By Abdoulie John The Head of State of India on Tuesday arrived in The Gambia for a two-day official visit. The Banjul stop is part of a West African tour that President Shri Ram Nath Novind started on July 28 in Benin. The Indian President is scheduled to end his […]
Month: July 2019
Police Expert’s Take On Recent Incidents
By Abdoulie John Gambia’s Police expert is convinced that the successive deaths of a university student Kebba Secka and mobile phone repair service provider Ousman Darboe don’t augur well for the country’s Security Security Reform (SSR). “I know these cases are all under investigation but they don’t tell well for […]
Appreciate And Respect The Police But Hold Them Accountable
Let me repeat, the vast majority of the citizens of the Gambia appreciate and respect the men and women of the Gambia Police Force. I am sure this is a fact that many police officers would attest in their daily interactions with citizens. The police are an indispensable necessity and […]
SSR Is Not On The Right Track
By Abdoulie John The spokesperson of the collective Team Gom Sa Boppa, Yusuf Taylor, said Monday that the ongoing Security Sector Reform (SSR) is not on the right track, casting doubt on a gov’t initiative geared towards revamping the country’s security apparatus. “From what we are seeing, the ongoing Security […]
Qatar Based Gold Winning Superstars Call For National Duty
Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra of Al Saad Sports Club in Qatar have been selected as the beach volleyball senior national team players for the 12th African Games that will be serve off in Morocco in August 2019. The duo will represent Gambia in her 3rd appearance in the […]
Consortium Members met to Evaluate and Review PANAF Civil Society Project
The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) hosted a two-day meeting of PANAF Steering Committee in the Gambia from 25-26 July 2019, at Senegambia Beach Hotel. The project consortium comprises the International Commission of Jurists – European Institutions (ICJ-EI), ICJ – Kenya Section, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) […]
Protesters Stole D75,000, Valuable Items
By Abdoulie John The ‘protesters’ who on Wednesday stormed Bakoteh Police Station went away with D75,000, 4 court exhibits (mobile phones), and other valuable items, this medium can authoritatively report. “These people are not protesters, they are criminals,” a top security officer familiar with the incident told this reporter under […]
US Welcomes TRRC Revelations On Disappearance Of American Citizens
The United States government welcomes the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) revelations on disappearances of two American citizens. Alhaji M. Ceesay and Ebrima Jobe disappeared in the Gambia in 2013. In a press release published below, the United States is committed to renewing investigation into the circumstances surrounding their […]
Former Hitmen Implicate Ex-Gambia Dictator
Truth Commission Hears Testimony Against Yahya Jammeh By Reed Brody Counsel and Spokesperson It’s been a dramatic week for Gambia. As Gambians stayed glued to their radios and TVs, three admitted henchmen of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh implicated him before the country’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in […]
‘Dont Allow Some Individuals To Push You Forward’
By Abdoulie John The Deputy Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Yankuba Drammeh, on Wednesday urged angry protesters not to allow some individuals to manipulate them, and use the situation as a ‘pretext to bring chaos in the country.’ Mr. Drammeh’s move came in the wake of a stand-off between protesters […]
Gambia’s Police Chief Calls For Restraint
The office of the Inspector General of Police received disturbing information about a mob of angry youth marching towards the Anti Crime Unit to protest the demise of Ousman Darboe. The Office of the IGP is calling on the youth to observe calm and restraint. Ousman Darboe’s name came up […]
‘TheTruth Is Being Told At The TRRC’
By Abdoulie John As the tiny West African nation continues to be rocked with gruesome crimes confession by Yahya Jammeh’s former hitmen, the Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Aboubacarr Tambadou said Gambians have now known the Truth. “I think the truth is being told, and revealed. That is […]