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The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has determined that The Gambia's arrest and continued detention of Chief Ebrima Manneh is unlawful under international law. The UN body calls upon The Gambia to release Mr. Manneh immediately.
Amadou Sarr, a spokesperson for the fisher folk in Tanji on Tuesday called on the Navy to be extra vigilant in discharging their duties since some operators of foreign fishing trawlers sometimes use nets that are banned by the Fisheries Department.
As the members of the AFPRC expressed contradictory opinions on the merits of establishing a National Consultative Committee to determine the time table to return to Democratic Constitutional Rule an intense debate unfolded.
African Democracy and good Governance (ADG) in collaboration with Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF) on Thursday 19th November organized a programme for the commemoration of the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Violence against children and the Convention on the Rights of the Child at their main office in Churchill's Town on the role of parents and adults in preventing abuse and ...
Lawyer Antouman Gaye, the defence counsel for the 28 accused persons in the Babylon case before the special criminal division of the High Court, on Wednesday 18 November, applied for bail on behalf of his clients before Justice Moses Richards of the Banjul High Court.
The Serrekunda East football committee suspended Omar Saho, Pa Sulayman Badjie and Modou Jarjue for their unsporting behaviour towards the central referee in a highly contested game.
Africa for Democracy and Good Governance (ADG), recently embarked on a weeklong celebration of worldÂ's campaign for the prevention of child abuse and violence against children.
A serious fire outbreak, last Tuesday, ravaged an entire compound in Essau, North Bank Region. The fire is reported to have burned the house into ashes as it got beyond control.
Gambia's FIFA and CAF licensed assistant assistant referee, Jawo Dickory, has been invited to attend the Confederation of African Football Elite Referees and Assistant referees' course in the Egyptian city of Cairo.
A five-day training on biodiversity conservation and management for forestry officers, last Thursday, November 19th commenced at the Darwin Field Station, located right in the heart of the Abuko Nature Reserve.
It was another glorious day when prominent people in The Gambia joined the Yorouba community to celebrate the 6th Oodua Day anniversary on Saturday 14th of Nov, 2009 at Friendship Hotel, Bakau.
The 2009 Muhammed Yahya Jammeh's Perpetual Football Cup competition, formerly Zonal Football Championship, will kick-off tomorrow with the defending champions, Bakau, starting their bid for a record third successive title against Gunjur in the Group A opener at Serrekunda East mini-stadium.
As Muslims brace up to observe the feast of Eid -Ul-Adha, commonly known as Tobaski, some private companies in the business sector have been deploying all types of marketing strategies with a view to luring potential customers to buy their products.
Better Future, a Netherlands-based social enterprise that aims to create brighter future for the less privileged, has developed a link with the Gambia football academies with the ultimate aims of promoting better football and providing better life skills for the interns of the local academies.
The governor of Central River Region (CRR), Alhaji Ganyie Touray, accompanied by a high-powered delegation, on Wednesday, November 18, visited the ongoing construction work of the new Brikama-ba market in the Lower Fulladou District, CRR South.
One Saul Ndure, a resident of Sanchaba Sulay Jobe, was recently, acquitted and discharged by the Bundung Magistrates Court, presided over by Magistrate Lamin George.
The management of the Rural Development Institute (RDI) in Mansakonko, Lower River Region, have expressed gratitude and appreciation to the Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, for his magnanimous gesture rendered to the institution.
English comedy, presented by a group of young English actors will feature in a ground-breaking Festival of Arts and Culture this weekend at the Alliance Franco-Gambienne.
The Kanifing Magistrates Court, presided over by Magistrate BO Jobe, on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of one Lamin Jonga.
Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone's most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.
One Chambo Manneh, was recently arraigned before Principal Magistrate Kayode Olajubutu, of the Bundung Magistrates Court, charged with two counts of threatening violence and willful damage to property.
Justice Moses Richards of the Special Criminal Court in Banjul has called on defence counsel, Kebba Sanyang, to file brief in the matter involving one Ebrima Johm who is standing trial for rape.
The six accused persons alleged to have murdered the Imam of Kuntaur Wharf Town, Alhaji Amadou Jallow, on June 16, 2008 in the Central River Region, yesterday pleaded not guilty to four counts at the Special Criminal Court in Banjul.
The Gambian leader, His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh, has said that women are first and foremost human beings with God-given rights, citizens with indivisible rights, guarantee the survival of the human species and serve as inevitable partners in all genuine efforts aimed at human development, advancement and global progress.
Fatou Manneh, an 11-month-old baby girl from New Jeshwang, is in dire need of help to undergo surgical operation in Dakar, Senegal, a medical report from the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital revealed.
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