Since his appointment as Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay has had no shortage of airtime — particularly on platforms like West Coast Radio’s Coffee Time with Peter Gomez. While public engagement from a government minister is welcome, what Gambians are getting from Dr. Ceesay isn’t[Read More…]
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Gambia Gov’t Should Welcome Criticism, Not Harass Citizens
The leadership of the United Democratic Party (UDP) notes with concern the progressively worsening rhetoric coming from the Minister of Information, News Media and Broadcasting, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, with the latest culminating in personal attacks directed at private citizens. As a public official, we expect exemplary conduct in both words[Read More…]
Gambia: Long Jail Term For Anti-Regime Protesters
(JollofNews) – 19 opposition members in the Gambia who took to the streets in April to seek answers about the arrest and killing of one of their senior executive member by security officers, were today sentenced to three years in prison by a high court judge in Banjul. The United[Read More…]
Gambia: Opposition Leader, Supporters Convicted
(JollofNews) – A high court judge in the Gambia has convicted the leader of the country’s main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) and over a dozen members of his party for taking part in a street protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh. According to reports from Banjul, UDP[Read More…]
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