Late Monday afternoon, I came home to a pile of messages alerting to a fracas unveiling in the university town of Faraba Banta. A developing story, it reads, but the more I peel through correspondences, the scarier it came to be! Fellow Gambians – there comes a moment in life […]
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Faraba Fatal Shooters In Police Custody
Gambian President is deeply saddened by reports of clashes in Faraba which led to loss of lives. President Adama Barrow’s office confirms that three police officers involved in the fatal shootings are in police custody while one is admitted at the Intensive Care Unit. “Out of extreme concern and regard […]
CHRD Condemn Faraba Killings
The Center for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) has condemned the fatal shootings of Faraba Banta peaceful protesters by officers of the Police Intervention Unit. In a press release published below, the rights group urged The Gambia government to open up investigation into the matter as soon as possible. CHRD […]
Protesters Set Alkalo’s House On Fire
Kairo News has just been informed that the protesting Faraba Banta youths have not now resorted to attacking anyone who sympathises or supports Julakay Engineering and Construction Company sand mining. The angry youths are reported to be identifying and setting fire to the homes of Julakay sympathisers and supporters. They […]
Faraba Clash Kills 2 Protesters
The Monday morning bloody clash involving the Police Intervention Unit officers and Faraba Bantang youths has left two deaths. Bakary Kujabi and Ebrima Bah – both residents of the Kombo East village – have reportedly died of gunshot wounds. The clash, which precedes earlier acts of defiance, is exacerbated by […]
‘God Has Endowed Gambians’
Gambian President wants Gambians to utilise their human resource – their main source of our strength – to derive maximum benefit from all our natural resources. “We are fortunate that God has endowed us with vast arable land, a productive river and a vibrant youthful population to propel development for […]
All Eyes Set On Gambia’s Justice Minister
By Abdoulie John All eyes are set on The Gambia’s Attorney General and Justice Minister whose office is expected to issue a legal advice to President Adama Barrow over the ‘poisonous’ fertilizer reportedly sold to Senegalese businessmen by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture. This is undoubtedly a litmus test […]
GAMBIANS: LET’S BE CAREFUL OF WHAT WE WISH FOR!!! Part 3
The recent donor conference in Belgium is reported to have raised 1.45 billion euros for the tiny Gambia all due to the new path we have decided to follow as a collective and out of sympathy for the maladministration we endured for 22 years under Jallow Kanilai. The hard truth […]
‘Gambia’s GDP Is Under-estimated’
By Abdoulie John The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs believes The Gambia has not been using the right numbers to properly measure her economy. He said figures of 2004 have been used to calculate the GDP, giving a wrong data on the economy. “All along […]
Darboe Extends Generosity To Victims’ Center
By Abdoulie John A renowned Gambian philanthropist Momodou Turo Darboe on Saturday extended great largesse to the Kololi-based Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations. Through his Vision Development Foundation (VDF), Mr. Darboe showered 100 bags of rice and 225 bags of sugar to the targeted people. The victims’ […]
Azerbaijani University Honors Prof. Kah
By Alhassan Darboe, GunjurNewsonline Professor Muhammadou M.O. Kah, formerly of The University of The Gambia and now Vice President of Academic Affairs at American University of Nigeria has been honored by ADA University in Azerbaijan. Professor Kah bagged a prestigious job as Founding Dean and Vice Rector for Technology and […]
Kentucky: Senegambians Celebrate Young Gambian Scholar
By Alhassan Darboe, GunjurNewsonline The Senegambian community of Lexington and Kentucky on June 1st,2018 converged at Lexington Oakwood center to celebrate and pray for Omar Pa Mambuna Bojang, a gifted and serious young academic of Gunjur origin. Omar Bojang ,son of Pa Mambuna Bojang of Kombo Gunjur graduated from High […]