As Gambia Mourns Sea Disaster Victims-Bereaved Families Accuse Gov’t Of Neglecting Maritime Security!!

By Foday Ceesay

Rescue Mission team in The Gambia, are still searching for the drowned economic immigrants, who lost their lives this past week, while trying to find their way into Europe, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal. The boat, which was filled to capacity was set on fire, which left about dozen of travelers dead. Rescue team workers told the Freedom Newspaper that the dead bodies were scattered along the River Gambia and that intensive search was being mounted by personnel of The Gambia Navy, the Gambia Red Cross and other Humanitarian Organizations to locate the dead. About sixty youth were onboard the boat when the boat they were traveling with was set on fire. Bereaved families are mourning their loved ones. Across the country, there is an environment of shock everywhere.

Allowing Expired Rice into the Market, Lands Sacked Minister Into Trouble!!

Has Lebanese Importer Bribes Dr.Mbowe to okay the sale of “Expired Rice.”

By Karafa Badjie

Facts are emerging about the circumstances surrounding the sacking of the disgraced Gambian Health Minister Dr. Tamsir Mbowe. Well placed sources close to corridors of power in Banjul, say the former Minister was implicated in a conspiracy deal , which was reached to sell ‘Expired rice” to the poverty stricken Gambian Community . A Lebanese rice importer, who is said to be a close friend of Mbowe was said to be the brain behind such corruption schemes .According to our sources, Mbowe tried to use his powers and influence as a State Minister to authorize the sale of the expired rice, even though the said rice was earlier declared unfit for human consumption by personnel of the Health and Hygiene Department. The sacked Minister was said to have given green light to the Lebanese importer to sell the expired rice, which prompted Government’s immediate intervention to protect the impoverished populace from consuming the bad rice.