The Gambia Press Union (GPU), Media Council of The Gambia (MCG) earned plaudits from National Assembly auditors after they found that the “management of Covid-19 funds allocated to media houses has substantially complied with the laws and regulations that govern them.” In a much-awaited report released Monday by the Finance[Read More…]
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Journalists Receive Special Training On Court, Crime Reporting
A four-day training organised by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) in partnership with Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) for practising journalists and editors in The Gambia ended today. The 4-day training funded by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), a German political party foundation, and held at the Metzy Hotel[Read More…]
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…]
Escaped Gambian Journalist ‘Arrives’ In Senegal
(JollofNews) – Gambian journalist Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay who was hospitalized while in detention has ‘arrived’ in Senegal, JollofNews has learnt. Ceesay, who is on trial for false information and sedition was hospitalized on 11th April at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul . Two days later, according to[Read More…]
Hospitalised Gambian Journalist Is Alive
(JollofNews) – A detained Gambian journalist who was reported to have been murdered over the weekend together with an opposition activist by the Gambian regime is alive. Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay, managing director of Teranga FM, is said to be alive but in hospital. He has been diagnosed with an enlarged[Read More…]