Serrekunda, Brikama hit by strikes
The Gambian commercial city of Serrekunda and the regional city of Brikama have been hit by strikes Wednesday over the death of a market vendor at Serrekunda market and failure by government to deliver adequate public goods and services to the people of West Coast Region. Serrekunda, over one thousand market people marched to the […]
High Court Dismisses Yankuba Touray Contempt Charge
By: Bakary Ceesay The Special Criminal Court Division of the High Court in Banjul yesterday Tuesday dismissed the contempt charge filed by the state against the embattled former AFPRC junta member and one time minister, Yankuba Touray for lack of merit. Presided over by Justice Sainabou Wadda-Cisse the case after going through the argument of […]
TRRC Jungular Reveals: ‘We put rope around his neck and pulled it’
By: Adama Makasuba Omar A Jallow, a member of the death squat of former president Yahya Jammeh has confessed to participating in the killing of Haruna Jammeh and the alleged foreign mercenaries in 2005. Testifying before the Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission on Tuesday, Mr. Jallow said “we tied the rope around his neck…Sanna Manjang […]
Gambia’s gov’t downgraded from Tier 2 Watch list to Tier 3
By: Bakary Ceesay The Government of The Gambia has received the 2018/201919 US State Department’s Report which shows that the west African nation has been downgraded from a Tier 2 Watch list to Tier 3. According to a statement made available The Voice on Tuesday by National Agency against Trafficking in Persons (NAATIP) Ministry of […]
TRRC Jungular Reveals: Ex- President Jammeh Orders the Killing of 50 West African Migrants’
Lieutenant Malick Jatta, an army officer with Gambia Armed Forces working for a death squad operating on the orders of former President Yahya Jammeh has admitted to participating in the execution of 50 West African migrants in Gambia in 2005. On July 22, 2005, Gambian police forces arrested approximately 50-56 foreigners in Barra, a town […]
15 years later, killers of Deyda Hydara are revealed
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with mixed feelings of shock and relief about the killers of journalist Deyda Hydara, a founder and former president of the GPU. On Monday July 22, 2019, Malick Jatta, a military personnel and a member of the hit-squad of then-president, Yahya Jammeh, told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations […]
Gambians Deserves Transparency-US Ambassador
Richard Carl Pashall, United States Ambassador to Gambia, has said that Gambians deserved transparency as they voted for changed in 2016. He cited the Janneh Commission, the Constitutional Review Commission TRRC zmong others and said, these are part of the processes initiated the country to seek answers on a number of critical issues. He was speaking during […]
Barrow’s Adviser Accuses UDP Leading 3 Years Jotna
Saihou Mballow, President Adama Barrow’s Deputy Youth Adviser has accused the United Democratic Party (UDP) of leading three years Jotna campaign for Barrow to step down. “There is no one behind the so-called three years Jotna campaign besides Ousainou Darboe. Darboe and his supporters are behind the three years Jotna,” he told a political rally in Jarra […]
April 10/11 Should be Declared National Holiday
Sainey Senghore, survivor of April 10/112000 student’s demonstration has urged The Gambia government to declared day as national holiday throughout the country in remembrance of the fallen victims. Senghore made the call in Jareng, Brikamaba and Bansang Upper Basic Schools in Central River Region where the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission’s (TRRC) outreach team recently […]
Occupy BAC Former Councilor Calls for Dialogue
Former Councilor of Nyambai Ward, Pa Manneh, has called on the #Occupy BAC# Protesters to follow the proper procedure of dialogue rather resorting to unnecessary protest. Writing on his Facebook page, Manneh said the following: “occupy Westfield, occupy Boxba, occupy BAC, –These are beautiful jargons but what connection, effect or impact do jargons have positively […]