By Abdoulie John The co-founder and publisher of The Point newspaper, Pap Saine, has Thursday unequivocally stated there is no iota of doubt that his colleague and brother Deyda Hydara was gunned down by assailants who acted at the direction of Gambia’s longtime ruler, Yahya Jammeh. The co-proprietor of The Point was giving his […]
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The Journalism Awards Conundrum
There are no favours. And boy, Baa Tambadou isn’t perfect. He’s a sinner that refuses to repent for his sins against divine right of freedom of expression. He has defended false news in court and reminded us some few months afterwards that the law is still here, alive and threatening. […]
Gambia-UAE Sign Legal Protection Agreement For Gambian Workers
The governments of The Gambia and the United Arab Emirates have on Monday July 15th signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a legal framework of protection for potential Gambian workers in the United Arab Emirates. With the agreement coming into effect, The Gambia government would ensure the […]
President Barrow Holds Bilateral Talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Monday held bilateral talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the United Arab Emirates Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. The two leaders discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, including the potential increase […]
CCBT Submits CRC Position Paper on Fiscal Transparency
By Yusef Taylor, @FlexDan_YT Meeting with the CRC Yesterday morning in a conference room in Fajara a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations on Fiscal Transparency (CCBT) ratified a set of almost 70 recommendations and submitted them to the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) just before midday. The recommendations aim to institutionalize […]
How Sanna Jarju Lied About Me
Is it fake news or false accusation? It is quite ironic and pathetic that after attending a two day conference on media freedom, a so-called citizen political journalist will use fake news on me on Facebook. One Mr. Sanna Jarju personally attacked me and lied beyond reasonable proportion yesterday in […]
Ex-Minister Suffers A Major Blow
High Court Judge Ebrima Jaiteh on Monday delivered a legal blow to former Junta Minister by turning down his application for bail. Yankuba Touray’s bail application was filed by lawyer Abdoulie Sissoho. In dismissing the bail application, Justice Jaiteh ruled that murder charges are punishable with death or life in […]
Dr. Tangara Disputes Carrying Jammeh’s Extradition Order
Press Release During the Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission’s (TRRC) hearing of July 11th, 2019, Ms Ndey Tapha Sosseh made a statement claiming that I, Mamadou Tangara, visited Mali on two occasions during which I urged Malian authorities as Special Envoy to get her extradited to The Gambia. And I […]
In Defence of Ndey Tapha Sosseh: Mamadou Tangara must Resign and Apologise for Aiding and Abetting Tyranny in the Gambia
The rebuttal by Mamadou Tangara that he never sought the extradition of Ndey Tapha Sosseh from Mali is laden with loopholes for which Tangara cannot exonerate himself from such an immoral and unpatriotic act. After serving a dictator for so long in such a strategic capacity, Tangara cannot make me […]
Cultural & creative industries generate US$2,250 billion revenues annually, exports -over US$250 billion
Report by Madi S. Njie “The cultural and creative industries generate annual global revenues of US$2,250 billion and exports of over US$250 billion. “These sectors, which currently provide nearly 30 million jobs worldwide and employ more people aged 15−29 than any other sector, can even make up to 10% of […]
Peoples Progressive Party: Resolution of the Second Conference of Delegates
Peoples Progressive Party: Resolution of the Second Conference of Delegates held, Saturday 13th July 2019, at The Friendship Hostel, Bakau PEOPLES PROGRESSIVE PARTY RESOLUTION OF THE SECOND CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES HELD ON SATURDAY 13TH JULY 2019 The Peoples Progressive Party convened in its second special Delegates Conference at the Friendship […]
Malick Mboob Used As Scapegoat In Freedom Newspaper Hacking
By Abdoulie John Former Daily Observer editor, Malick Mboob, said Yahya Jammeh’s hitman Musa Jammeh made him a scapegoat in the investigation that followed the May 2006 vast data breach at Freedom Newspaper (www.freedomnewspaper.com), exposing the publisher’s list of subscribers. He told the Commission that the panel of investigators absolved […]