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Breaking News:Senegal accuses Gambia of supplying arms to the MFDC rebels! 14 trucks impounded!
Monday, June 25, 2007 (1497 reads)

By Our Banjul Bureau Chief Landing Badjie.
Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper.

In what appeared to be a diplomatic retaliation against the impoverished nation of the Gambia, The Senegalese authorities have detained 14 Gambian trucks, who were trying to cross to the Southern Province of Casamance, amidst accusations and counter accusations between the two sister countries of alleged subversive activities to destabilize the two nations. Dozens of Gambian truckers suspected of fanning the Casamance decade long war are currently being held by the Senegalese authorities on the grounds of armed trafficking and subversive activities, the Freedom Newspaper can authoritatively reveal.

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Breaking News:Imam Baba Leigh accuses GRTS of giving too much prominence to state house mosque! Canada deny visas to GRTS applicants
Monday, June 25, 2007 (1647 reads)

By Our Banjul Bureau Chief Landing Badjie.
Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom
Newspaper.

The Imam of Kanifing Estate mosque, Baba Leigh, could not hide his unhappiness for what he saw as an undue prominence given to the State House mosque at the expense of other mosques in the country. Imam Leigh is apparently displeased with the Gambia Radio and Television Services, GRTS, for focussing their cameras and microphones on State House
mosque when other mosques are not given some consideration.

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Breaking News:Governor Abdou FM Badjie says applicants not "loyal" to the APRC would not be enrolled into the police!
Monday, June 25, 2007 (874 reads)

By Our Western Division Correspondent Wise Man.
Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper.

The Governor of Western Division Abdou FM Badjie, has told the Freedom Newspaper in an interview that police recruit applicants "whose loyalty to the Ruling APRC government" is doubted would not be admitted to the Force. He was speaking to our Correspondent Wise Man, while thousands of unemployed Gambian youths lined up around his Brikama offices, patiently awaiting to be called for police selection.

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Breaking News:Jammeh snubs Minister Faye!
Monday, June 25, 2007 (1433 reads)

By Our Banjul Bureau Chief Landing Badjie.
Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom
Newspaper.

The relationship between the Gambian leader and the country's minister of state for religious affairs is reported to have assumed a negative proportion. If President Jammeh's recent action to strip Sheikh Omar Faye of the responsibility of leading the Muslim prayers whenever he and others meet Jammeh is anything to go by, then the relations between the two are indeed at low ebb.

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Breaking News: Kanilai roots festival in high gears!!
Monday, June 25, 2007 (813 reads)

By Our Banjul Bureau Chief, Landing Badjie
Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom
Newspaper.

Trucks, laden with consumables and mattresses, were this afternoon leaving the Gambian capital for the home hamlet of President Yaya Jammeh as the Kanilai International Festival takes centre-stage. According to state house sources, the decision to transport rice, oil, sugar and mattresses from Banjul to Kanilai was precipitated by the unforeseen growing demand on food and bedding as the festival progresses. Sources went on to add that the organisers are so impressed with the level of public interest in the festival that they are poised to give more.

Breaking News:As Sierra leone prepares for elections:ECOWAS fact finding mission arrives!
Monday, June 25, 2007 (502 reads)

A four-member ECOWAS assessment mission arrives Sierra Leone on Monday, 25^th June 2007 to evaluate preparations for the country’s August 2007 elections. The mission, which is led by Mr. David Kangah from Ghana’s Electoral Commission, also includes Mr. Joseph Colley from the Electoral Commission of The Gambia, Dr Remi Ajibewa from the ECOWAS Commission and Mr. Yaw Donkor, Acting head of the ECOWAS observation and monitoring bureau in Monrovia.

PANORAMA with 'Bulfaaleh'-Effrih made it easy for President Jammeh to fire former mayor Francis Gomez
Monday, June 25, 2007 (823 reads)

Effrih Mbaye again

What has Effrih done again? Talking,Talking and Talking. Effrih why can't you save yourself and keep quiet?

Effrih made it easy for President Jammeh to fire former mayor Francis Gomez

Sometimes President Jammeh's own unpreparedness makes him rely too much on false leads. Many times he fires people even without knowing what they did. At a meeting in Talinding Effrih Mbaye said so much in public,most of the things he said were indirectly meant to implicate mayor Gomez. These schemes are meant to strengthen the hidden group of FJC. She uses a long route before reaching her targets. We all know her connection with the group of the former mayor. We can give examples to Fatou as to how deep we know her and how she is being trailed. Let her tell President Jammeh why she visits her relatives near Tambajang's house on Bakau/Latrikunda road. Let her also tell us who is Bouki Joof? She of course knows Bouki.

Breaking News:Shake up at the Gambia Police Force!!Jatta Baldeh, Burama Dibba elevated but...
Sunday, June 24, 2007 (1484 reads)

By A Staff Writer

A mionor shake up has hits the Gambia police force, the Freedom Newspaper can authoritatively revealed. Essa Badjie alias "Jesus" Commissioner of Crime Management has been replaced by veteran police prosecutor Burama Dibba. Dibba had numerous police training both locally and internationally. No reason has been advanced for Jesus's sudden removal, but insiders say the officer was not qualified for the job at the time of his hiring. Insiders cited the officer's gross "incompetence" and total ignorance of the Criminal Procedure Code," which the police relied on to try felony and misdemeanor accused persons. Jesus, according to sources struggled a lot to pass opinion on criminal cases forwarded by his colleagues for advise. The officer was also linked to corrupt activities, whilst at the Taliding Police Post. In another development, the sacked Commissioner of police Jatta Baldeh has been reinstated. Mr.Baldeh who used to head the Policy Department has been hired as the new Commissioner of Administration. Baldeh was briefly in the United States, prior to his recalling. He is now in charge of police administration.

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PANORAMA with 'Bulfaaleh'-Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay,Abdoulie Bojang,Effrih Mbaye-serious leakages!
Sunday, June 24, 2007 (1602 reads)

Who is Abdoulie Bojang? Why FJC feels he has come to replace her?

The present deputy speaker's name is Mr Abdoulie Bojang. He is from a village called Foni Sangajorr. Mr Bojang until some months back before his sudden journey into politics was a teacher at Bakoteh School. He was taken directly from the classroom to become deputy speaker. His cv may say something else in writing because we know that he was aided to beef it up.

Breaking News:The Big Interview: Ambassador Essa Bokarr Sey Speaks!!!
Sunday, June 24, 2007 (1221 reads)

"Politics is an animal that's either 'tamed" or "wild",depending on how one interprets things. One can either be subjective or objective when it comes to passing judgments along a partisan line. However, when it comes to basic national challenges and interests every citizen has the right to go through the layers of checks and balances then give in their idea or opinion. My opinion is that things are far from being rosy. Even if we had gems of diamond being used to maccadamise the roads of Banjul and other parts of The Gambia, does not mean we are criticism-free. No system or leader should expect being criticism-free. This is the cancerous part of our system back home to say the least. President Yahya Jammeh wants to respond to every criticism with force and anger and then forcefully "insult" people to support him through threats. That is not his role. He should leave that line with those he appointed to do so. Let them also do it with respect and maturity. This is why everything is turning upside down. Look at the latest regarding Sainy Jaiteh? Just because Sainey criticized his own party the system is silently rushing to eject him? That's not right. Jammeh should respect people like that, talk to them every morning before starting his daily job. These are the type who will die for their country when the need arises not those who tell him Jammeh..

"Sir you will be here for ever" That is not true Yahya will not be there forever! He will go one day whether he likes it or not. If he continues using anger and hunger for brutality then decadence shall always stay to welcome his hopes!," says Ambassador Essa Bokarr Sey. Mr.Sey was speaking in an exclusive interview with the Freedom Newspaper's Pa Nderry M'Bai. In this master piece interview, the former Gambian Diplomat commented on Jammeh's new foreign policy, the ailing political situation, the mounting tensions between the Gambia and Senegal, Taiwan, Main Land China and a host of other topical issues. Mr.Sey a poet, seasoned writer, cum senior Management Member of the Freedom Newspaper is now working with a leading US Bank. A well established marketing represtative, Sey served as Gambia's Ambassador to the United States, Taiwan and France. As a leading political commentator, Sey in this interview critically examined Gambia's ailing political situation and the growing demand for regime change in the Gambia. Below is the full text of the interview. Please read on...
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Freedom Newspaper: What was responsible for your silence Ambassador Sey? Has Jammeh's "Charms" succeeded in taming you?

Essa Bokarr Sey:"Charms"? Well from the other side of things I cannot stop independent minds from adding value to the "effective range of those arrows... Arrows that I presume are coming from such "charms" ready to strike those who believe in this infantile garbage...(laughter). On my side I think "charms" or "talisman" are meant to derail a natural process from the minds of the naive men and women who feed their souls on nothing else but myth and mythology. Fortunately I thank God or Allah I am not part of that set. I cannot associate anything else to the powers of God or Allah. He disposes at anytime He likes, whereas some of us(save me and others) as beings tend to think we can propose. Pa no one is in control except Allah or God. therefore, I might have been busy but not silenced. Never will anyone silence me where there is God or Allah. Pa even the dead speak. Cheikh Anta Diop is dead but he is still speaking!

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