Imam Abdoulie Fatty has accused the Gambian government of maintaining the ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) to satisfy Western donors and generate revenue, describing the legislation as “the worst” law left by former President Yahya Jammeh. Delivering his Friday Khutbah (sermon), the prominent cleric said the law, which criminalises[Read More…]
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Woman Arrested Over Alleged Baby Dumping In Tallinding Farokono
Police in the Gambia are investigating a suspected case of baby dumping after a woman was arrested in Tallinding Farokono for allegedly abandoning her new-born. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Isatou Jawneh from Farato, was brought to the Tallinding Police Station on Sunday by residents who also carried the infant.[Read More…]
NPP Youth Leader Sabally Defends PURA On Internet Pricing
Momodou Sabally, President of the National People’s Party (NPP) Youth Wing, has defended the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) recent intervention in internet pricing, arguing that the move protects consumers from exploitation by GSM operators. Speaking at a reunion meeting in Kerr Serign on Saturday, Sabally criticised mobile service providers[Read More…]
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