Femi Falana Writes To Justice Minister Tambadou Requesting For Compliance With Two ECOWAS Court...
24th day of May 2017
The Honourable Attorney General
And Minister of Justice of the Gambia
Attorney General’s Chambers & Ministry of Justice
The Republic of The Gambia
Marina Parade
Banjul
Through:
The Gambia High Commission
No.7,...
The attitude to human rights within the Police and NIA
‘A change of government does not mean there is no law in The Gambia’.
Disgraceful, yes, but the above statement is the new mantra of the lawless security...
INNOCENT QUESTIONS
A few months ago when the minister of the Interior, Mai Ahmad Fatty announced the change of name from the NIA to the SIS - that is;...
GAMBIAN SPORTS JOURNALIST BABUCARR SEY ARRESTED
By Lamin Drammeh
Authorities in Banjul have arrested Gambian sports journalist Babucarr Sey over his alleged involvement in what the police called an unauthorized protest and press conference.
The...
“Whistleblowers Should Be Encouraged And Protected” Signia
I also believe that whistleblowers should be encouraged and protected, not arrested and detained; and certainly not under any law like the colonial-era Official Secrets Act. I...
Repeal Archaic Official Secret Act of 1922; Meant to Punish Whistleblowers and Journalists: And...
The Official Secrets Act (OSA) of 1922 obstructs the participation of society as it shields information from the public by means of criminalizing whistleblowers and journalists who...
Jammeh’s Brother Sainey Still On The Run From Police
Sainey Jammeh, one of former President Yahya Jammeh's brothers who threatened police officers that they will die if they attempt to arrest him has reportedly ran away...
Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang To Launch The National Think-Tank Next Week
The Office of the Vice (OVP) has last week sent out invitation letters to Gambians and members of the diplomatic and consular corps to the launching of...
Whistleblowers should never be prosecuted!
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Democracy in the digital era and the threat to Privacy and Individual Freedoms highlights the need for democratic oversight and transparency. Whistleblowers play a crucial...
So Far, Is The National Assembly Failing Us?
In our democracy the most powerful institution with the greatest responsibility by law is the National Assembly. When one assesses the constitutional functions and relationships of our...
A Sibanor Man Arrested For Alleged Possession Of Illegal Firearms
Police in Sibanor Friday, June 9, arrested a man alleged to be in possession of firearms. The alleged Man name withheld is suspected of hoarding a stash...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
No. The Gambia isn't stopping. For you. For me. Or anyone else. Yes, the leadership has got a few things wrong. But they haven't crossed the criminal...
Gov’t abandons Internet law, criminal defamation
The Gambia government has abandoned the law on criminal defamation and false publication on the Internet.
The government made the concession recently at the Supreme Court in a...
23 Gambians deported from US, Europe; 29 more to come
A total of 23 Gambians from America and various European countries, including the UK, have been deported in April and May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Taking Stock….
There is no gainsaying the fact that your victory was more widely greeted and received than any other in the annals of history. Perhaps this was...
Scorpions Goalkeeper Modou Jobe Doubtful for Benin Clash
By Lamin Drammeh
Scorpions goalkeeper Modou Jobe is a doubt for Benin clash after picking up a muscle injury in their 2-1 loss to Ghana on Wednesday.
The impressive...
Nawec says electricity generation capacity below demand
Baboucarr Faal, NAWEC's power generation director responsible for the management of power stations in Kotu and Brikama area has said that the demand for electricity in The...
Reflections on Gunjur’s environmental situation
By Tukulor Sey
In recognition of World Ocean Day, environmental activists in Gunjur, Kombo South came together and embarked on a mission to clean up our beaches. The...
THE CHALLENGE TO BAKARY B SANNEH (BB SANNEH)
Recently, in the past two weeks, I have written two essays in response to BB Sanneh’s allegations against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. These essays, like BB Sanneh’s,...
More than 60% of NIAs ‘illiterate’
More than 60 per cent of the personnel of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) “are functionally illiterate” who can neither read nor understand English language, according to...