Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 June 2018: Just two weeks ago, I finished reading one of the most fascinating books called “Why Nations Fail”. After reading the book, I appreciate how far Sierra Leone has failed to impress on the world stage, since gaining independence in 1961. Read […]
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UKJA Debunks Malicious Media Attack
The United Kingdom Jarra Association (UKJA) has debunked “malicious” online newspaper article that aims to discredit the association. In his response to an opinion piece on Freedom Newspaper, UKJA Chairperson Lamin Manjang, in the strongest possible terms, condemns the “article as malicious, baseless and pack of lies by a seemingly […]
We Aren’t Building 3rd State-Party
I must hasten to say that I utterly disagree with some of Mr. Burama FL Jammeh’s comments, analysis and above all, the comparison he had made on today’s political land scape in The Gambia to that of Sir Dawda Jawara’s PPP and Yahya Jammeh’s AFPRC/APRC eras. The fact that the […]
CANADA AND AFRICANS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
By Sainey Faye QUESTION : Did you know that Africans played a tremendous role in the creation, of what is today known as Canada.Few people know the role Africans played in building the country of Canada, in North America.The history of Canada is very much similar to that of the […]
‘You Can’t Transfer Indicted Officers’
The Director General Immigration doesn’t know that government officers that have been incted for official misconduct do not qualify for transfer or posting. This development comes in the wake of Buba Sagnia’s approval of at least 57 immigration officers for transfer. The list includes officers indicted for conniving to defraud […]
Legal Action Filed Against Gambian Ex-Dictator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Survivors of Bogus HIV and AIDS “Cure” Seek Compensation, Recognition of Human Rights Abuses in Gambian Courts May 31, 2018 – Three survivors of Yahya Jammeh’s fraudulent and destructive HIV and AIDS “treatment programme” have today filed a legal action in the High Court of The Gambia. Fatou Jatta, […]
Immigration Boss Sets Bad Precedent
Amost all the seaport Immigration officers involved in April fraud have been transferred singlehandedly by Director General Buba Sagnia. But one of untouchables is Supretendent Momodou Jammeh. Also missing on the unexplained transfer list obtained by Kairo News are Commissioner Omar Badjie and Chief Superintendent Sulayman Colley who have been […]
Bensouda Gives Pragmatic Response To Presidential Ambition!
To quickly put an end to what has been seen as a calculated ploy by UDP [United Democratic Party] enemies to create a rift within the party, Mr. Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the Mayor-elect of Kanifing Municipal Council, has debunked some wild speculations. Some so-called diasporans were quick to suggest Mr. […]
Bad Blood Grips Immigration Dept.
Kindly allow me space in your newspaper to share these burning issues at the Gambia Immigration Department with your esteemed readers. The Gambia immigration Department has, of late, turned into Work Place “Molten Magma.” It is like a war zone where suspicion, sectionalism and factionalism thrive. It is a place […]
Constitutional Review Commission Members Take Oath
Swearing-In Ceremony for Eleven-member Constitutional Review Commission And meeting with Business Community State House, Banjul, 30 May 2018 – The President of the Republic of the Gambia will preside over a swearing-in ceremony for members of the Constitutional Review Commission on Monday 4th June 2018, at the State House in […]
‘Karpowership Is Socially Responsible’
By Abdoulie John Karpowership Project Manager Yankuba Mamburay Thursday said the company is highly engaged in its corporate social responsibility efforts by remaining committed to the development of communities. “With our operations in The Gambia, the company will continue to engage in social responsibility projects that would help growth of […]
Why Our Activists Need To Rethink
For reasons best known to them, our so-called “Environmental Activists” created a fictitious story about the Gunjur-based fish processing company. Welcome to the world of reality! A joint tour of Ministers of Fisheries and Environment, James Gomez and Lamin Dibba, to Gunjur found no threat to neither our environment nor […]