Confirmed sources informed Kairo Newsthat the Gambia’s Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure who was involved in a car accident on Sunday, April 20, was hurriedly flown out of the country on Monday night. Bala Garba Jahumpa was involved in the accident in Upper River Region while he was on […]
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Obstacles To Gambia’s Struggle
A senior political activist has pinpointed what can be seen as the greatest obstacles to the struggle to liberate the Gambia from the clutches of tyranny. “The political persecution of targeted opposition/UDP activists or supporters must stop,” Mr. Alkali Conteh writes, in reaction to the arrest and detention incommunicado of […]
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 […]
Republic Day Protest Nears
The Gambia: April 24th—Republic Day! A Day of A Peaceful Sit-Down Demonstration at 10:00 a.m. at Westfield Junction, Serrekunda THE DEMONSTRATION WILL BE DEDICATED TO EBRIMA BARRY AND THE 14 STUDENTS KILLED BY PRESIDENT JAMMEH AND HIS SECURITY FORCES ON APRIL 10TH AND 11TH, 2000. Thursday, the 24th of April […]
Ukraine; Wrong Fight, Uncle Sam!
By D J Halake The US has picked the wrong fight with Russia. Kievan Rus (aka Ukraine) is as Russian as Wessex is English. The Western press and media have to toe the editorial and government line peddled by the US and UK, just as with Iraq […]
What Does OJ Mean?
By Suntou Touray Dida Halake Asks, “was OJ Jallow not playing by the rule in Gambian opposition Unity efforts 20 years down the line?” The former Agriculture Minister of the deposed PPP government made a rallying cry for Gambian opposition to unite in a recent gathering in America. However, […]
‘MFDC Gun Killed Deyda Hydara’
Our State House revealer has once again spilled the bean, revealing that the late Deyda Hydara was shot to death by a gun supplied by the Casamance separatist rebels. Deyda Hydara, the Editor and co-proprietor of The Point newspaper, was gunned by unknown assailants in Kanifing in the night of […]
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 […]
Opposition Activist's Family Cries Foul
The family of an opposition activist of the United Democratic Party has cried foul about the arrest and subsequent detention of Kasim Fadera. Mr. Fadera, a petty trader in Jarra Soma in Lower River Region, was picked up by agents of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) last week. Family sources […]
Rude State House Staff Warned
The person endowed with the knowledge of the Gambia’s State House has cautioned rude staff, particularly security officers, to comport themselves within the confines of respect at all times. The source, name withheld for security reasons, said he has been following developments at State House since the colonial era. “The […]
Way Forward Of Bloody April
As this august month in our national history withers, may I join the rest of the people in the expression of mysticism, loss and melancholy not only on the tragic demise of our heroes in their bid to fight for freedom and justice but also to hail the previous writers […]
OJ: It’s Time To Fight Together
The Coordinator of the People’s Progressive Party has reiterated the need for the opposition to fight together as one people to get rid of what he called “this accidental history.” Omar Amadou Jallow expressed his party’s willingness to coalesce with other opposition parties to “once and for all vote Yahya […]