(JollofNews) – The stark realities of an imagined better life in Europe by “Going the back way,” were on Thursday brought to the Gambia by Deutsche Welle (DW) and their local partner, Paradise FM. At a public debate at Gambia’s only University Law Faculty dubbed “The Migration Dilemma.” Hundreds of[Read More…]
Author: Amadou Jallow, Banjul
Gambia: Ex-President Jammeh Accused Of Having A Real Appetite For Money
(JollofNews) – Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh’s extravagant and endless taste for money continues to be revealed by his former staff at the Commission of Inquiry. The commission was established by President Barrow in July to act on the financial activities of public bodies, enterprises and offices as regards to[Read More…]
Gambia: Ex-President Jammeh’s Hypocrisy Exposed
Despite portraying himself as a devout Muslim who forbids all forms of gambling, Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh is reported to have paid US$650,000 for a casino. Mr Jammeh who banned gambling in the Gambia in March 2015 to ‘safeguard and promote the welfare of Gambians against ‘unethical and exploitative[Read More…]
Gambia College Teachers Threaten To Go On Strike
(JollofNews) – Teachers at the Gambia College have threatened to go on strike on Monday if the governing council fails to meet their demands for better working conditions. In a statement issued to the media at the college conference hall on Saturday, the chairman of College Academic Staff Association, Andrew[Read More…]
Gambia To Benefit From €220m Israeli Hospital Project
(JollofNews) – The Gambia is poised to benefit from a €220 million hospital project from an Israeli medical institution to promote health tourism in tiny West African state. The country’s President Adama Barrow yesterday received the team from the International Medical Services (IMS) at his Fajara State House where he[Read More…]
Gambia’s Commission Of Inquiry: Ex-Cabinet Secretary Provides Substantial Documents
(JollofNews) – A one-time secretary to the Cabinet Tuesday voluntarily provided documents to the Commission of Inquiry looking into the assets and financial transactions of Ex-President Jammeh. Nuha Touray provided documents that the Janneh Commision itself never has and has no ideas about. It appears that Mr. Touray has been[Read More…]
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