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Breaking News: Nigerian Editor Quizzed By The Gambian Police!!
Monday, July 21, 2008 (1453 reads)

Nigerian Editor Arrested In The

Gambia

…Today Newspaper Managing Editor Questioned

By Senior Staff Writer Ansumana Jammeh, Banjul

Banjul:7/21/08-The Managing Editor of the Today Newspaper Mr.Abdulhamid Adiamoh was questioned at Police Headquarter on Thursday 17 July 2008, He was released after being held for several hours and asked to report back today Monday 21 July.No charge has been levelled against him. He was questioned in relation to an article published in Today Newspaper on the problems of the youth.

Musa Jobe Defends SOS Fatim Badjie!!
Monday, July 21, 2008 (2000 reads)

By Musa Jobe Maryland

Dear Pa,

Maryland:7/21/08-Congratulations on your continued success at Freedom. I have to be candid; Freedom has become my major source of news on anything Gambia, hence keep up the good work!However, I have noticed an uncharacteristic and disturbing trend of continued biased harassment of SOS Fatim Badjie.

Breaking News: Jammeh Celebrates Illegality!!! Scary Revelations about rights violations!
Sunday, July 20, 2008 (1621 reads)

Jammeh Celebrates Illegality

..PRESIDENT YAHYA JAMMEH OPTED TO CELEBRATE AN ILLEGALITY IN THE GAMBIA

AS DETENTION,KILLING WITHOUT TRIAL GOES ON

By Senior Staff Writer Ansumana Jammeh, Banjul.

Banjul:7/20/08-Detention and killing without trial of persons for periods in the Gambia has continued, contrary to the requirement of section 19 of the constitution of the Gambia, which stipulates that every arrested person who has not been taken to court should be released within 72 hours.

Editorial: Free political prisoners!
Sunday, July 20, 2008 (1301 reads)

Editorial: Free Political Prisoners!!!

Banjul:7/20/08-Mr. President, the recent arrest and continued detention of Ansumana Marenah known by his sobriquet as Julakay, once again bring to fore your regime's naked and unashamed violation of the Constitution of the land.

Haruna Darbo Presents $200 To Justice Darboe
Sunday, July 20, 2008 (756 reads)

Haruna Darbo Presents $200 dollars Donation To Momodou Justice Darboe!!

Atlanta-Georgia:7/20/08-The Management of the Freedom Newspaper want to thank Mr. Haruna Darbo, Chief Executive officer of the Georgia based Global Democracy Project (GDP) for donating $200 dollars to our National Correspondent Momodou Justice Darboe, who recently survived an assassination attempt. “ On behalf of the Editorial Board of the Freedom Newspaper, I want to thank Mr. Darboe for his kind gesture. We appreciate his magnanimity and commitment towards the struggle. Mr. Darboe is a man of his words and had proven to be a true supporter of press freedom. We at the Freedom Newspaper valued his help and therefore call on Gambians to emulate Darboe.” Said Freedom’s Managing Editor Pa Nderry M’Bai.

Scales On Carnegie
Sunday, July 20, 2008 (801 reads)

Scales on Carnegie!!

Dear Mr. Editor,

London:7/20/08- May I commend "Freedom" staffer Ansumana Jammeh, for his interesting editorials. But dispute the heading given to his report concerning the case of Carnegie Minerals. The claim that the position of The President of the appeal court Judges, Justice Agim, is "on a knife edge" I believe is far from that.

Quote Of The Day:“ Don’t give the people what they want-give them something better.” Samuel Roxy Rothafel
Friday, July 18, 2008 (959 reads)

“ Don’t give the people what they want-give them something better.” Samuel Roxy Rothafel

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Breaking News: Communication Minister Fatim Badjie Exposed!!!
Friday, July 18, 2008 (2801 reads)

Communication Minister Fatim Badjie Exposed!!!

…GAMBIA'S NEW INFORMATION SECRETARY: A FAILURE

By Senior Staff Writer, Ansumana Jammeh, Banjul

Since her appointment as the new Secretary of State for Information, some months back, Mrs Fatim Badgie Janneh, clearly has achieved anything concrete. Neither has she managed to address the precarious situation most Gambian journalists have found themselves in, nor did she initiate any positive policy geared towards safeguarding journalists from hostile media laws in the Gambia.

Breaking News: Carnegie Boss Wins Appeal!!!
Friday, July 18, 2008 (1187 reads)

Carnegie Boss Wins Appeal Case!!!

….Justice Agim's Position Lies On Knife Edge

….As State Appeal Dismissed

By Senior Staff Writer Ansumana Jammeh, Banjul

Banjul-7/18/08-The Economic Crime case against the Carnegie Minerals Manager, took a dramatic tiwst yesterday, as the Appeal Court dismisses the state’s appeal. The President of the Appeal Court Justice Akimoyae Agim ruled against the state in Carnegie Minerals Mining Company and its General Manager case on Thursday 17th July 2008

Breaking News: Point Newspaper Editor Pap Saine Accused of attempted Murder!!
Thursday, July 17, 2008 (1988 reads)

Point Newspaper Co-Proprietor Pap Saine Accused of Spying For The Jammeh Government!!!

….. Point Editor Suspects That Saine Masterminds His Assassination Attempt

….Momodou Justice Darboe’s chilling and scary revelations against Saine

By Momodou Justice Darboe

Banjul: 7/17/08-Latest reports emerging from the hub of The Point newspaper are suggestive of a conspiracy theory about the deadly attack on senior editor Momodou Justice Darboe early this month. Reliable sources at the Bakau-based daily Point newspaper have reliably informed the US-based Freedom newspaper that the Managing Editor of The Point, Mr. Pap Saine, had, hitherto the assassination attempt on editor Darboe, threatened that he Pap Saine have now known he who used to send information from The Point to international news agencies and that he was determined to do something about it." I now know the person who is sending information to international news outlets but I will do something about it," Mr. Saine threatened.