On 16 December 2004, some former staff of The Point newspaper woke up to the devastating news of the shooting to death of the paper’s brave and much-loved managing editor hours after he threw them a party. December 16th and 17th are etched in the memory of many former Point[Read More…]
Tag: Deyda Hydara
Journalists Keep Deyda Hydara’s Legacy Alive
The legacy of Deyda Hydara is being kept alive as Gambian journalists revisited his struggle for freedom and democracy that may have cost him his life. Gambia Press Union (GPU) President, Muhammadu S. Bah, said Deyda Hydara and those who put their life on the line, deserve recognition, saying without[Read More…]
Gambia: Deyda’s Spirit Shall Never Die
On this day in 2004, the late Deyda Hydara marshalled the entire Point newspaper family to the base on No. 2 Garba Jahumpa Road in Fajara. It was the 13th anniversary of the founding of The Point newspaper and he made sure, unlike other days, that day was made special[Read More…]
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