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    Letter to the Editor: The IEC followed what they think is the law, as we all must!
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 14
    • 2 min

    Letter to the Editor: The IEC followed what they think is the law, as we all must!

    As the debate over the legality of IEC’s rejection of the Momodou Sabally National Assemby Nomination festers, Dida Jallow-Halake has...
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    The IEC cannot interpret the Constitution! - Melville Robertson Roberts Esq
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 14
    • 4 min

    The IEC cannot interpret the Constitution! - Melville Robertson Roberts Esq

    As the debate on the legality of the rejection of the nomination of National Assembly Election Momodou Sabally by IEC returning officer...
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    Editorial: Is Democracy in Retreat in The Gambia?
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 12
    • 4 min

    Editorial: Is Democracy in Retreat in The Gambia?

    The government of The Gambia is increasingly shedding the thin facade of democratic practice that they established back in 2016-2017...
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    Darboe accuses President Adama Barrow, Ahmad Gitteh and others in NPP for corrupt practices
    GunjurOnline
    • Feb 1
    • 1 min

    Darboe accuses President Adama Barrow, Ahmad Gitteh and others in NPP for corrupt practices

    UDP Press Conference: Darboe accuses President Adama Barrow, Ahmad Gitteh and others in NPP for corrupt practices Lawyer Ousainou Darboe,...
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    THE SECRETIVE PRISONS THAT KEEP MIGRANTS OUT OF EUROPE - Part 2
    Ian Urbina
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 8 min

    THE SECRETIVE PRISONS THAT KEEP MIGRANTS OUT OF EUROPE - Part 2

    Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores...
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    THE SECRETIVE PRISONS THAT KEEP MIGRANTS OUT OF EUROPE - Part 1
    Ian Urbina
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 7 min

    THE SECRETIVE PRISONS THAT KEEP MIGRANTS OUT OF EUROPE - Part 1

    Tired of migrants arriving from Africa, the E.U. has created a shadow immigration system that captures them before they reach its shores...
    152 views0 comments
    Melville Robertson Roberts seeks damages of $500,000 from the Government of The Gambia
    Alex Darboe
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Melville Robertson Roberts seeks damages of $500,000 from the Government of The Gambia

    On 4th November 2021, a lawsuit was filed at the ECOWAS International Court in Abuja against the Republic of The Gambia by Gambian...
    705 views0 comments
    Opinion: Presidential Election 2021 Nominations & the Big Questions Emerging From it
    Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Opinion: Presidential Election 2021 Nominations & the Big Questions Emerging From it

    The tricky business of relying on Military Junta decrees to organise democratic elections in a post dictatorship era For anyone who’s had...
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    Gunjur vs Golden Lead: Case adjourned for settlement hearing at the High Court
    GunjurOnline
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gunjur vs Golden Lead: Case adjourned for settlement hearing at the High Court

    The civil case between Gunjur Environmentalists, Women Group and Domung Sanyang Kunda family against Golden Lead Import and Export...
    120 views0 comments
    Letter to Editor: PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT!
    Dida Jallow-Halake
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Letter to Editor: PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT!

    PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT! Editor, Sending the PIU to KMC to forcefully install the suspended CEO back into her office...
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    Opinion: How Yankuba Touray’s Legal Adventures Upend Society and Spook the Constitution
    By Pa Louis Sambou
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 13 min

    Opinion: How Yankuba Touray’s Legal Adventures Upend Society and Spook the Constitution

    It is natural human reaction cum instinct to embrace any, if not the first conviction which comes by, following the occurrence of a...
    64 views0 comments
    Statement by Lamin J. Sise, Chairman of the TRRC on the Submission of the TRRC Final Report
    GunjurOnline
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Statement by Lamin J. Sise, Chairman of the TRRC on the Submission of the TRRC Final Report

    Statement by Lamin J. Sise, Chairman of the TRRC on the Submission of the TRRC Final Report Following the end of the Public Hearings of...
    133 views0 comments
    Op-ed: The Mayor, his Deputy and their CEO: unravelling the KMC imbroglio
    By Dida Jallow-Halake, Notting Hill, London, UK
    • Jul 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Op-ed: The Mayor, his Deputy and their CEO: unravelling the KMC imbroglio

    The Mayor, his Deputy and their CEO: unravelling the KMC imbroglio Editor, The Mayor’s interview & the CEO’s response seem to have made...
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    Op-ed: TRRC's "Bell Of Justice" Must Toll For The Singhateh Brothers!
    Dida Jallow-Halake
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Op-ed: TRRC's "Bell Of Justice" Must Toll For The Singhateh Brothers!

    BARROW MUST PARDON YANKUBA TOURAY - IF TRRC LETS THE SINGHATEH BROTHERS GO SCOT FREE! Justice Jaiteh @ 1hr 54mins 42secs of his judgment...
    209 views0 comments
    Injunction granted barring Golden Lead from women vegetable garden at Gunjur beach
    GunjurOnline
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 1 min

    Injunction granted barring Golden Lead from women vegetable garden at Gunjur beach

    The High Court has today granted plaintiffs an injunction against Golden Lead over proposed expansion of the factory’s operations into a...
    601 views0 comments
    Essa M. Faal: “I have overwhelming evidence to convict Yaya Jammeh”
    GunjurOnline
    • May 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Essa M. Faal: “I have overwhelming evidence to convict Yaya Jammeh”

    Essa M. Faal, Lead Counsel of the Gambia’s Truth Commission looking into human rights violations during the 22 years rule of former...
    216 views0 comments
    TRRC: “Gruesome, gruesome, gruesome”, Lead Counsel Faal said as Truth Commission ends public hearing
    GunjurOnline
    • May 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    TRRC: “Gruesome, gruesome, gruesome”, Lead Counsel Faal said as Truth Commission ends public hearing

    Essa Mbye Faal, Lead Counsel for Gambia’s Truth Commision mandated and tasked to investigate human rights violations during the...
    223 views0 comments
    TRRC ends public hearings
    GunjurOnline
    • May 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    TRRC ends public hearings

    In a statement by Dr Lamine Ceesay, chairman of the Gambia’s truth Commision, public hearings have ended on Friday 28th May. Below is the...
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    Op-Ed: Gunjur Ward Councillor Gibba writes to Presidential Advisers
    GunjurOnline
    • May 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Op-Ed: Gunjur Ward Councillor Gibba writes to Presidential Advisers

    OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISERS Marina Parade, The Quadrangle, Banjul 25th May,2021 Dear Sir, MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT " The...
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    Op-Ed: President Barrow gets tough, but...!
    Basidia M Drammeh
    • May 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Op-Ed: President Barrow gets tough, but...!

    A soft-spoken leader, President Adama Barrow uncharacteristically toughened his tone as he addressed the nation to outline measures to...
    21 views0 comments
    Press Release: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
    GunjurOnline
    • May 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Press Release: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

    Concerns of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) about the Spate of Crimes and Mob Justice in The Gambia Press Release 24th May...
    30 views0 comments
    Op-Ed: Search-and-rescue operations forced to manage Mediterranean migrant crisis…
    By: Holly Pate and Charlotte Norsworthy, The Outlaw Ocean Project
    • May 13, 2021
    • 4 min

    Op-Ed: Search-and-rescue operations forced to manage Mediterranean migrant crisis…

    Search-and-rescue operations forced to manage Mediterranean migrant crisis as governments shirk responsibilities
    45 views0 comments
    The Tale of Former AG & Justice Minister Mama F. Singhateh: Lies, Arrogance, and Malicious Intellect
    Dr. Binneh Minteh Former Lieutenant, GAF
    • May 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Tale of Former AG & Justice Minister Mama F. Singhateh: Lies, Arrogance, and Malicious Intellect

    OPINION: The Tale of Former Attorney General and Justice Minister Mama Fatima Singhateh: Lies, Arrogance, and Malicious Intellect. " O...
    242 views0 comments
    TRRC: Mama Fatima Singateh: “No one writes better than me”
    GunjurOnline
    • Apr 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    TRRC: Mama Fatima Singateh: “No one writes better than me”

    #trrcgambia: Mama Fatima Singateh: “No one writes better than me” Mama Fatima Singateh, a former Attorney General under the deposed...
    444 views0 comments
    Malang Jarjue: The facts surrounding the death of 13 year old in Gunjur
    GunjurOnline
    • Apr 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Malang Jarjue: The facts surrounding the death of 13 year old in Gunjur

    Social media has been awash with news of a missing 13 year old boy from Gunjur and the subsequent discovery of a body in the last few...
    1,587 views0 comments
    The Gambia: It is time to wake up to the threats of Drugs Cartels
    Ebrima Scattred Janneh
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Gambia: It is time to wake up to the threats of Drugs Cartels

    It is more than three months since 118 bags of cocaine was discovered by operatives of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia...
    143 views0 comments
    OPINION: The new police chief should step up to the plate!
    Basidia M Drammeh
    • Apr 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    OPINION: The new police chief should step up to the plate!

    Almost one month after the Gambia’s Inspector General of Police’s unceremonious demise, Alhagi Mamour Jobe, Abdoulie Sanyang has been...
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    BREAKING: Golden Lead issued a “Stop Notice”, ordered to evacuate all equipments by NEA
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    BREAKING: Golden Lead issued a “Stop Notice”, ordered to evacuate all equipments by NEA

    The National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued Golden Lead, a Chinese Fishmeal plant on the shores of Gunjur with a “Stop Notice” with...
    2,774 views0 comments
    COMMENTARY: KEXX SANNEH “ABDUCTION”:
    Dida Halake
    • Mar 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    COMMENTARY: KEXX SANNEH “ABDUCTION”:

    Dida Halake to Lawyer Melville Roberts My good lawyer, tell the police that they have more urgent matters! Kexx Sanneh “Kidnapping” –...
    322 views0 comments
    Opinion: Has the sovereignty of The Gambia been sold?
    Buba Ceesay, Gunjur
    • Mar 23, 2021
    • 4 min

    Opinion: Has the sovereignty of The Gambia been sold?

    Has the sovereignty of The Gambia been sold? Looking at the way events have been unfolding recently in our Motherland the Gambia, I am...
    112 views0 comments
    Opinion: The Sanyang Incident, could it fester to Gunjur?
    Omar Haruna Bah
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Opinion: The Sanyang Incident, could it fester to Gunjur?

    The Sanyang Incident, could it fester to Gunjur? Sometimes it is too depressing to be from The Gambia or to love the Gambia so much. I...
    98 views0 comments
    Politics: BAC Chairman Sonko keeps Chairmanship of Brikama Area Council
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Politics: BAC Chairman Sonko keeps Chairmanship of Brikama Area Council

    Politics: BAC Chairman Sonko keeps Chairmanship of Brikama Area Council The Supreme Court of The Gambia has ruled that Sheriffo Sonko...
    164 views0 comments
    #Breaking: Golden Lead encroachment into women vegetable garden halted as pressure mounts
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    #Breaking: Golden Lead encroachment into women vegetable garden halted as pressure mounts

    Breaking: Golden Lead encroachment into women vegetable garden halted as pressure mounts on the controversial company GunjuurOnline can...
    408 views0 comments
    Scandal: Gambia Police Force Record keeping laid bare at the TRRC
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Scandal: Gambia Police Force Record keeping laid bare at the TRRC

    Record keeping at Police stations up and down the country has been exposed at the Truth Commission during the appearance of the Inspector...
    169 views0 comments
    Martin Kyere, survivor of the 2005 massacre of West African migrants testifies before Gambia’s TRRC
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Martin Kyere, survivor of the 2005 massacre of West African migrants testifies before Gambia’s TRRC

    Martin Kyere, survivor of the 2005 massacre of West African migrants testifies before Gambia’s TRRC Martin Kyere, a survivor of the...
    119 views0 comments
    Gambian Migrant Rights Activist Lambasts Gambia Gov’nt over Migration Agreements with EU Partners
    Yero S. Bah
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Gambian Migrant Rights Activist Lambasts Gambia Gov’nt over Migration Agreements with EU Partners

    Yahya Sonko: Gambian Migrant Rights Activist Lambasts Gambia Government over Migration Agreements with EU Partners The Public Relations...
    350 views0 comments
    Abubakar Jawara: I Changed My Age to Travel Back to Angola
    Alhassan Darboe
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Abubakar Jawara: I Changed My Age to Travel Back to Angola

    Gambian business tycoon Abubakar Jawara has revealed that he committed identity fraud to travel back to Angola after his initial...
    215 views0 comments
    Opinion: The IEC Should Stop being Silly
    Suntu S. Daffeh
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Opinion: The IEC Should Stop being Silly

    The IEC press statement on what they termed as ‘illegal voter sensitisation’ is a very serious display of poor judgment. Just because the...
    61 views0 comments
    Dida Jallow-Halake: Lawyer Lamin J. Darbo And JOTNA Re-Arrest
    Dida Jallow-Halake
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Dida Jallow-Halake: Lawyer Lamin J. Darbo And JOTNA Re-Arrest

    Lawyer Lamin J. Darbo And JOTNA Re-Arrest I thank Lawyer Lamin J. Darbo for his inspiration piece regarding the JOTNA ‘nolle prosequi’...
    209 views0 comments
    JOTNA and a Nolle that Scandalised Legality and Abused the Due Process of Law
    GunjurOnline
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 5 min

    JOTNA and a Nolle that Scandalised Legality and Abused the Due Process of Law

    The idea, vigorously contested, emerged as sections of the political community were becoming increasingly energised by what they...
    146 views0 comments
    BREAKING: TRRC Chariman, Dr Lamine Cisse recuse himself from today’s hearing
    GunjurOnline
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    BREAKING: TRRC Chariman, Dr Lamine Cisse recuse himself from today’s hearing

    #BREAKING: TRRC Chariman, Dr Cisse recuse himself from today’s hearing Following intense battle between TRRC Lead Counsel, Essa M.Faal...
    119 views0 comments
    Lawyer Lamin Jobarteh: Yahya Jammeh is a pathological liar
    GunjurOnline
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Lawyer Lamin Jobarteh: Yahya Jammeh is a pathological liar

    Former Justice Minister, Lamin Jobarteh, well known as Babadinding Jobarteh has said that former Gambian leader, Yahya Jammeh is a...
    146 views0 comments
    Sabally threatens to reveal ‘shady deals’ of pro-gov’t tycoon, as court battle looms
    Sainey Darboe - Editor-in-chief
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sabally threatens to reveal ‘shady deals’ of pro-gov’t tycoon, as court battle looms

    Amid threats of a law suit against Momodou Sabally by pro-government business tycoon Abubakar Jawara, the former civil service boss has...
    639 views0 comments
    Ebou Jallo: Yankuba Touray must face accountability for murder
    Sainey Darboe - Editor-in-chief
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ebou Jallo: Yankuba Touray must face accountability for murder

    Former AFPRC junta spokesperson, retired Captain Ebou Jallo, has embraced a court reusing stripping Yankuba Touray of immunity in the...
    608 views0 comments
    Breaking news:Supreme court clears way for diaspora participation in elections
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Breaking news:Supreme court clears way for diaspora participation in elections

    The Supreme Court of The Gambia has cleared the way for participation of diaspora Gambians in electoral process,a marked departure from...
    164 views0 comments
    Breaking: Yankuba Touray’s constitutional immunity claim has been dismissed
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Breaking: Yankuba Touray’s constitutional immunity claim has been dismissed

    The Yankuba Touray vs The State constitutional immunity case was in court today. The Supreme court, headed by C. Justice has ruled on the...
    276 views0 comments
    Breaking news: Prisons director asked to produce escaped murderer
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Breaking news: Prisons director asked to produce escaped murderer

    Buba Drammeh, a murder suspect from Berending who is standing trial for shooting dead Buba Jammeh of Gunjur has failed to appear in...
    144 views0 comments
    Ebou Jallo predicts ‘tumultuous days’ of Jammeh’s return
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ebou Jallo predicts ‘tumultuous days’ of Jammeh’s return

    Former Gambia Army Captain and spokesperson, Ebou Jallow, has disclosed protocols have been triggered for Jammeh’s return to The Gambia...
    645 views0 comments
    Gambia journalists Union counters Barrow
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gambia journalists Union counters Barrow

    The Gambia Press Union has come out strongly in swatting down president Barrow’s assertions the media has enjoyed phenomenal growth and...
    298 views0 comments
    Sabally accuses Barrow gov’t of guns, drugs trafficking