Surprising Present Awaits Freedom Readers!!

Important Announcement: The Freedom Newspaper Editorial Board is pleased to extend an invitation to our esteemed readers, well-wishers, admirers and supporters to its two year anniversary due on February 3^RD 2008 in Raleigh North Carolina. This year’s anniversary is going to be an anniversary with a “ Difference.” There are a lot of programs, put in place to grace the occasion, ranging from in dept interviews, feature stories, random sample survey, among others. There is also a surprising present we have for our wider readership. We do not want to pre-empt what the Editors have for you, but be ready for a lot of surprises. We have no doubt in our mind that the State House in Banjul would be shaken when we release the said present to our readership. Remember that the gift is not for free. In order to improve the content of this leading paper, we need your support. By accessing the said gift, you can contribute your own quota in maintaining the pages of the Freedom Newspaper. State House be ready!!! Gambians be ready!!! Be the first to benefit from the said present.

TIME TO PATRONISE OUR COUNTRY'S AUTHORS

By Suntou Touray, UK

This is only meant to remind my fellow Gambians that, it is high time we start patronizing our authors and writers. I was conducting a brief research on Gambian writers and to many utmost surprise ,we have so many of them out there. Like me, many young and old Gambians hardly heard of this skillful men and women. I don't have any data to back-up my assumptions but I have been around many discussion forums to know about our authors.

LT Bakary Camara and ASP Manlafi Sanyang Appeared In Court On Theft Charges!!

Travelers Decry “ Rising Corruption” At the Banjul International Airport!!

Customs And Immigration Agents Under Fire

By Bakary Jaiteh - Lamin Village

A major corruption racket has been unveiled at the Banjul International Airport, where Customs and Immigration agents extort bribes, imposing illegal airport fees, harassment of visitors and in some instances stealing passenger luggage, revealed competent aviation sources. While there is no independent report linking the Customs and Immigration agents into the constant disappearances of passenger luggage, sources say the airport security pays little or no attention to customer properties. That Customs and Immigration agents spent most of their time demanding money and clothing from visitors coming into this country. Travelers who refused to dash these security agents with couple of dollars are exposed to an unfinished airport screening and delaying tactics. Some passengers have no choice but to meet the demands of the Customs and Immigration agents to avoid missing their flights, our sources added.