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Barrow vows to punish boat owners transporting Gambian youths to Europe
President Adama Barrow has revealed that his government is working on a tough bill that will punish with a lengthy jail term people who transport Gambian youths to Europe through the perilous back-way Barrow made the announcement on Sunday while addressing a rally in Brikama as he continued his nationwide meet-the-people tour. [Read More…]
Opinion
Opinion | Sierra Leone today: Insurgency or coup attempt?
The Sunday morning news on November 26, 2023, reporting an attempted military takeover in Sierra Leone is deeply unsettling, surrounded by precarious circumstances. Upon reading Reuters’ report categorising the incident as another of the “unfortunate recent coups that affected the subregion” and labeling it as a major setback to African[Read More…]
Comment
Former TRRC lead counsel Essa Faal comments on Government TRRC white paper
I am thrilled to learn that the government has issued the long awaited White Paper on the report of the TRRC in which it accepted 99.2% of the findings and recommendations of the Commission. I am happy to have attained such a lofty achievement not just for myself, but for[Read More…]
Africa
Guinea-Bissau foiled attempted coup, says President Embaló
Guinea-Bissau’s president says heavy gunfire that broke out in the capital on Friday was an attempted coup. He had been out of the country at the time, attending the the UN’s COP28 climate conference in Dubai. Speaking on Saturday, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló promised “serious consequences” for the perpetrators. This[Read More…]
Culture
Gambian dancehall artist Spanky Iba sets to release ‘zero to hundred’ EP in December
Gambian up-and-coming dancehall artist, Kemo Badjie, who goes by stage name Spanky Iba will release his ‘zero hundred’ EP album on 1 December at Brikama Jokor. The Kembujeh-based artist began his musical journey back in 2015 after he was inspired by dozens of local and international artists. He believed that he[Read More…]
Sport
Barrow says Independence Stadium renovation delay ‘unfortunate’
President Adama Barrow has described as “unfortunate” the long delay to renovation of the country’s Independence Stadium. Barrow made the statement as he toured the stadium on Tuesday. “It’s a shame for all of us that we were given a [sic] millions grant and we cannot maintain [the stadium]. I think that’s[Read More…]
Video
Sadio Mane set to complete Bayern Munich move
Sadio Mane donned the Bayern Munich badge for the first time on Tuesday as he underwent a medical in Bavaria. A £35million deal has been struck to take the Senegalese winger from Liverpool to the Bundesliga giants. Mane is expected to be presented as a Bayern player on Wednesday after[Read More…]
Business
Barrow announces groundnut price at D38,000 per tonne
President Adama Barrow has revealed that the government will buy a tonne of groundnut at a sum of 38,000 dalasis. Barrow made the statement as he commenced an 18-day meet-the-people tour on Monday. “This year the government will buy a ton of groundnut from farmers at a price of 38,000,[Read More…]
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