TRRC: UDP Militants Give Ordeal in Hands of Jammeh’s Government
Two members of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Demba Touray and Yahya Jammeh have on Tuesday the 23rd April appeared before the TRRC to explain their ordeal in the hands of the AFPRC and APRC governments. The Testimony of Demba Touray Demba Touray,...
TRRC: Lead Counsel Explains Categories of Witnesses
Essa M. Faal the lead Counsel for the TRRC has on Tuesday 23rd April told the press that the Commission has three types of hearing. Faal said the mode of questioning of a witness depends on several factors adding that the nature and type of hearing and...
TRRC Unearths Remains of 7 November 11 Tumbled Soldiers
Investigators and Researchers of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) have on Wednesday exhumed the corpses of seven soldiers who were executed during the reign of the APPRC military junta. The remains of the former Gambia National...
High Court: Yankuba Touray, Jahumpa Ceesay Granted Bail
Justice Aminata Saho-Ceesay of the Banjul High has on Tuesday the 16th April granted bail to Yankuba Touray and Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay. The two accused persons (defendants) were arraigned before the high court on three criminal counts, namely; conspiracy...
Witnesses Call on TRRC to do More Investigation
Witnesses appearing before the TRRC, have called on the Commission to do more investigation rather than relying on witness testimonies only. They said the testimonies of the witnesses may not be sufficient and that the Commission should do a thorough...
THE COALITION’S MEETING IS UNTIMELY
A building without a proper foundation cannot stand, so, therefore, the proposed meeting of the Coalition’s stakeholders is untimely. The agenda of the meeting would be mainly on should President Adama Barrow rule for 3 or 5 years. One would ask why this...
TTRC: Yankuba Touray, Edward Singhatey Murdered Koro Ceesay – Witness says
P a Habibou Mbaye has told the TRRC that Ousman Koro Ceesay was murdered by Yankuba Touray and Edward Singhatey. Pa Habibou Mbaye is a former crime management coordinator (CMC) Gambia Police Force and the 48th witness of the truth commission (TRRC). He...
Development Without Planning is Meaningless -Sidia Jatta
Honourable Sidia S. Jatta, the member for Wuli West has challenged the government of The Gambia to be strategic in planning for development. He said development cannot be realized without strategic planning. Jatta mentioned this during the adjournment...
TRRC: Ex-Army RSM Confesses Mistreating Soldiers
Major Lamin Fatty has admitted to the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) that he had maltreated Momodou Njie a medic, ex-corporal Alagie Kebbeh and Abdoulie Trawally, in the aftermath of the November 11, 1994, dashed coup. Fatty is...
Taxation Should Linked to Representation Part 2
Agricultural and Health Issues The Gambia is a country that has no specialist hospital to cure certain at least one curable disease. The trend here is that any person sick would seek financial support for overseas treatment whereas the less privilege...