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The Gambia: Towards a one-stop media regulator
The Point was not on point. Two girls, raped and sexually molested, were in the pages of the newspaper. This breach was gross - ethically and legally. The country was shocked. The doubting Thomases of the new-found press freedom shout…
TRRC update: Hearings start on January 7, 2019
By Baba Galleh Jallow, executive secretary of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission
Finally we have a date: The TRRC will hold its first public hearing on Monday January 7, 2019. The decision was finalized at a meeting of…
‘Some Faraba victims shot while running’—Emmanuel Joof
The Faraba report which recommended prosecution of five police officers did state that the police were “outnumbered” and “overpowered”, reinforcing views that they may have acted in self-defense
The commissioner of the Faraba…
Op-ed: The changing politics of the Gambian citizenship debate
By Satang Nabaneh
The ongoing public consultations on the constitutional review process spearheaded by the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) highlights a polarising debate on citizenship which reflects the difficulty of consensus…
A giant of African Journalism has fallen
Today, there is an audible silence in the literary world. A giant of African Journalism has fallen. Swaebou Conateh was a son of Africa, a child of The Gambia who owed his being to the fertile River of The Gambia and the highlands of Mali.…
Gambia Gov’t completes compensation payment to Chief Manneh’s family
The Government of the Gambia has completed the payment of D4, 964, 400 (US$100, 000) compensation to the family of Chief Ebrima Manneh, a journalists believed to have been killed by state agents in 2006.
The sister of the killed…
Gambia: Stats show 647 girls suffer sexual violence in 4 years
Vice president Ousainou Darboe said Gambia must have policies in place to protect its women folks since there are adequate laws to tackle gender base violence.
From 2014 to 2017, the Gambia has recorded 1,576 cases of gender base…
Gambia: Five paramilitary officers indicted for killing of protesters
The Government said the families of those who were killed and those who sustained injuries or lost their properties will be compensated by the state. Though it is not clear how much is involved but Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said a…
Woman shot with Deyda Hydara to sue Gambia Gov’t
Lawyer Malick Jallow said the lawsuit will “very soon” land on the desk of the High Court
A young lady who was in the same car with Deyda Hydara when he was killed in 2004 has announced she is filling a lawsuit against Gambia Government…
Lawmaker berates Gov’t over insensitivity to plights of disables
A nominated lawmaker and chairperson of the Gambia Organisation of the Visually Impaired has criticized Gambia government for being insensitive to the plight of people living with disability in the country.
Ndey Secka said country’s…