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SUSPECTED MURDER OF MR. EDMOND THOMAS
On Wednesday 06 March, 2019, approximately 1730 hours, the Office of the Inspector-General of Police received information that the lifeless body of a man identified as Edmond Thomas was found lying under the chassis of a fuel tanker at the premises of Global Electrical Group (GEG) in Brikama. Preliminary investigations […]
Gambia, German Agree On Deportation Moratorium
Following intense diplomatic negotiations regarding the plight of thousands of Gambians facing potential mass deportations from across Europe, The Government of President Adama Barrow has imposed a moratorium on repatriations pending further negotiations with our European partners. After a frank and amicable meeting; first between the German Ambassador Stephen Roken and the […]
Rare Autobiography By Enslaved West African Scholar
By Wendi Maloney This is a guest post by Mary-Jane Deeb, chief of the African and Middle Eastern Division. Omar Ibn Said. Courtesy of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. In the summer of 2017, the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress acquired a […]
Why Gassama Deserves Nomination
I want Gambians to join me to congratulate Hon. Foday Gassama on his nomination to the National Assembly by His Excellency President Adama Barrow. I wish you best of luck in this noble duty. You deserve it. Mr. Gassama has been a staunch supporter of the United Democratic Party (UDP) […]
CRC WELL POISED TO EMBARK ON EXTERNAL PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS WITH GAMBIANS IN THE DIASPORA
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) announces that it is on track to carry out external public consultations with Gambians in the Diaspora. “The CRC is well poised to embark on external public consultations to incorporate the views and aspirations of Gambians living outside of The Gambia,” according to the Chairperson […]
New Chamber of Commerce dedicated to Business Development and Trade for Gambian Women
Gambian women make-up 50.8% of the workforce and are most likely to be engaged in the informal economy. This leaves Gambian women “prone to exploitation, low job security, intensive poverty and largely excluded from policy development and support conversations and programs,” said President of newly formed Gambia Women’s Chamber of […]
Gov’t Confirms Former Minister’s Arrest
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON Gambia Government Confirms Arrest and Detention of Former AFPRC Junta Member and Minister, Yankuba Touray Banjul, The Gambia—The Government of The Gambia hereby confirms the arrest, detention and charge of Mr. Yankuba Touray, a former AFPRC junta member and Minister who […]
TRRC UPDATE: The National Conversation Continues
The TRRC concluded its second three-week session on February 28, 2019 with a hearing on circumstances surrounding the November 11, 1994 incident and the death of former AFPRC Finance minister Ousman Koro Ceesay in June 1995. During this session, the Commission heard testimonies from 12 witnesses, bringing to 25 the […]
Alagi Kanyi And The Gambian Security Setup
By Saul Saidykhan Phones are buzzing, and Gambian Social Media is agog about Alagi Kanyi’s testimony at the TRRC. Kanyi is being called ‘killer’,’ murderer’, ‘sadist’, ‘monster’. These are all labels he deserves! But a little perspective might help the discerning understand how he came to be the person many […]
My Takeawy From Kanyi’s Testimony
As I watched the TRRC this morning with sadness, anger and totally immersed in my own emotions, I was left with a couple of things as a takaway: Alhaji Kanyi is an evil person, a killer, a sadist, and a murderer and had admitted to it; but we still have […]
Undermining The TRRC Is A Crime!
If the testimony of Alagie Kanyi is found true then Yankuba Touray and FJC must be prosecuted for interfering with witnesses and obstructing the TRRC! Their actions violate Section 36 of the Act and therefore action must be taken against them! Section 36 of the TRRC Act states that, “A […]