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"I Went with Zainab Jammeh to Equatorial Guinea" Captain Ousman Jallow
Captain Ousman Jallow, the has on Thursday the 16th May 2018, told the General Court-Martial in the trial of General Umpa Mendy and General Ansumana Tamba that he was among the delegate that left the country together with the First Lady and the First...
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS VERDICT AGAINST FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
The Gambia Supreme Court has held a unanimous decision on Wednesday the 9th May, 2018, that the provisions of the Criminal Code challenged by the Gambia Press Union and two others are constitutional and are reasonable justifiable in a democratic society....
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PAPA NJIE GIRI GARA - GDC MAYORAL CANDIDATE SPEAKS OUT
Pa Dawooda Njie (pa Njie Giri Gara) Aspiring mayoral Candidate for Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) promise a grant of D1, 000, 000 (1 Million Dalasis) after one year of office for scholarship to needy students and also he added that he don’t want any...
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TALIB AHMED BENSOUDA- UDP MAYORAL CANDIDATE SPEAKS OUT
Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the mayoral candidate for the United Democratic Party (UDP) has promised to make the Kanifing Municipality by promoting the welfare and conditions of the people. “I am running for the mayor of KMC because the nature of KMC is very...
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BAKARY BADJIE- THE INDEPENDENT MAYORAL CANDIDATE SPEAKS OUT
Bakary Badjie, an Independent Candidate for vying for the mayoral seat of the Kanifing Municipality said he doesn’t believe that the council should be a political tool for any political party, rather it should be a council that provide services to the...
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GAMBIA TO FACE IVORY COAST IN WAFU-CUP SEMIS
The Gambia under-20 team has booked their place in the semi-finals at the ongoing WAFU-Cup staged in Monrovia - Liberia . Gambia sealed a passage to the semi-finals of the West African Football Union Nations Cup (WAFU Cup) after beating the Republic of...
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CAPTAIN JALLOW EXPLAINS TRIP WITH JAMMEH'S FAMILY TO EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Captain Ousman Jallow, the fifth prosecution witness (PW5) in the ongoing criminal suit involving General Umpa Mendy and Ansumana Tamba at the General Court-martial during cross-examination told the court that he went with the First Lady and the First...
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POLICE CALL FOUR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS FOR QUESTIONING
Four environmental activists are called for questioning on Monday 28th May, 2018, at the Brikama Police Station on the issue of the alleged excavation of the waste pipe of the Golden Lead Company Ltd in Gunjur Village. They will be at Brikama Police Station...
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WITNESS TOLD COURT THAT NOGOI NJIE AND 2 OTHERS WERE ADMITTED AT NIA
The fourteenth prosecution witness (PW14) in the trial of the former senior intelligence officers of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has told the Court that Nogoi Njie, Fatou Camara and Fatoumata Jawara were admitted in a clinic at the Agency’s...
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WITNESS TOLD COURT THAT HE SEES EVERY HAPPENING AT 'BAMBADINKA' FROM HIS OFFICE
Seedy Saidy Bah, the fourteen prosecution witness in the ongoing criminal trial of the former chiefs of NIA has on Tuesday told the Court High Court that sitting at his office, he can see what happens at Bambadinka cell in the Agency. He made mention...
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GAMBIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS WARNS IEC OVER MISTAKES
THE GAMBIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (GDC) has issued a warning to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to avoid mistakes when tabulating election results. Samba Baldeh, the Secretary General of GDC said they are concerned with the tabulation of election...
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Purported Tormentor, Victim All Serving GAF
Lieutenant-General Alagie Martins
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WHY WOULD YOU SEND TROOPS WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY?
Why would the Gambia Armed Forces send troops to Darfur without the approval of the National Assembly? The Constitution in its provision gives the National Assembly the mandatory power to approve the troops before they depart. I consulted a few National...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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TRRC: Witness Denies Participating in Murder of Lieutenant Fafa Nyang
Baboucar Mboob, a former member of the GNA has on Tuesday told the TRRC that he did not participate in the murder of Lieutenant Fafa Nyang. Many witnesses who testified before the TRRC said Mboob along with Alagie Kanyi brought Lieutenant Nyang to where...
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Search for Justice Continues: Over 900 Days Now, No Justice for Indigents of Kerr Mot Hali
It has been over 900 days since the High Court declared that the people of Kerr Mot Hali are Gambians and have a right to return to the Gambia. This court couldn’t be enforced for over 900 days at the instance of the Attorney-General who is still resolute...
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Press Union Blames Government for not fulfilling their Promises
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) in its State of Press Freedom Report 2017 and 2018 has faulted the Government of the Gambia in many ways including their failure to fulfill their promises with regards to freedom of the press. The Government of The Gambia...
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Court to Rule on Yankuba Touray’s Bail Application on Murder
The Banjul High Court presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh will on Monday rule on the bail application made by Yankuba Touray who is facing a charge with murder. Touray is charged with the murder of ex-Secretary of States for Finance, Ousman Koro Ceesay,...
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CORRUPTION IN THE GAMBIA
The birth of the new Gambia inculcated great hopes on Gambians that it will be the birth of strong and independent institution to fortify democracy and the rule of law. IN THE NEW GAMBIA, WE HAVE WITNESS SERIES OF ALLEGATIONS WITH REGARDS TO CORRUPTION...
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13 month Detainee Gives Account of his Torture by Security Agents
Sainey S. Faye, a detainee in October 1994 has on Wednesday the 13th February 2019 given account of the tortured that was meted on at the National Intelligence Agency and the Fajara Barracks by Daba Marena and his men. He was born in Sanjal Sarakunda,...
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HIGH COURT REJECTS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S APPLICATION ON GROUND OF PREMATURITY
The Banjul High Court presided over by Justice Aminata Saho-Ceesay has on the 30th July 2018 in its ruling has refused the Attorney General’s application to discharge the freezing orders in respect of some properties under Alhaji Yahya AJJ Jammeh and...
