009

Magistrate Fred Foster of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court, recently convicted and sentenced one Sulayman Barry to a fine of D3,000, in default to...

Suspect Gets Suspended Sentence

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Principal Magistrate Basiru Mahoney of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court recently convicted and sentenced one Momodou Bah by binding him over to keep...

Armed thief sentenced

Monday, January 19, 2009

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Kanifing Magistrates court, on Monday, convicted and sentenced one Dembo Jatta. He was found guilty of...

18 months for motor bike thief

Friday, December 19, 2008

Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbackeh of the Kanifing Magistrates Court on Thursday convicted one Samba Camara and sentenced him to 18 months...

Guinean National Convicted for defiling a 13-year-old girl

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Muhammed Bah, a Guinean national, was on 28th October, 2008 convicted and sentenced to a prison term of 18 months with hard labour for defiling a...

National Disaster Management bill passed

Friday, October 24, 2008

Members of the , National Assembly, on Wednesday, unanimously passed the National Disaster Management Bill 2008, at their third annual parliamentary...

Japan allocates US$5 million to WFP and UNICEF in Zambia

Sunday, April 06, 2008

The Government of Japan has decided to allocate US$5 million to the Republic of Zambia through UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP). The purpose...

Comprehensive Disaster Mgt. Program in Offing

The Point

Monday, January 21, 2008

Plans are afoot to develop a comprehensive disaster management program in The Gambia as the world continues to witness an upsurge in the number of...