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A witness of the Truth Commission said the speech read on national television reportedly written by 2006 coup plotters was written under duress to implicate the allege perpetrators   Following a foiled coup plot in 2006 by close to a…

Serving soldier Pa Modou Sarr confessed to torturing his boss Lt Colonel Babucarr Sanyang and also witnessing the torture of Sadibu Hydara and Sanna Sabally. A witness before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission on…

The Minister of Tourism has raised concerns over importation of food products by hotels that are produced in the country. By Sarjo Brito Hamat Bah has urged stakeholders in the tourism industry to support local businesses instead of…

The National Human Rights Commission of the Gambia has condemned as “unbecoming”, a statement made by presidential adviser Henry Gomez threatening protesters with bullet. At a political rally in Brikama on June 16, President Adama…

A driver of Colonel Ndure Cham, jailed for 10 years, 4 months at Mile 2, told the Truth Commission on Tuesday that his allege involvement in 2006 foiled coup plot is baseless. Babou Janha, an ex-driver of ex-Colonel Ndure Cham, has…

It is highly concerning that the Minister of Interior Ebrima Mballow would equate protesters with ‘troublemakers’ and to go further to say that the police will use the water canon truck to pour hot water on them. This is indeed…

Ghana has sought the support of the Gambia Government to host the secretariat of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. The new trade agreement that aims at improving trade among member countries comes into effect June 2019. The…

Binta Kuyateh was arrested at a rally in Brikamaba and taken to Bansang Police, later to the Janjanbureh prison where she was illegally detained for 23 days Binta Kuyateh was a supporter of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and…

Press release The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has announced it is extending the deadline for submission of position papers until July 15, 2019. The position papers are opinions of Gambian people and institutions in the…

Tata Camara, a native of Janjanbureh, was a strong supporter of People’s Progressive Party who later joined the United Democratic Party after the party was formed in 1996. Tata Camara, a native of Janjanbureh, has told the Truth…