Magistrate Kumba Sillah Issues Stern Warning To The Police!!

…..Murder Case Involving A PIU Officer Adjourned For The Last Time

Magistrate Says “Justice Delayed, Justice Denied.”

By Buba Njie Banjul.

The Magistrate assigned to handle the murder case involving one Dodou, a Member of the Police intervention unit, who was accused of murdering a London corner youth has issued a stern warning to the prosecution to stop delaying court cases. The Presiding Magistrate Kumba Sillah who was recently hired by the Judicial Service Commission observed that the said murder case had suffered repeated adjournments and would adjourn the case for the last time. The magistrate urged the prosecution to bring their witnesses to court come the next adjourned date or else would face the consequences. The presiding magistrate lamented about the unnecessary delays on the side of the police to bring witnesses to court. This the magistrate observes, violates the human rights of poor inmates languishing in jail for months without trial.

Gambia National Lottery Accused Of Discriminating Banjulians on Job Related Matters!!

….Lottery Official Rejects The Charges

Banjulians are being discriminated in terms of employment at The Gambia National Lottery, which was the brain child of Banjul City Council (BCC), according to some aggrieved City Residents. The Head Office of The Gambia National Lottery is situated in Banjul, but yet Banjulians are being denied jobs for political reasons. The aggrieved Citizens who approached the Freedom Newspaper lamented about job discrimination at the National Lottery. These Banjulians believe that they are being denied jobs because of their political affiliations. Since the removal of Lord Mayor Pa Sallah Jeng, Banjulians are finding it hard to secure or keep their employment with GNL. Residents say the number of Banjulians working with the National Lottery are few and therefore denounced the ongoing job discrimination taking place at the National Lottery.

Crocodile Pool At Kartong Decaying

…..Tourism Officials Accused Of Undermining Tourism

By Buba TT Mendy

The Crocodile Pool at Kartong is decaying, as no one has thought of its development as a tourists attraction. The said site could be viable in terms of tourism promotion if given the necessary attention it deserved by officials at the Department of State For Tourism. But it appears that the place is not among their top Tourism priority list. Tourism officials should take a break and visit the Kartong Crocodile Pool again and help revamp the place. The place is in such a deplorable condition. Residents of the area confirmed seeing Tourism officials at the site recently, but have expressed dissatisfaction about the slow pace of work at the site. They appealed to Tourism officials to revamp the said Pool in the interest of Eco-Tourism.

Gambian Soldiers Killed 15 MFDC Rebels-MFDC Leadership Claims

…GAF Official Says The Tortured Rebels Might Have Been Possibly killed

Gambian Authorities Declined To Shed Light On Story

The Government of President Yahya Jammeh has been engulfed in another killing scandal, this time involving Some MFDC rebels captured in Banjul recently. About 15 MFDC rebels were said to have been murdered by Gambia’s Security Forces, according to a statement issued by the MFDC leadership. The statement which was published by the Senegalese Press explained how the Gambian authorities are currently trying to conceal the death of these rebels. According to Sunuker.com, a Senegalese News Medium, the fifteen members of the Casamance Democratic Forces (MFDC) arrested last September, in Banjul, were reported killed.