President Barrow on Friday afternoon preside over the opening of the sub regional Soninkara Islamic conference at the Bilal Boarding School for Quranic Memorisation in Yarambamba, West Coast Region. The event brought together over 200 delegates from Mali, Conakry, Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and The Gambia to discuss the religion of […]
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Gambia’s Natural Resources Belong To All Citizens
By Abdoulie John Gambia’s Vice-President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has Friday reaffirmed government commitment to ensuring that social equity prevails in the management of the country’s natural resources. VP Touray made this remark at the opening of the first ever consultative forum on the transparent management of extractives and non-extractives natural […]
IRI Set For Consultation Management
By Abdoulie John Gambians are bracing up for the first ever consultation on the transparent management of extractives industry and natural resources. Organised by the International Republican Institute (IRI), the two-day event will bring together policy makers, community leaders, government officials, civil society groups and representatives of the extractives industry. […]
The Independent Has A History Of Persecution
By Abdoulie John “The Independent has a history of persecution in the hands of Yahya Jammeh’s government,” he said. In his testimony before the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), MusaSaidykhan revealed that his predecessor Abdoulie Sey was forced to quit his job and went to exile after suffering a […]
‘There Is No Doubt That Deyda Hydara Was Killed By Yahya Jammeh’s Agents’
By Abdoulie John The co-founder and publisher of The Point newspaper, Pap Saine, has Thursday unequivocally stated there is no iota of doubt that his colleague and brother Deyda Hydara was gunned down by assailants who acted at the direction of Gambia’s longtime ruler, Yahya Jammeh. The co-proprietor of The Point was giving his […]
The Journalism Awards Conundrum
There are no favours. And boy, Baa Tambadou isn’t perfect. He’s a sinner that refuses to repent for his sins against divine right of freedom of expression. He has defended false news in court and reminded us some few months afterwards that the law is still here, alive and threatening. […]
Gambia-UAE Sign Legal Protection Agreement For Gambian Workers
The governments of The Gambia and the United Arab Emirates have on Monday July 15th signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a legal framework of protection for potential Gambian workers in the United Arab Emirates. With the agreement coming into effect, The Gambia government would ensure the […]
President Barrow Holds Bilateral Talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Monday held bilateral talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the United Arab Emirates Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including the potential increase […]
CCBT Submits CRC Position Paper on Fiscal Transparency
By Yusef Taylor, @FlexDan_YT Meeting with the CRC Yesterday morning in a conference room in Fajara a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations on Fiscal Transparency (CCBT) ratified a set of almost 70 recommendations and submitted them to the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) just before midday. The recommendations aim to institutionalize […]
How Sanna Jarju Lied About Me
Is it fake news or false accusation? It is quite ironic and pathetic that after attending a two day conference on media freedom, a so-called citizen political journalist will use fake news on me on Facebook. One Mr. Sanna Jarju personally attacked me and lied beyond reasonable proportion yesterday in […]
Ex-Minister Suffers A Major Blow
High Court Judge Ebrima Jaiteh on Monday delivered a legal blow to former Junta Minister by turning down his application for bail. Yankuba Touray’s bail application was filed by lawyer Abdoulie Sissoho. In dismissing the bail application, Justice Jaiteh ruled that murder charges are punishable with death or life in […]
Dr. Tangara Disputes Carrying Jammeh’s Extradition Order
Press Release During the Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission’s (TRRC) hearing of July 11th, 2019, Ms Ndey Tapha Sosseh made a statement claiming that I, Mamadou Tangara, visited Mali on two occasions during which I urged Malian authorities as Special Envoy to get her extradited to The Gambia. And I […]