In a fundraising friendly match played today at the Box Bar Mini-Stadium in Brikama, the Gambia U-20 have once again defeated the U-23 team in a tough struggle. The friendly showpiece was held by the Gambia Football Federation in partnership with the Scorpions Fans Club to raise funds to cover[Read More…]
Author: Ali Jaw
Coup Trial: Witness Concedes Having Worked For NIA And As Van Driver
Gambia National Army sergeant Karamo Jatta, a prosecution witness in the trial of the December 2022 foiled coup plot, has conceded having concurrently worked for the defunct National Intelligence Agency and as a commercial driver between 2013 and 2017. The experienced military man admitted as such during the continuation of[Read More…]
Parties In Coup Trial Clash Over Section 92 Of Evidence Act
The prosecution and defence in the alleged coup plot trial today clashed over section 92 of the Gambia’s Evidence Act. Following cross-examination by defence counsel L.S. Camara, prosecutor A.M. Yusuf arose to re-examine the witness. He said: “Mr Jatta in your general testimony, you said that you recorded your conversation[Read More…]
Gambian Scholar To Chair Global Conference At Cambridge University
Alasan Gent Ceesay, a British-Gambian scholar and entrepreneur in the United Kingdom, shall be presiding over the 2023 Africa Together Conference as chair of the high-level event. The international conference on Africa and global issues will be held at the University of Cambridge in England, United Kingdom. Slated for 12[Read More…]
D20M Lawsuit Over Veils In School Takes Centre Stage
A lawsuit filed by students who are demanding financial compensation of D20 million has begun before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Gambia High Court in Banjul. The schools sued are the Gambia Senior Secondary School (Gambia High), St. Therese’s Upper Basic School, Reverend JC Faye, Grace Bilingual School and St.[Read More…]
Defence Cross-Examines After Army Sergeant’s Testimony
The defence in the trial of former soldier on Thursday began the cross-examination of army Sergeant Katamo Jatta, as he concluded his lengthy testimony in the trial of Gambian soldiers and a police officer alleged to have involved in a coup plot. As the seventh prosecution witness, Karamo testified against[Read More…]
The People Have Trust & Confidence In Me – Talib Bensouda
Kanifing Municipality’s Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda has commended residents of the municipality for their show of support, saying their massive turnout to witness his nomination on May 1 “shows they have a lot of trust and confidence” in his leadership. “The residents of Kanifing Municipality have had a lot of[Read More…]
‘We Are Under A Government That Lacks Vision’
Lower River Region Chairman Landing B. Sanneh has said Gambians “are under a government that lacks vision and by someone who lacks vision”. The United Democratic Party’s strongman advanced the criticism against Government following his nomination and of other members of his party the UDP across the country. “I am[Read More…]
Coup Plot Trial: Alleged Ring Leader’s One-Year Transition Plan
Karamo Jatta, Gambian army sergeant with over 21 years of military experience, testified before Justice Mahoney of the High Court in Banjul, saying he was told by Lance Corporal Sanna Federa that “a one-year transition” would be implemented if the coup they planned had succeeded. Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera is[Read More…]
Main Opposition UDP Pulls Large Crowds In Monday’s LG Nomination
The Gambia’s leading opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has yet again shaken the nation as it pulls large crowds from every corner of the country to IEC regional bureaux for the nomination of its various candidates for mayoral and chairmanship elections of May 20. People – young men and women[Read More…]
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