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Former orderly to Sanna Sabally, JCB Mendy, charged with murder
John Charles Mendy was a witness to three executions of soldiers on the 10 and 11 of November 1994 but he admitted participating in only one before the Truth Commission. He is also the only witness before the Commission who spoke very…
TRRC’s second encounter with the “good medic” Jatta
The Truth Commission visits the one-time notorious Janjanbureh prison on Wednesday.
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) investigating the human rights violations of the former Gambian ruler has its second…
Gambia aims to diversify tourism
Gambian tourism minister tells Anadolu Agency country's tourism sector boosting beyond their expectations
Tourism is one of the most important sectors for Gambia as it contributes one fourth to the country’s total gross domestic product…
Gambia: A nation en-route to discovering truth and justice
The argument that there is no shortcut to justice is valid but it has been challenged by those critics of ‘plea bargaining’ who see the practice as a form of shortcut to justice. However, the saying that ‘Justice is very expensive’ has…
President Barrow held talks with regional leaders in Dakar
State House, Banjul, 2nd April, 2019 - On the sidelines of the inauguration of the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, after his re-election, President Barrow held a series of bilateral talks with world leaders including Her Excellency…
AU official welcomes Gambia’s approval of African free trade zone
The parliament of Gambia approves ratification of massive new $3 trillion African Continental Free Trade Area agreement on Monday.
With Gambia’s ratification, a massive new African free trade zone is springing into being, said a top…
TRRC visits secret Jammeh-era detention center
The discreet detention center is not known to even residents in the area. Babucarr Bah, the TRRC witness who confessed to torturing Omar Jallow with Almamo Manneh was detained the compound.
The Truth Commission investigating the human…
Justice ministry urges TRRC witnesses to be truthful amidst JCB Mendy’s arrest
John Charles Mendy is a chief security at The Gambia International Airlines (GIA). It is a crime to lie before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission though the Justice Ministry did not say anything about Mendy's fate so far.…
State House drops NIA screening as requirement for press accreditation
A delegation of the Gambia Press Union (GPU), led by the President Sheriff Bojang Jr, Monday morning held a meeting with the Director of Press and Public Relations at the State House on the new press accreditation policy.
The meeting was…
UDP thanks former ministers for their “outstanding” service to nation
“The UDP recognises that, as a nation, we face several challenges — some caused by the legacy of dictatorship and some triggered by global events beyond our control, but we are also cognisant of the self-inflicted wounds on the body politic…