The United Democratic Party (UDP) Caravan tour is now in Niani, with the convoy currently in Bakadagi visiting elders as tradition demands. This will be followed by a meeting in the area. In all the visited places, the party has been belabouring on the need to bail the Gambia from bad […]
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UK: Gambian Teen Stabbed To Death
It has become yet another shocking tragedy for Gambians in the diaspora, particularly those in the United Kingdom where Sheriff Mbye was stabbed to death. Many people described the 18-year-old Sheriff as a “cool-headed and serious boy.” His alleged killer is believed to be a longtime friend of Jamaican origin […]
Absent Copses and Funerals – Sad Tales Of Rural Gambia
By Suntou Touray (Bolongba native) ‘The silent war in the Gambia. No guns, no bullets, but even far worst. Fear is used as a political weapon.’ As a rural Gambian native, it is with heavy heart and immense sadness that, I express the solemn condolences to the many families grieving […]
UDP Female Supporters Victory Dance In Fass
News of the pressure on Gambian police paid off when the permit was issued and the road block removed. The UDP leader, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe who slept on concrete cement floor for 5 nights with his supporters remain calm and focus. Mr Darboe is said to receive the issuing of […]
Fass Njagga Choi Rubicon
As we go about our ordinary lives and engagements, there exists a myriad of parallel planes where transitional syntheses occur. These sidebar syntheses are accrued from our interactions and relationships with our fellows and they help to guide the evolution of our proprietary lives. The sum total of our self-interested […]
Police Issued Permit, Standoff Remains
Gambian police have just honoured their promise to issue a permit to the touring convoy of the United Democratic Party. However, the police are yet to dismantle the roadblocks that resulted to a standoff in Fass Njagga Choi in North Bank Region. With the permit in their hands, the UDP […]
Standoff Is A Bad Omen For 2016 Presidential Elections
As the standoff with Gambia security forces entered its fourth day in Fass Njaga Choi, a locality close to the Senegalese border, the leader of United Democratic Party (UDP) says it is a bad omen for the country’s next elections. “The Standoff still continues; there has been no change in the situation. It is […]
Standoff Day 5: Update on Fass Njaga Choi
Last night, we heard that, regional Governors were summoned to Kanilai for security and disruption briefings. The standard procedures is to convince towns and villages not accept the UDP caravan to hold a meeting. And they want to start in Fass Njaga Choi after issuing a permit. The UDP will […]
The Meaning Of The Fass Stand-Off And What We Can Do!
The Meaning Of The Fass Stand-Off And What We Can Do! A drama is unfolding before our very eyes, one that can go either of two ways: explode into a violent encounter and bloody clamp-down; or an embarrassing back-down by President Jammeh’s forces of repression leading to soaring of spirit […]
Breaking News: Police Commissioner Visit UDP Camp Site
“The people have prevailed” Lawyer Darboe at Fass Njaga Choi road block The standoff between the main opposition United Democratic Party and the Gambia police force is appearing get to headway. The Police Commissioner visited the UDP camp site moments ago calling for a negotiation to end the standstill. […]
GDF Gives Solidarity Funds To UDP
The Gambia Democratic Fund (GDF) has disbursed solidarity fund to the United Democratic Party whose executive members on nationwide tour have been illegally holed up by Gambian police in Fass Njaga Choi in Lower Niumi. The details of GDF’s message of contribution and solidarity are contained in this presd release […]
PDOIS Chips Into UDP Standoff
PDOIS STATEMENT ON THE ISSUING OF PERMITS IN CONNECTION WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES The UDP Caravan Does Not Pose Any Security Threat Leave It To Go or Provide Them With A Permit to Have Normal Rallies Issued By Halifa Sallah On Behalf Of The Central Committee Political parties are instruments of leadership. […]