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Kora Star Talks To Kairo Radio

Tune in to the detail chat Suntou Touray, the culture and tradition show host had with, Germany based Cassamance kora star, Kandara Diabateh in Tubingen Germany, Stuttgart last week. The program is on air now and will continue till 9 pm today. Kandara Diabateh is the son of legendary kora […]

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Gambia Kicked Out Of CAF U-20

Gambians woke up to the shocking news of their country’s soccer team being thrown out of the CAF U-20 championship. The decision to throw out the country’s U-20 team is published on the CAF website, cafonline.com.  According to the site, the Gambia was disqualified by the  Organising Committee for the […]

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Court Acquits UDP 14

  The 14 United Democratic Party supporters were acquitted and discharged by a magistrate court in Brikama. The supporters were arrested and subsequently detained on February 2, 2014. Lamin Marong, Lamin Sonko, Foday Gassama, Maimuna Darboe, Ousman Drammeh, Sherrif Kinteh, Jerreh Fatty, Fakebba Colley, Sirreh Sonko, Bakary Gibbba, Wandifa Kinteh, Kawsu Jaiteh, […]

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Jammeh Bows Down To EU Pressure

By Buya Jammeh Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has bowed to EU pressure to implement political reforms — including changing the country’s restrictions on the media. This comes barely a year after he rejected a proposal from the European Union to introduce reforms, including repealing draconian media laws, establishing a National […]

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APRC Lacks Case Against UDP 14

Magistrate Dayo of Brikama has fined the prosecution representing the ruling Alliance for Patriotic, Re-orientation and Construction party of President Yahya Jammeh for wasting the court’s time. The D700 fine was imposed after the prosecution’s slowed down the trial of the 14 United Democratic Party youths. The police prosecutor is […]

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Gambia's "No Call No Show"

The Gambia government’s unexplained absence at the just concluded EU-Africa summit in Brussels, Belgium, is unacceptable in any serious democracy. Where else do we expect such a madness and disrespect to occur without qualms or fingers being raised other than a small country whose people find themselves chained in absolute […]

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Dr Saja Taal Passed Away

Dr Taal, an extremely popular lecturer at the University of The Gambia, former Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and also former managing director of the Daily Observer Company in 2005, passed away on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal, The Point can reveal. Born on 22 March 1944, Dr Taal was a […]