In many countries, including the Gambia, the criminal defamation and secrecy laws in force today are based on archaic European laws imported during the 19th and 20th centuries when virtually all countries in Africa were under colonial rule. They were introduced by the British, French and other empire- building[Read More…]
Opinion
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Continue To Rest In Peace Doyen Deyda Hydara
Today marks another year without you Deyda. Would have loved to join the Gambia Press Union, family and the Nation in remembering your great contribution to our country. I pray for God’s grace to abound in uplifting the spirits of your loved ones and I pray that the Gambia will[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: Celebrating Uncle Deyda Hydara; Remembering His Cause
To kill is horrendous. To kill just to satisfy the whims and caprices of another human being is not only horrible but shows the basest nature of man. To cut down a person whose only crime was the pursuit of truth is dastardly and cowardly, the greatest disservice one can[Read More…]