It is yet another anniversary of the assassination of Deyda Hydara, Managing Editor and co-founder of The Point newspaper, and his family, colleagues and friends are still waiting for justice. It was 17 years ago, on 16 December 2004, when a group of ‘Junglers’ apparently on the orders of former[Read More…]
Tag: Gambia
Pa Nderry Mbai: The Fall Of An Icon
The Gambian journalism fraternity and indeed the whole country is mourning the sudden demise of Pa Nderry Mbai of Freedom newspaper, which news hit this country like a thunderbolt from the sky at the beginning of this week. Pa Nderry had been a household name in this country for almost[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Incitement Of Violence By The President
The comments made by the President in this video below that he asked his law enforcement chief to use violence against unarmed nonviolent citizens is unconstitutional and criminal. His decision tantamount to incitement to violence contrary to the Criminal Code and unbecoming of a president. In his comments, Pres. Barrow[Read More…]