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IGP must investigate and prosecute the death of Fatou Sanyang of Bwiam
Why has the Inspector General of Police failed to arrest the driver of the vehicle alleged to have fatally knocked the five-year old girl Fatou Sanyang and three other people in Bwiam in the convoy of the President? Murder is a capital…
Equipment and valuable records of Fisheries Ministry burnt to ashes
By Sally Jobe
On Monday, about a million worth of office equipment and valuables including paper records have gone up in flames at the Ministry of Fisheries.
The fire incident which was blamed on poor electrical wiring started at around…
Gov’t postpones tabling of problematic media services bill
The Ministry of Justice has postponed the tabling of media service bill and criminal amendment bill before lawmakers, two bills that activists complained are aimed at criminalizing free speech in the country.
Abubacarr Tambadou was…
President Barrow visits accident victims at EFSTH
State House, Banjul, 1st December 2019 - President Adama Barrow on Sunday evening visited the victims of an accident that occurred in Foni during the welcoming of the Presidential tour party from the nationwide Meet the People Tour.…
December 1st. ruined expectations. Time to wake up!
What is your worth as a human being? What are your rights and duties as a citizen? What is a Republic? What is the purpose of Government? Why is the majority of Gambians poor and deprived of basic social services and economic…
‘We want Gambian artists to compete on the world stage’
State House, Banjul, 29th October 2019 - On the margins of the ongoing President’s Meet the People tour, President Adama Barrow has granted audience to a popular Gambian singer, Jizzle, for the successful launching of his album at a…
New party Citizens’ Alliance launched
Dr Ismaila Ceesay, a Gambian political commentator and critic of the coalition Government is the interim secretary general of the Citizens’ Alliance, a new political party launched on November 29, at the Paradise Suite Hotel.
The new…
President Barrow receives U.N. security sector reform assessment mission
Bureng, Lower River Region, 27th November 2019 - President Barrow on Wednesday held a closed-door audience with a high-level United Nations Security Sector Reforms (SSR) Assessment team at the Governor’s Residence in Janjangbureh, Central…
A review of the ‘Sweat is Invisible in the Rain’
Until the Story of the hunt is told by the Lion, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. – African Proverb
Like many in academics, I like being lost in fiction every now and then. However, a good memoir can also pack a huge…
Gambia: UN rights expert calls for victim-centred approach to transitional justice
"The release of junglers after confessing to the Commission of gross human rights violations before the TRRC, shocked Gambian society and has eroded peoples' trust in the TRRC process and in the government’s will to conduct an effective…