Welcome to Freedom Newspaper Online


Current Archive
1 2 3

The future of The Gambian football
Thursday, January 25, 2007 (619 reads)

By Associate Editor Muhammed Jawara

For a reader in America, this may sound a little bit weired. No, am not talking about the football often showcased in Florida by the Tampa Bay Boccaneirs. I am talking about the game the rest of the world outside the American shores call football, that game which gives tremendouse amount of excitement to fans around the glode. Writing for the Kenyan Newspaper The Nation, columnist Chris Tsuma recently wrote, "I have always longed to see sports fans pour into the streets of Nairobi branding flags, honking car horns and screaming their heads off in celebration of a victory.

Breaking News:Jammeh denied Ecowas chairmanship for the second time
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 (1279 reads)

By An Editor

Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has been denied for the second time, his chance to head the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

This latest developpment followed President Jammeh's decision to boycott the meeting of heads of state of Ecowas in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso last Friday, because he expected to get a humiliating denial of his chance to be chairman of Ecowas for the second time.

Freedom Newspaper Mail Bag-What Our Readers Say Today!
Monday, January 22, 2007 (598 reads)

By Yankuba Banda.

Dear Mr. Mbai,
I've been a regular reader of your newspaper for quite some time now and I've admired your desire to exercise your freedom of speech and contribute your quota for the development of our motherland. I also admire your sense of sacrifice and drive for this noble profession of journalism.I am a great follower of the current events in The Gambia and the world in general. I can't wait to finish college and offer my services to The Gambia and the people of my community in any form that they want me.

Read More

PANORAMA with "Bulfaaleh'-Total Chaos in Banjul,Excess Greed,RVH Patients Scared.
Monday, January 22, 2007 (1232 reads)

Banjul in total chaos,President Jammeh speeding towards mental illness or trying to mystify his sights and sounds again?

By now every Gambian must have seen the reason behind the writings of 'Bulfaaleh' and others during the past months. What else is left to be proven beyond reasonable doubt about this regime's decadence? Nothing less,nothing more. President Jammeh is gone way above the line of hopelessness. He has started sending us signals upon signals as to what surrounds his insane head. Sometimes there are Gambians who want to cover themselves with blankets under this extreme heat,only,because of the shame President Jammeh is spreading over their heads. What a disgrace!President Jammeh of all people saying on the GRTS-Gambia Radio and Television services that he can cure HIV-AIDS by using spiritual powers? By using unpatented plants or herbs that have not been tested? He is also saying in the open that he has been allowed to cure only ten people at a time by his powerful spirits? Who is allowing who in this quagmire? While we have patients groaning in pain waiting to be buried by their loved ones,a president is using this as a chance to exploit donors abroad!

PANORAMA with 'Bulfaaleh'-Cracks in The army-Sanna vs Edward and Jammeh? Scary things!
Monday, January 22, 2007 (1304 reads)

Some soldiers are ready to die but feel ashamed to be ruled by President Jammeh. Is Sanna Sabally hated or loved in the army? Is Edward too good to be true? 3 Big fractures in the army,Sanna,Jammeh and Edward.

Latest revelations have further authenticated that President Jammeh's security lies within the hands of few loyalists in Kanilai. They are few but control all the so-called sophisticated arms in town. However, this trend is changing. There are soldiers who have already established good contacts out of the country according to those I spoke to near the Fajara Gold Course three days ago. I was amazed to hear that Sanna Sabally still has people loyal to him? Some of these people are infact considered to be in the very good books of Jammeh himself. Some of them still believe that Sanna helped President Jammeh finish the job on July 22nd 1994. They still respect Sanna over Jammeh. This I think is surprising to me and many others but I did of course speak to people who believe in Sanna as a fearless leader. This may not be a good trend as far as the stability of the country is concerned but is a hard fact. We must be ready to live with such facts and solve them methodically. I am really not a fan of military might,however,I did not expose my personal feelings to these boys because they are so loyal to the guy.

PANORAMA with 'Bulfaaleh'-Who is magistrate Pa Jammeh for President Jammeh?
Monday, January 22, 2007 (976 reads)

I have always been warning President Jammeh to avoid thinking he owns Gambians or can do anything he likes then get away with it just like that. These days he has started calling the world's attention on his image again. For whatever reason I think he will live to regret these latest moves again.Magistrate Pa Jammeh came back to The Gambia less than a year ago after completing his studies abroad. Pa Jammeh was then attached to the present SOS Justice Kebba Sanyang to be groomed and introduced to how our local courts or the justice system operates. He stayed with Kebba Sanyang for a while before starting to bang his gavel on tables sentencing people mercilessly. He is a magistrate Gambians need to be careful of,he works hand-in-hand with President Jammeh. Pa Jammeh is the son of John Jammeh a former head master Bwiam Primary School. He also taught President Jammeh himself at Primary Four in the same School in 1974.

Editorial:What If Halifa,Hamat,Sidia And Kemesseng lose the Elections?The Gambia is at cross-roads...
Sunday, January 21, 2007 (575 reads)

EDITORIAL
This weeks' legislislative elections in the Gambia are going to be interesting. There are three areas, which should be of concern to us citizens. Upper Saloum, Serre-Kunda Central and Wulli West, Sidia Jatta's onetime stronghold. If the APRC sweeps the polls, as they did in the recent September Presidential elections in the said areas,then there is no doubt in our mind that the Gambia is heading to a one party state.Having a national National Assembly in the absence of these three big opposition guns means voting for a rubberstamp house. Halifa, Hamat and Sidia had contributed immensely in exposing the corrupt APRC government. To some extent, this had earned them respect and admiration among the Gambian population. The opposition should not blame anybody if they lost the said elections since they failed to come together.The APRC is being given free ride in Serre-Kunda Central,Upper Saloum and Wulli. The failure on the side of the opposition to reach a tactical alliance to capture these important areas would no doubt affect them in this polls. Together, we stand, divided we fall as a nation. Fighting a dictatorship requires unity and commitment from parties concerned. But this is lacking in today's Gambia.The opposition is opposing one another. It's decent in real politics, but it's not in their favour. For Jammeh to go, the opposition need to bury their individual differences and come under one platform.

Read More

Fanlongbaleh couldn't stand "Gorreh Enterprise"-A short story!
Sunday, January 21, 2007 (343 reads)

Fanlongbaleh thought that the best way to compete Gorreh Enterprise was to copy their business network. Fanlongbaleh was running an Enterprise without staff. He fired shuts on his own. He can be best compared with an empty barrel. It makes the biggest noise with little substance. Time and time Falongbaleh would lie on his projects. "Hey! I talked to the King's son. I'm on top of issues. Don't mind Gorreh. They are piece of thrash." he said the other day. Our town folks started smelling the rat-that Falongbaleh was mentally retarded or was suffering from personality cut problem. Fanlongbaleh never said good things about people. He refuses to accept the fact that Gorreh Enterprise was his superior when its comes to real business. Due to his arrogant attitude and lies many customers abandoned him. Falongbaleh spent the day at his little hot making up his own stories. He was so desperate to an extend that he contemplated returning to "Cambiblong." At some point he was planning to establish links with Jakut Jafa the master king of "kenbugutu land" so that he can return home. Falongbaleh confided with Tapalapa on this. "Are you really okay Fanlongbaleh? You going to kenbugut land? For what? Please, please don't talk to me about such issues. " remarked Tapalapa.

Read More

Prose:-"Chass!"-Weeping Itching Instincts!
Sunday, January 21, 2007 (358 reads)

Author:-Essa Bokarr SEY.
Oho! here it comes again....again and again!

These are bubbles in this creeping hindsight.

So wet a corner!

So damp a hole!

So moist a place!

Hmmm...Sanity is not cheeze but it helps us stay safe when we eat cheeze!

How can a pot pop up?

A pot can pop up in these bubbles of creeping hindsight.

Quote of the Day:"A Lonely Boat Captain Can Be Dangerous!
Saturday, January 20, 2007 (594 reads)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:"A lonely boat captain can be dangerous.All these lies are coming from "Kerr Jambat." Chey! Capi is on his "Talingtaling again" Abaykoylah.... Nytahamuyen, nyraahaamnen... It's truth time and not deception. The people of Gambibolong are no fools. Show me your friend, and I tell you the real character you are. Don't mess with Keikoi. He is mean for real. God bless Gambians and friends of the Gambia."

Read More