Month: March 2016

Politics

UDP Set For Congress In Basse

Delegates of the main opposition United Democratic Party today leave for a three day Congress retreat in Basse. Led by the party executive, delegates converged in Banjul before embarking on a journey to Basse. The party Secretary General Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s car was seen accompanied by a column of vehicles […]

News

Imam Sawaneh Freed At Last

After more than five months in illegal detention without trial, the Kanifing South mosque Imam is at last freed. Until the High Court ruling last week, Imam Alhagie Ousman Sawaneh remained in detention at Jan Jan Bureh prison in the Central River Region. Gambian authorities refused to explain any reasons […]

Editorial

Navy Commander Fled With Family

A Gambian navy commander declared wanted by the government has fled with his family, Kairo News sources confirmed. Lt. Commander Momodou Badjie, an Administrative Officer of the Gambia Navy, is declared wanted by the government after efforts to ascertain his whereabouts were fruitless. In a televised statement, Badjie was accused […]