Press release The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with mixed feelings of shock and relief about the killers of journalist Deyda Hydara, a founder and former president of the GPU. On Monday July 22, 2019, Malick Jatta, a military personnel and a member of the hit-squad of then-president, Yahya […]
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Kebba Secka killed By Police Officer
Kebba Secka killed by Police: The Gambia must address fundamental flaws in Security Sector immediately By Team Gom Sa Bopa Last week the Gambia Police Force published a press release stating that “25 year old Kebba Secka was stabbed with a knife” on July 7th 2019 around Palma Rima Junction […]
‘Gender Equality Is Essential For The Achievement Of Human Rights For All’
By Abdoulie John The Speaker of the National Assembly, Mariam Jack Denton, has reiterated the need for Gambia to eradicate gender disparities in all of its forms as the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is making giant strides in the formulation of the country’s Fundamental Law. “It is obvious that gender […]
Why Gambia Needs Moral Lessons
The discussion on morality and moral philosophy or ethical behaviour and principles regarding good and bad, right and wrong, has ever been a topical in society as the yardstick of social standards. Moral dialogue can be highly contentious in that what is morally acceptable in one quarter may appeal less […]
Deyda Hydara’s Killers Finally Known
After more than 14 years in the waiting, Gambians have finally known who killed Deyda Hydara, the Managing Editor and Co-proprietor of The Point Newspaper. Hydara was gunned down by unidentified assailants while driving his staff home in Kanifing on December 2004. In his testimony at the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation […]
Breakthrough Into The Murder Investigation Of Secka
On Tuesday 9th July 2019, between 22:00hrs and 23:00hrs, the Office of the Inspector General of Police recieved information that an incident of stabbing occurred around Palma Rima Junction in which 25 year old Kebba Secka was stabbed with a knife by an unidentified person resulting to his untimely death. […]
ABA Must NOT Hold Meeting On Gambian Soil Until…
After unsuccessfully attempting to injure the Gambia during the 2016 political impasse the African Bar Association is this time seeking to maliciously target the President of the Gambia Bar Association Salieu Taal. Mr. Tall is standing up to the African Bar Association for their dishonest position in support of Yaya […]
Gambia: Private Sector, Investors Enjoy Legal Protection
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has described The Gambia as the best place for international businesses that are interested in exploring business and investment opportunities in Africa. Outlining the unique comparative advantges of the country during a meeting with the Director General and top officials of the Abu Dhabi Chamber […]
President Barrow opens sub regional Soninkara conference on Islam
President Barrow on Friday afternoon preside over the opening of the sub regional Soninkara Islamic conference at the Bilal Boarding School for Quranic Memorisation in Yarambamba, West Coast Region. The event brought together over 200 delegates from Mali, Conakry, Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and The Gambia to discuss the religion of […]
Gambia’s Natural Resources Belong To All Citizens
By Abdoulie John Gambia’s Vice-President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has Friday reaffirmed government commitment to ensuring that social equity prevails in the management of the country’s natural resources. VP Touray made this remark at the opening of the first ever consultative forum on the transparent management of extractives and non-extractives natural […]
IRI Set For Consultation Management
By Abdoulie John Gambians are bracing up for the first ever consultation on the transparent management of extractives industry and natural resources. Organised by the International Republican Institute (IRI), the two-day event will bring together policy makers, community leaders, government officials, civil society groups and representatives of the extractives industry. […]
The Independent Has A History Of Persecution
By Abdoulie John “The Independent has a history of persecution in the hands of Yahya Jammeh’s government,” he said. In his testimony before the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), MusaSaidykhan revealed that his predecessor Abdoulie Sey was forced to quit his job and went to exile after suffering a […]