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‘My love for the president is unbeatable’ says 8th accused person in coup trial

Mr. Yousef Ali Ezziden, also known as Rambo, who is the 8th accused person in the ongoing treason trial case involving seven other people on Monday continued his defense at the Banjul High Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Amadi.
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SOS Hermann Gmeiner Lower Basic School holds 8th graduation ceremony

 SOS Hermann Gmeiner Lower Basic School recently held their 8th graduation ceremony at the school grounds in Bakoteh.Speaking at the occasion, the principal of the
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Gambia ranked world’s 63rd most peaceful country

The Gambia has been ranked as the world’s 63rd most peaceful country in the Global Peace Index (GPI) for 2010. According to the Global Peace Index, released Tuesday, The Gambia ranks behind Ghana (48th) and Sierra Leone (53rd), Burkina Faso (57th) in West Africa, and ranks higher than Senegal (79th), Liberia (99th) and Nigeria (137th). Other West African countries rated are Mali (109th), Cote d’Ivoire (118th), and Mauritania (123rd).
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Comium subscribers appeal for customer care centre in Basse

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Tamba says PW1 is an avowed liar, PW2 a confirmed drug dealer

The former chief of defense, Lt. Gen Lang Tombong Tamba has called upon the Banjul High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Amadi to discountenance the testimony of the prosecution witnesses 1 and 2, Ebrima Marreh and Rui Jabbi Gassama respectively, noting that the two have criminal records. According to the former CDS, Ebrima Marreh had admitted before the court that he lied on many occasions while Rui Jabbi Gassama also told the court that he was a drug peddler. He said the testimonies of these two people could only amount to falsehood.
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Forestry regional field staff want better facilities

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New project to combat FGM, other harmful traditional practices

A new project, ‘Eradicating Harmful Traditional Practices through “Rights” Education’ has been launched in a bid to eradicate practices that negatively affect the health of women and girls.
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Gambians comment on the role of posterity in public administration Lauds Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara’s autobiography

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Youths urged against environmentally hazardous practices As Gambia celebrates World Earth Day

Gambian youths have been urged to desist from all practices that might prove endanger the environment as The Gambia joins the rest of the world to mark the World Earth Day. Scores of Gambian youths had gathered at the Brufut Beach Sunday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Global Earth Day.

LT Tamba, Sarjo Fofana charged with complicity in 2006 attempted coup

Prosecutors have brought charges against former chief of defense staff, Lt. Gen Lang Tombong Tamba and ex-chief of naval staff, Rear Admiral Sarjo Fofana for alleged roles in the 2006 botched coup.
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