President Adama Barrow on Monday 4th June, 2018 had a consultative meeting with major importers of the Gambian business community at State House in Banjul. The objective of the discussion was to have a dialogue around the prices of basic consumer goods in relation to tax incentives put in place […]
Author: Kairo News
Gambia Finally Pays Compensation To Families Of Manneh And Hydara
There has been a major breakthrough in efforts to secure reparation for journalist victims of Yahya Jammeh’s reign of terror as the new government in The Gambia has paid 50% of the compensations to the families of two of the victims, Ebrimah Manneh and Deyda Hydara. The initial 50% payment […]
Ghanaians Killed In Gambia: “Akufo-Addo Nearly Fought My Foreign Minister”, Jammeh Makes Wild Allegations, Curses Him
Reports seen by The Manual have revealed that then Foreign Affairs Minister and now president of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo nearly fought with his Gambian counterpart, Bala Gaye in Banjul when he led a delegation to Gambia following the murder of 44 Ghanaians. Read more: https://www.modernghana.com/news/858617/ghanaians-killed-in-gambia-akufo-addo-nearly-fought-my-for.html
US Lauds Gambia’s Religious Freedom
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Banjul, The Gambia For Immediate Release Youliana Sadowski, Political/Economic Officer, 439-2856 PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Department of State Acknowledges Gambia’s Commitment to Religious Freedom As required by the U.S. Congress, the United States Department of State released the 2017 International Religious Freedom Report on […]
President Barrow Endorses Term Limits
By Abdoulie John Gambian President has endorsed the restoration of presidential term limits in his country’s constitution. “I hold the view that a two-term limit for head of state should be entrenched in the new constitution,” President Adama Barrow said on Monday as he presided over the swearing in ceremony of […]
Why Nations Fail – Sierra Leone On My Mind
Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 June 2018: Just two weeks ago, I finished reading one of the most fascinating books called “Why Nations Fail”. After reading the book, I appreciate how far Sierra Leone has failed to impress on the world stage, since gaining independence in 1961. Read […]
UKJA Debunks Malicious Media Attack
The United Kingdom Jarra Association (UKJA) has debunked “malicious” online newspaper article that aims to discredit the association. In his response to an opinion piece on Freedom Newspaper, UKJA Chairperson Lamin Manjang, in the strongest possible terms, condemns the “article as malicious, baseless and pack of lies by a seemingly […]
We Aren’t Building 3rd State-Party
I must hasten to say that I utterly disagree with some of Mr. Burama FL Jammeh’s comments, analysis and above all, the comparison he had made on today’s political land scape in The Gambia to that of Sir Dawda Jawara’s PPP and Yahya Jammeh’s AFPRC/APRC eras. The fact that the […]
CANADA AND AFRICANS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
By Sainey Faye QUESTION : Did you know that Africans played a tremendous role in the creation, of what is today known as Canada.Few people know the role Africans played in building the country of Canada, in North America.The history of Canada is very much similar to that of the […]
‘You Can’t Transfer Indicted Officers’
The Director General Immigration doesn’t know that government officers that have been incted for official misconduct do not qualify for transfer or posting. This development comes in the wake of Buba Sagnia’s approval of at least 57 immigration officers for transfer. The list includes officers indicted for conniving to defraud […]
Legal Action Filed Against Gambian Ex-Dictator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Survivors of Bogus HIV and AIDS “Cure” Seek Compensation, Recognition of Human Rights Abuses in Gambian Courts May 31, 2018 – Three survivors of Yahya Jammeh’s fraudulent and destructive HIV and AIDS “treatment programme” have today filed a legal action in the High Court of The Gambia. Fatou Jatta, […]
Immigration Boss Sets Bad Precedent
Amost all the seaport Immigration officers involved in April fraud have been transferred singlehandedly by Director General Buba Sagnia. But one of untouchables is Supretendent Momodou Jammeh. Also missing on the unexplained transfer list obtained by Kairo News are Commissioner Omar Badjie and Chief Superintendent Sulayman Colley who have been […]