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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…
U.S Senators urge TRRC to probe “murdered” journalist’s case
Six Senators of the United States of America have issued a letter urging Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission to investigate the case of “murdered” journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh.
The letter highlights the…
Tricked and trafficked: A Gambian woman who left her kidney behind
Gambia prohibits all forms of trafficking through its October 2007 Trafficking in Persons Act. The law prescribes penalties from 15 years' to life imprisonment.
By Mustapha K Darboe
Binta Jagne* left The Gambia for Lebanon with promise…
Who ordered the arrest of Kasim Fadera of Jarra Soma?
Kasim Fadera is a resident of Jarra Soma in LRR. He is a member in a UDP WhatsApp audio forum in his area. Sometime early this month, November he contributed to a discussion in the forum in which he exposed the double standards of the…
Families of Gambians killed in Birmingham wall collapse reject inquest verdict
The jury concluded there was a foreseeable risk that the wall would overturn “due to gross overloading” and that the failure to identify that risk had contributed to the deaths.
The families of four Gambians and one Senegalese men killed…
Gambia seeks assistance from Zambia in judicial reforms
The Republic of Gambia has requested the Zambian government for support in its judicial reforms by seconding judges to their judiciary.
Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, made the…
Mansakonko: UDP supporter charged for ‘breach of peace’ granted bail
Kasim Fadera, a staunch supporter of the United Democratic Party who has been remanded for insulting six district chiefs (Seyfolu), has been granted bail on Thursday by the Mansakonko Magistrate Court.
Fadera was on Monday 12th November…
Military survivors of Nov. 11 massacre recount horrors, call for justice
Abdoulie Darboe, survivor of the November 11 military massacre, said some of the perpetrators of the crime are still in the army.
A group of former military officers who have survived the first allege mass execution under former…
Star FM’s Yusupha Darboe receives death threat
Kerr Fatou has learned that Darboe has also reported his case to the Gambia Press Union and the Union’s leadership has asked him to wait on the police inquiry for appropriate steps to be taken.
The Standard newspaper reported on Monday…