The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Tanzanian authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, whom police said is being investigated over his citizenship status. Dar es Salaam police chief Lazaro Mambosasa said at a press conference today that Kabendera was in custody and that police arrested him[Read More…]
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Alagi Yorro Jallow: How Should Yahya Jammeh’s Loot Be Spent? Part I
The Gambia Government said that it spends GMD 50, 951, 26 to the Janneh Commission to recover Yahya Jammeh’s loot. The Attorney General and Justice Minister, Abubacarr Baa Marie Tambadou revealed that the Commission probing into the financial dealings of Yahya Jammeh was able to generate monies from its activities[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: 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[Read More…]
Gambia: Police Not Responsible For New Mum’s Death In Brikama
Police in the Gambia have strongly denied having a role in the rumoured death of an unnamed mother and her new born baby during last week’s riots in Brikama. On Wednesday officers were deployed to the street of the town after thousands of youths tried to occupy the administrative office[Read More…]
Gambia: Police Reveal Identities Of Gun-Wielding Men At Serrekunda Protest
A group of gun-wielding men seen shooting rubber bullets and teargas at unarmed protesters in Serrekunda and Bakoteh are officers of the Gambia’s Police Criminal Investigation, a police spokesman has confirmed. Assistant Suprintendent of Police (ASP) Lamin Njie said the officers were deployed to help secure lives and properties. Gambian[Read More…]
Solomon Demba: Morality Versus Constitutionality: Which Should President Barrow Observe?
The Coalition’s agreement 2016 was instrumental in dislodging the Gambia from the claws of a brutal regime. Certainly, its three years term limit was a decisive factor that unified the parties to reach a seminal agreement. But the failure of the parties to govern as a unit have rendered the[Read More…]
Gambia Using Drones To Reduce Impacts Of Floods
The Gambia is taking action on climate change adaptation, addressing its vulnerability to flood disaster risks by establishing a state-of-the-art, end-to-end early warning system. UNESCO is providing technical expertise to develop the system, which will benefit from the latest technologies, such as drones, as well as strengthened coordination and communication[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Armed Men In Public Without Uniforms Threatens National Security
The presence of men armed with AK47 rifles with no uniforms on our streets is indeed a new threat to national security in case the Director General of NIA has not noticed. The Gambia is not a narco-state or engulfed in a civil war neither fighting an insurgency or terrorism.[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow:Attacks On Gambia’s Security Officers Signals Social Breakdown And Anarchy
Pursuant to the 1997 Constitution, the State, including the police, have a fundamental duty to observe, respect, protect, promote and fulfill the rights and fundamental freedoms of every Gambian. Law enforcement agents are the most visible manifestation and embodiment of Government authority. To attack them is to invite lawlessness and[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: Shouldn’t We Look Ourselves In The Mirror?
The mirror, they say, never lies; it gives you back your reflection even if in inverse form. But when you wear a mask, you can be false to yourself. Drop off the mask… Truth be told, the revelations from the jungulars so far aren’t necessarily “new”. Some people knew about[Read More…]
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