By Own Correspondent – Gambian-born Anna Gardner (nee Grey-Johnson) has been nominated by the Law Society of Great Britain for the prestigious and highly coveted award of Solicitor of the Year. Ms Gardner, according to a statement from the Law Society in the UK, has been short-listed for the Law Society’s Excellence Awards in the category of “Solicitor of the Year 2010”. BBC Broadcaster Mishal Husain will present the awards at a prestigious black tie dinner and presentation ceremony which will take place on October 21st at Old Billingsgate, London. The awards reward the most outstanding practitioners in the legal... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 17th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – The police have preferred charges against a group of 17 armed men believed to be rebels from the southern Senegalese region of Casamance. They were arraigned on Wednesday before Principal Magistrate Emmanuel Nkea of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court charged with possession of firearms without authority. According to the particulars of offence, Yusupha Ceesay and 16 others sometime in October 2010 at Bulock and Bajana villages in the Western Region were found in possession of an assortment of arms of war and ammunitions without authority. Yusupha Ceesay and Modou Lamin Badjie pleaded guilty to the charge, while... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 17th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – Wednesday was a busy day for drivers, shopkeepers, food sellers, contractors, among others, within the Tipper Garage in Bakoteh as workers from the Kanifing Municipal Council demolished all structures erected within the area. The demolition exercise, which saw the destruction of almost all buildings such as shops and canteens within the area, was done amid tight security. This reporter, who visited the scene to ascertain the reality on the ground, spoke to some of the affected individuals. Jarga Faal, President of Gambia National Transport Association Tipper Garage Branch, revealed that they received a notice for eviction... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, October 17th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – Borry S. Touray counsel representing the embattled former Inspector General of Police, Ensa Badjie, in the 51-count indictment against him and two senior military officers, Lt. Col Mam Matarr Secka and Major Kuluteh Manneh, yesterday applied to recall the second prosecution witness in the voire dire trial. According to him, the defence was yet to finish cross-examining the independent, Babucarr Khan, and he, therefore, applied to recall him for defence to continue cross-examining him. It would be recalled that the prosecutors at the last adjournment date announced the closure of the prosecution’s case in the voire... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, October 15th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – The alleged judicial scam trial involving three former high court judges and two judicial officials resumed yesterday at the high court before Justice Lamin Jobarteh. The accused persons: Justice Ngui Mboob Janneh, Justice Amina Saho Ceesay, Justice Saffiatou Njie (said to be out of the jurisdiction), Haruna Jaiteh, ex-Judicial Secretary and Alhagie LS Sonko ex-bailiff of the high court, are all standing trial on charges ranging from neglect of official duty, to stealing by public officer, aiding and abetting a pulic officer to steal, economic crime and forgery. When the trial resumed, state prosecutor NB Jones told... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, October 14th 2010 |
