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Editorial: Oil Discovery For The Gambia is Another Hoax!!
Thursday, December 27, 2007 (1130 reads)

Editorial: Oil Discovery For The Gambia is Another Hoax!!

The oil that never was. Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has been lying about an oil discovery in the sores of the Gambia, but in reality there is no oil in this country. Mr. Jammeh should give up his unfinished lies for the sake of preserving the reputation of the Presidency. Gambians have long been treated as dummies by Jammeh. We can bet that come 2009, there wouldn’t be any oil mining in The Gambia. Jammeh is just buying time. He has failed miserably as a leader.

Breaking News:Basse Rape Case: Peace Corps Director Clarifies!!
Thursday, December 27, 2007 (1208 reads)

Basse Rape Case: Peace Corps Director Clarifies!!

Freedom Editors Gave Their Side Of The Story

Dr. Rodney Stubina

US Peace Corps

78 Kariba Avenue

Banjul, The Gambia

Pa Nderry M'Bai

Managing Director

Freedom Newspaper

December 27, 2007

Re: 14 Year Old Basse Boy Rapes a PEACE CORPS Volunteer.

Dear Mr M’Bai:

On the 26^th of December your newspaper published an incorrect incident reported by Mama Sowe, from Basse, stating that a 63 year old female US Peace Corps volunteer was involved in a rape in Basse. I’d like a retraction and correction made as soon as possible this week.

Peace Corps has many volunteers in the Gambia serving Gambian communities admirably nationally. However, Peace Corps currently does not have a 63 year old female volunteer in Basse, or anywhere in the Gambia. No Peace Corps Volunteer was involved in this incident, in Basse, as reported in the Freedom Newspaper December 26^th 2007, by Mama Sowe.

The Banjul Figures versus Realties of The Gambia: Part Two: Feature Story
Thursday, December 27, 2007 (317 reads)

The Banjul Figures versus Realties of The Gambia

Part II covering Fiscal Outturn, Monetary Policy, Prices, Foreign Exchange, Financial Sector, External Sector and Micro-Finance

Part I - I challenged Mr. Gaye’s facts and figures as largely erroneous and mostly without a measurable base in that country. Part II will cover those sections just mentioned above with similar analysis as to the figures and realities of that country. Next in sequence section is the fiscal outturn.

By Bunama Jammeh

Performance in this sector is measured in the amount of revenue earned and spent. Certainly, the state needs revenue to run its business. The source of any such revenue is the people of that state whether you contract a loan on their behave and/or direct taxation. Equally grants are for the people and not Yahya and/or any such person in a gown and/or black suit.

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The Banjul Figures versus the Realties of The Gambia:Part One: Feature Story
Thursday, December 27, 2007 (294 reads)

The Banjul Figures versus the Realties of The Gambia

Part I – Covering Introduction and Real Sector of the Domestic Economy

By Bunama Jammeh

Good and well executed plans and budgets are the base of success for organizations in this world of cut throat competition. This is true for countries likewise individuals like me and you. One reason quality of life of Gambians are not improved from independence to date is poor fiscal policies, bad monetary policies and above all poor plan and budgets. What our governments have been doing was to put together “a wish list” that is presented to the people through our representatives at the National Assembly in a two-hour jamboree. Neither the Minister and/or Secretary of State for Finance nor the deputies know what is put to them to make it into law. Hence, we continued to drop into deeper poverty while government continued to claim success in improving the economy.

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Breaking News:Scales Sports:International Referees Boycott Basse SAFRA Games!!! Seven West African countries taking part!!
Thursday, December 27, 2007 (564 reads)

International Referees Boycott Basse SAFRA Games!!!

Referees Say No Games, Unless They Are Paid

Sports Ministry Officials Under Fire

By Baboucarr Janko, Basse.

Referees brought in from seven countries together with 120 participants from those countries have refused to officiate their games for lack of payment of bonus, the Freedom Newspaper can authoritatively report.All the referees brought in by countries representing the SAFRA games at Basse are currently in the URR in The Gambia. The said referees are angry because the sports Ministry and its affiliate sporting agencies in the country have refused to pay them. They were brought in to officiate all games. The started their boycott when there was a match to be played by two female teams today.

Editorial: Jammeh Holds Editor M’Bai’s Family Under Hostage!!!
Thursday, December 27, 2007 (1366 reads)

Editorial: Jammeh Holds Editor M’Bai’s Family Under Hostage!!!

History is in the making in The Gambia. The recent arrest of Editor Mbai’s sister Kumba Mbye signals that the days of Yahya Jammeh’s Government is nearing an end. A teenager is being called a threat to state security. This means Pa Nderry’s new son too has been blacklisted by the NIA. For how long will this administration continue to live in fear? Arresting and prosecuting our family will never make us abandon this well intended media project we have for The Gambia and her people. The Freedom Newspaper is here to stay God willing. We refused to be intimidated by the powers that be.

“Initial Plans Were To Set Your House On Fire And Kill Anyone Who is in That Building.” says Lamarana Jallow
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 (1719 reads)

“Initial Plans Were To Set Your House On Fire And Kill Anyone Who is in That Building.” says Lamarana Jallow

My identity is a major concern to Jammeh

By Lamarana Jallow, Son Of The Gambia.

My identity has been a major concern to the President and our counter intelligence unit. I know that they are working very hard to get hold of me. Some agents are even saying that our former DG is Lamarana Jallow. Some are pointing accusing fingers to Peter Singhatey, Army Commander Masaneh Kinteh and Edward Singhatey. They have been transferring agents from one unit to the other just to censor state secrets. I’m still here at the State House. As a former trainee of Russia, I can bet that our counter intelligence unit will not succeed in their bid to get me arrested. Will Jammeh believe that I supervised some of these very agents gathering intelligence about Lamarana? Even though my office is at the State House, I participate in our morning briefings. I know the plan which was reached to frame Kumba Mbye. There is an objective to this case.

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Horomsi: Secret Killings At Kanilai!! Scary Details on the death of Army Chief Vincent Jatta!!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 (2396 reads)

Horomsi: Secret Killings At Kanilai!! Scary Details on the death of Army Chief Vincent Jatta!!

Former Army Chief of Staff Vincent Jatta was buried today. He died of stomach pain just like other jungullars: Musa Jammeh, Tumbul Tamba, and Solomon Jammeh. There are other inmates also on the verge of dying. Abdoulie Kujabi, Tamsir Jasseh, Foday Barry and other security detainees are in critical health conditions. These people are posed to die at any minute from now. I mean any minute from now. Vincent was privy to the killers of the Ghanaian Nationals in The Gambia in July of 2005. He knew the soldiers who killed these West African immigrants.What’s happening right now is the elimination of potential witnesses and state hired assassins. Ghana has the choice to expedite its case against Jammeh of The Gambia before potential witnesses in active duty are also secretly killed

Advertorial: Assane Ndiaye To Play In Atlanta Georgia New Year's Eve!!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 (147 reads)

Atlanta Georgia is calling once again. The Senegalese musical star Assane Ndiaye has been billed to play in Atlanta New Year’s Eve. December 31^ST is the Day. Be there or be no where. Assane Ndiaye had a successful show in Raleigh, NC. The Atlanta show is going to be a show with a difference. Start booking for your tickets now. This is a rare opportunity. It’s enjoyment time folks.

“Drop all the frivolous charges against Ms. Kumba Mbai.” Says Pa Samba Jow
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 (710 reads)

“Drop all the frivolous charges against Ms. Kumba Mbai.” Says Pa Samba Jow

By Pasamba Jow Coach

Once again, Jammeh’s authoritarian government and his henchmen are at it again. The arrest of Pa Nderry Mbai’s family is another outrage by this criminal government. It is quite disconcerting that this blatant attempt to intimidate Mr. Mbai into submission by arresting his family, whose only crime is their relation to Pa Nderry Mbai, came at the heels of the IMF declaring the Jammeh government qualified for the debt relief program. This again proves the absurdity of the IMF’s decision to reward Jammeh’s corrupt and tyrannical government with debt relief.

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