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In a Republic there are no low- or high-class citizens
By Madi Jobarteh
Let me say upfront that feudalism and the caste system in any form should be criminalised and abolished by law in the Gambia if we are to truly uphold the Constitution of the country as a Republic. In a republic all…
Gambia, Senegal to jointly convene Summit on FGM
Dakar, 27 May 2019 - The Governments of Senegal and The Gambia, in partnership with the NGO Safe Hands For Girls, are convening the first African Summit on Female Genital Mutilations (FGM) and Child Marriage (CM).
The meeting will be…
EU rep urges Gov’t to strengthen anti-corruption measures
Gambia is the 93 least corrupt nation out of 175 countries, according to the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index
The ambassador of the European Union to the Gambia has urged authorities to establish measures to tackle corruption in the…
50 Gambian female politicians get leadership training
The leadership training will be in series and it will be for the same batch of female would-be politicians. The project is expected to span 2 years.
The West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) has began a two-day leadership…
NIA 7 murder trial: Defense rethinks ‘no case’ submission
Seven former top agents of the National Intelligence Agency, including their former director general Yankuba Badgie, are standing trial for the murder of an opposition activist Solo Sandeng.
The lead counsel for the Yankuba Badgie has…
GPU welcomes payment of compensation to four journalists by gov’t
Banjul, May 29: The Gambia Press Union welcomes and highly appreciates the payment of compensation to four journalists by the Government of The Gambia.
In a landmark ruling made in February 2018, the Ecowas Community Court of Justice…
Koina caste violence: Police drag 23 people to court
The suspects are currently remanded at the Janjanbureh Prison after their appearance before Magistrate Omar Jabang of Basse Magistrate Court.
Gambian police have taken 23 people to court who are charged with different offences in…
Court martial: 7 soldiers get 9 years for plotting to overthrow Pres. Barrow
The court martial has on Monday sentenced 7 soldiers to 9 years in prison and 1 to a 3-year jail term for plotting to overthrow the administration of President Adama Barrow.
The soldiers whose conviction was made last week were found…
Desertion charges: Court martial frees Generals Tamba and Mendy
Brigadier Generals Ansumana Tamba and Umpa Mendy, two soldiers who have fled the country for Equatorial Guinea with former president Yahya Jammeh, have been acquitted by court martial on Monday.
Court martial on Monday found the two…
Drag Jammeh to Ghana to face justice— top Ghanaian activist tells Gov’t
Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh is accused of killing dozens of migrants in the country in 2005 including 44 Ghanaians.
A former Head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice of Ghana, CHRAJ, Emile Short, wants…