At least two youths have been shot dead in Faraba Banta village this morning during a violent standoff with officers of the Gambia’s Police Intervention Unit. The villagers were protesting against mining of sand in the village by a company belonging to a renowned businessman, Julakay. Reports said several civilians[Read More…]
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Turo Darboe Gives Ramadan Gifts To Ex-President Jammeh’s Victims
As the Holy Month of Ramadan enters a crucial stage, Gambian philanthropist Momodou Turo Darboe on Saturday has made great largesses to the Kololi-based Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations (GCVHRV). The center received from his foundation 100 bags of rice and 225 bags of sugar that were[Read More…]
Gambia: Deep Division Rocks Serrekunda Market
In the wake of Serrekunda market crisis, traders and street vendors are not warming for better relations. Each group continues to stand firm its ground, claiming that the move taken by its members is ‘legally justified.’ “We did nothing wrong in occupying the streets to sell our merchandise,” Mouhamed Lô[Read More…]
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