The Gambia’s controversial leader has once again flared tempers when he said the country’s independence “was a sham.” President Yahya Jammeh, who forced his way into power in July 1994, acknowledged that “our independence was achieved through the hard work of patriotic independence minded citizens but that independence was a […]
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Detained UDP 14 Freed On Bail
The 14 supporters of the opposition United Democratic Party were on Tuesday freed on bail. This resulted after the 12 men and 2 women appeared before Principal Magistrate Dayoh Small-Dago in Brikama. They were charged with unlawful assembly and prohibition of conduct conducive to a breach of peace. All the […]
Special Gambian Kids Independence In UK
The Association Coventry will celebrate the 49th Independence of the Gambia on the 22 of February 2014, Saturday from 4pm to 9pm at 50 Freehold Street, CV1 5BH, the Coventry social club in Hillfields on the same road as the Jalabad Mosque, not far from the Petrol station. We have invited two […]
River Blindness Hits Northern Ghana
By Ebrima Sillah in Ghana Imagine living in a remote village in Africa without proper healthcare and all of a sudden your skin start itching after being bitten by the small black flies that breed in the waters of a river near you. And as time passes, the infection affects […]
The Gambia 49 Years After Independence
By Ndey Tapha Sosseh Life begins at 40 as the saying goes. While this idiom holds true for many situations and individuals this does not hold true for The Gambia. Instead of bursting into a new life in 2005 when The Gambia celebrated its 40th independence anniversary celebrations the country […]
GCC Offers Solidarity
The Gambia Consultative Council (GCC) welcomes the formation of Committee For the Restoration of Democracy in The Gambia (CORDEG). Below is the press release issued by GCC: The GCC takes this opportunity to welcome the formation of CORDEG’s executive and to extend a gesture of goodwill and solidarity. GCC recognizes the […]
‘Our Institutions Are Killing One Another’
The opposition leader of parliament has complained about what he described as “institutions killing one another.” Hon. Samba Jallow, the member for Niamina Dankunku said this is a non-starter. “This is not the proper way of management. If institutions are going like this, I don’t think we can achieve our […]
NAWEC Faces Bankruptcy
The Gambia’s National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) is sitting on the edge of bankruptcy. The company has been faced with a legacy of arrears for many years amounting to over D200 million Dalasis. Local governments shoulder the largest debt of D159 millions. Also indebted to NAWEC are Gambia Telecommunications […]
Kairo Joins Online Media Market
The general public is hereby informed about the establishment of Kairo News. With offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden, Kairo News publishes and broadcasts Radio Kairo on www. www.kaironews.com. Kairo News is formed by a group of Gambians committed to inform, educate and entertain a news hungry […]
GDAG Damns Opposition Arrest
The Gambia Democratic Action Group has issued a strongly worded press release damning the arrest of more than a dozen members of the United Democratic Party. The group, headed by Mr. Alkali Conteh in North Carolina, delves into the Jammeh regime’s reckless behaviour to marginalize the opposition in the country. […]
Deyda Jr: I Want My Security Back
The son of the Gambia’s assassinated senior journalist is claiming to get back his security. Deyda Hydara Jr., an engineer in London, told the Abuja-based Economic Community of West African States Court to pile pressure on the Gambia government to allow him back in the country and guarantee his security. […]
What's Behind Jammeh's Serious Weight Loss
Gambian President last week returned home after a trip to Turkey. President Yahya Jammeh looked frail and skinny, sending signals that his physical health is fast dwindling. The photos that go along with our story speak for themselves. “Can you see his look from the photos,” a close Jammeh aid […]