A recent study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has identified the Gambia as one of Africa’s top destinations for child sex tourism. It said on Tuesday in Banjul that poverty, corruption and weak law enforcement, has undermined the government’s efforts to protect children from abuse. It noted that […]

Details are emerging on the cold-blooded murder of Ebrima Solo Sandeng, although in bits and pieces. Contrary to the widely held belief that the former United Democratic Party Organising Secretary was tortured to death by agents of the feared national spy agents. Most Gambians believe that Mr. Sandeng, whose only […]

The Gambia’s state security agents have detained four senior government officials. The officials — Nuha Touray, Secretary to Cabinet; Fafa Sanyang, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum, Momodou Badjie, Managing Director of Gambia National Petroleum Company. Also in state custody is Dawda O. Fadera, Permanent Secretary of Personnel Management […]

All went so quiet about Ebrima Bun Sanneh since his unceremonious exit from the Gambia Police Force and subsequently as the former director of the National Drug Enforcement Agency. Bun Sanneh as was commonly called used to live in Tallinding where he was so arrogant to us the neigbours and […]

Thirteen of the 25 April 14th remanded protesters were unconditionally bailed by the police, Kairo News confirmed.  Eleven others who were moved to Mansakonko for trial still remain remanded at Mile II Central Prisons. The bailed men are: Baboucar Gitteh, Baba Ceesay, Ebrima Janko Ceesay, Lamin Camara, Alhagie Jammeh, Alhagie […]

A crusade against the Mandinkas of Gambia The pharaoh of Gambia has spoken, we don’t hear from Allah yet… Or should I say a President with a mission!! Dictator Jammeh should resign as president of the Gambia with immediate effect. The true accounts of what Gambian people have been going […]

Today June 10, 2016, marks two years after the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice found that the Gambian government failed to conduct a proper investigation into the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara. Hydara who was the editor of The Point newspaper was gunned down in a drive-by shooting by unknown assailants on […]

By Unbiased Prince  It is now obviously reaching the climax of epic proportion of being expected to comment and in as much as I did not anticipate of being drag into the sinister yet denigrating mind games of Mrs Bensoda’s culpable with the status quo of awfully felt beyond Banjul and […]

By D. A. Jawo, media consultant, freelance consultancy and training With the untimely death of George Christensen, the Gambia, and indeed the entire African continent has lost not only a pioneering broadcaster but also an uncompromising defender of free expression. George left a comfortable life in the United Kingdom to […]

Article 19’s Fatou Jagne Senghore Speaks Out Following the repressive events of April 14th and 17th when one Gambian opposition party leader was tortured to death and nearly all the executive members of the party were arrested and taken to court to be slammed seven charges related to peaceful protest march. “…..The Gambian-born […]

CNN) —Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer who proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and was among the most famous and beloved athletes on the planet, died Friday in Arizona, a family spokesman said. “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time […]