UTG Faculty & Staff Association Says Press Release On The Release Of Dr. Ceesay...
2nd February, 2018
PRESS RELEASE
The University of the Gambia Faculty and Staff Association wishes to respond to the press release issued by the Gambia Police Force dated the...
‘My arrest is a wakeup call for Gambians’
A lecturer at the University of The Gambia, who was Wednesday evening questioned and detained by the police, has said that his experience is a wakeup call...
Freedom of Expression Is the Cornerstone of Democracy
To say that I am disappointed in the recent actions of the government will be an understatement. The current state of affairs does not portray what most...
Government Reassures Right to Freedom of Expression
PR/ref/MOICI/001/18
February 1, 2018
The Government of The Gambia acknowledges that Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, a political science lecturer at the University of The Gambia was invited by the police...
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay to Spend the Night in Detention
The only reason The Gambia Police arrested Dr. Ismaila Ceesay is because of this sentence in a report of his interview with the Voice Newspaper.
“Top Political scientist...
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay Detained, Will Spend Night At Banjul Police
Credible sources say Dr.Ismaila Ceesay’s detention at the Criminal Intelligence Unit has to do with an article on a local newspaper in Gambia where he allegedly made...
‘I will go independent’
KMC mayoral aspirant Bakary Badjie has revealed that he has decided to stand as an independent candidate in the forth-coming mayoral election.
Speaking to The Standard yesterday, Mr...
African Leaders Unite in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 30th Ordinary Session of the...
The theme for this year’s Summit is ‘Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation’. This theme presents a unique opportunity to reflect on...
Curb the Lawlessness…
In a democracy, we talk of the rule of law. This means that everyone should - or should be made to - respect the law and abide...
Gambia’s security compiles 36 ‘most wanted list’
Following the security lapse that resulted in the entry into the country of Jammeh’s top loyal military men from exile, the security authorities have collaborated to produce...
No to Political Patronage…
Reports have it that there are now at least two movements associated with you; or, affiliated with your name. These are the President Barrow Youth Movement and...
AN EASY WAY OUT FOR SUPREME ISLAMIC COUNCIL: AN EYE OPENER FOR ALL
By Ousman Mbowe
It is surprising, yet fascinating how a group of people who have crowned themselves as the custodians of the faith of Islam in this country—the...
Barrow Movement and Barrow Foundation are Institutions of Corruption and Patronage! Disband Them! NOW.
The news that there is an Adama Barrow Foundation for Inclusive Development (ABFID) is a yet another incidence of political patronage that is seeking to derail this...
The Intolerant Posture of the Supreme Islamic Council
Following the letter written by the Supreme Islamic Council to PURA showing their rejection of the Ahmadiyya Jama'at being issued a TV licence, I write to express...
Man in police net for alleged ‘attempted rape’
A Gambian is currently in police net at the Bundung Police Station for alleged 'attempted rape'.
The incident, according eyewitnesses, happened in Bundung in the Kanifing Municipality on...
JUNGLERS REVEAL HOW 9 MILE 2 INMATES WERE KILLED
In late August 2012, nine death row inmates were executed. On Sunday August 26, the Ministry of the Interior issued an official statement confirming the deaths of...
“Mai Fatty Was My Childhood Friend”–President Barrow
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has said that the former Interior Minister, Mai Ahmad Fatty was his childhood friend. The Gambian leader was speaking at a...
Religious Tolerance – Supreme Islamic Council vs PURA
Part of the process for The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to grant television broadcasting licenses is to make a public announcement of received applications and invite...
A CASE FOR JUSTICE IN THE NEW GAMBIA: The Fate of a Nation (Part...
‘The world is full of judgment days’, but the laws of nature overmasters our actions so that we are punished when we bend its rules. And when...
The Supreme Islamic Council Must Stop Perpetrating Religious Bigotry!
The Supreme Islamic Council poses a clear and present danger to the Gambia because of the bigoted belligerence they have consistently directed at a group of Gambians...
