At least 70 protestors and bystanders killed since January 2015 Journalists targeted 109 deaths in custody The Guinean authorities must address mounting human rights violations, including the killing of protesters, bans on peaceful assemblies and attacks on dissenting voices, which threaten to get worse ahead of the 2020 presidential election, […]
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GFD Appoints New Executive Director
Press Release: The Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) wishes to inform all its partners that Modou A.F Bahoum has been duly appointed as Executive Director (ED) of the Federation. Mr Bahoum whose appointment will start effective on 1 December 2019 replaces Rod Howes- A British National who has been […]
Pro-Gambia Association Pushes For Zero Violence
By Abdoulie John Members of the collective Pro-Gambia Association on Sunday took to the streets calling for ‘zero violence’ in the country. The group initiated a Peace Walk at a time when political tension seems to be brewing in a country that is moving fast to right its wrongs. “We’ve […]
Darboe Blows The Whistle On Barrow
By Abdoulie John The leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has blown the whistle on President Adama Barrow, urging him to step down after the three years transition process ends. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe made this remark during a news conference held at their party headquarter in Manjaikunda on Wednesday. […]
UDP’s Position On Coalition 2016
Press Statement In 2016 the United Democratic Party good faith entered into negotiations with other parties to form Coalition 2016 to amongst other things select a candidate to contest on the coalition’s platform the 2016 Presidential Elections. The terms and conditions negotiated by and agreed to by the Parties to […]
TRRC Clarifies Bench Warrant Issue
TRRC Press Release The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) takes note that on the 4th November 2019, during the Yankuba Touray Trial, Counsel for Mr. Yankuba Touray requested that the Court issue a Bench Warrant against the Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow, for failing to […]
TRRC Set For Witch-hunt Hearing
The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission is set to hear from victims of former President Yahya Jammeh’s 2009 witch-hunting exercise. In a statement published below, the Commission intends for the first time, to conduct witch-hunting hearings outside Dunes Headquarters. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission is currently wrapping up […]
Gambia Refuses Deported Asylum Seeker
The Gambia immigration officers at the Banjul International Airport on Monday refused to accept an undocumented failed asylum seeker deported from Sweden’s Malmo city. After having reportedly exhausted the asylum process, Swedish police escorted the man they believed to be a Gambian for deportation to the West African country. However, […]
Comfort Assures High Security Plates
By Abdoulie John The Operations Manager of Comfort Quality Services Ltd, Ousman Njai, Monday reassured the public that his company will provide them with high security number plates that would respond to emerging technologies. “It is a very sophisticated system, designed purposely to make our roads safe,” Ousman Njai […]
CJ Tells New Lawyers To Be Honest
By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Chief Justice has urged the newly enrolled legal practitioners to always keep in mind that honesty and integrity are cardinal virtues that should guide them in the exercise of their duty. “Act at all times with honesty and with integrity,” Justice Hassan Bubacarr Jallow on […]
What Politicians Mean By System Change
By Suntou Bolonba Touray People must not confuse the politicians’ definition of system change. There is a meaning behind politicians’ talk about system change. What must be borne in mind is that no two political parties or leaders have the same system in mind. Hence, so long as an individual […]
Gambia Grapples With Int’l Standards Challenges
Local products have to be Tested in neighbouring Countries before being exported to the International Markets By Madi S. Njie The European Union Delegate’s reminders of The Gambia international standards obligations, underpin by the disturbing aflatoxin – groundnut infection – causing liver cancer, among related diseases caused by infected groundnuts- […]