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Advertorial: Atlanta Reggae Jamboree Friday August 14 Th 2009!!
Sunday, August 09, 2009 (304 reads)

A major reggae jamboree is taking place in Atlanta Georgia, on Friday August 14^th 2009. The Caribbean mix DJ Stephen will be on stage. The African Community-most importantly Gambians and Senegalese are being invited to attend. Here is the breakdown of the program itinerary. Promoter Kawu Sissohoko is also rallying behind the Jamaicans. He is calling on Gambians, Senegalese, and friends of The Gambia to attend. Be there, or be nowhere.

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MIXX PROMOTIONS, DJ STEPHEN & RICO HOLLIWOOD ENT.

Presents

"Soca vs. Reggae"

@ Club Intrigue

on Friday 08/14/09

5471 Memorial Dr,

Stone Mountain,

Georgia 30083

~Dress to Impress~

If you rep Soca, wear your Short Shorts...

If you rep Reggae, wear your Mini Shirt...

Doors Open @ 10:00pm

Music By: Dj Stephen, Tony Tempo vs King AP, Black Talon

*Special Guest Passing Through*

For more info: 678-662-0439

Gambia:A Note Of Gratitude And Appreciation!!
Saturday, August 08, 2009 (926 reads)

A Note Of Gratitude And Appreciation!!

By Lamin (Dave) Manneh, Southampton.

Granted, none of you expect an acknowledgment or a reply to your messages of condolence and neither is there any etiquette and/or norm when it comes to replies to such sad occasions as the passing away of one's beloved, nevertheless, on behalf of my great uncle Alhagie Edrisa Manjang, my great aunt Aji Isatou Sanneh, my uncles EB, Malamin, Ousman, Adam, my aunt and the wife of the deceased; Sirreh Jarju, my father Momodou (Dodou) Manneh and the rest of our families both in The Gambia and the Diaspora, I wish to thank all of you for your messages of condolence and support on the very sad occasion of the untimely death of our dear and beloved son, brother, cousin, nephew, uncle, husband…..; Sulayman (Saul) Manjang.

Breaking News:Gambia:Gambians Praying For The Demise Of President Jammeh, Following The Imprisonment Of Journalists!!
Friday, August 07, 2009 (1530 reads)

Gambians Praying For The Demise Of President Jammeh, Following

The Imprisonment Of Journalists!!

By Ebrima Sanyang, Banjul

While the six Gambian journalists, have started serving their two years imprisonment, there is public outcry across the country. Gambians from various walks of life denounced the government’s move. They accused President Jammeh of abusing his office by jailing these innocent journalists. Modou Camara, a petty trader believe that the military should intervene by overthrowing the Government of the day. “ I think the military should come to our aid. What is happening in this country is unacceptable. I think it is only coup that can save us from Jammeh’s tyranny. How can they jail these hardworking journalists? I am appealing to General Tamba, and his men to help remove President Jammeh from power,” he said. Camara, who was unwilling to give me his real name for fear of arrest said “ President Jammeh is unpopular, and is trying to impose himself on Gambians. We are praying for his demise. He has spoiled this country to a point that no one wants to live here.”

Breaking News:Gambia:Obama Administration Describes The Jailing Of Six Gambian Journalists As “ Outrageous, and Travesty Of Justice.”
Friday, August 07, 2009 (1356 reads)

Obama Administration Describes The Jailing Of Six Gambian Journalists As “

Outrageous, and Travesty Of Justice.”

…As State Department Spokesman Crowley Demands For The Release Of The Jailed Journalists

"In this day and age, any government that is afraid of ideas and tries to suppress the truth will isolate itself and fall further behind responsible countries that embrace universal principles," he observes.

The Obama administration has condemned the jailing of six Gambian journalists by the High Court in Banjul. State Department spokesman P.J Crowley was quoted by the Reuters News Agency as saying that the conviction of the six journalists was “ outrageous, and amounts to a travesty” of justice. "It violates not only accepted international norms, but the imperatives of governance of the 21st century. This action is a travesty, given Gambia's current leadership of the African Union's Human Rights Commission," said State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley.Spokesman Crowley, who was part of Secretary of State Clinton’s delegation, was speaking on Friday in South Africa. The US envoy vehemently condemns the actions of The Gambian Government. He says the US would continue to demand for the release of the jailed journalists.

The Dialectics Of African Despotism
Friday, August 07, 2009 (807 reads)

The Dialectics Of African Despotism

By Baba Galleh Jallow

The conviction of six Gambian journalists by a Nigerian judge of the High Court is not an imposition of justice. It is a denial of justice. People who rightly commit crimes may justly be convicted and sentenced in a court of law. But the six journalist jailed by Emmanuel Fangbele have not committed any crime. They are merely victims of a political dispensation that is totally and absolutely under the control of one individual who has made himself synonymous with all the institutions of state, all the arms of government, and the very law itself. These six innocent people were put through the formal motions of trial, but they were presumed guilty the day they were arrested and were presumed guilty throughout the process of their so-called trial.

Gambia:WE MUST EXPOSE THE NIA TORTURERS ONE BY ONE
Friday, August 07, 2009 (1307 reads)

WE MUST EXPOSE THE NIA TORTURERS ONE BY ONE

By Jai Tamba

Dear Editor,

I am writing from a European country. Recently, I wrote a letter to the Daily Observer and others complaining about the arrest and detention of the six Gambian journalists, including President Jammeh’s rude comments against Gambians living abroad. I told them why they are siding with Jammeh against fellow journalists and why backing Jammeh's statements when the President's own children are all born abroad. I also know people who were behaving the same way pretending but now they have all ran away living quietly abroad. With respect I also asked them who Jammeh was fooling but unfortunately some of these Observer boys are hopeless in life so no one can make them see the light.

London Letter: A very sad day for Gambians and friends of The Gambia
Friday, August 07, 2009 (755 reads)

London Letter: A very sad day for Gambians

and friends of The Gambia

Editor,

May I express my heartfelt sympathy for the friends and family of The Gambia's jailed journalists. Of the six, Pap Saine and Sam Sarr are well known to me and I have known them to be only kind, generous and extremely professional individuals. In spite of differences of opinion when I was heading the Daily Observer, they were always friendly and very professional. Sam Sarr even came to visit me when I was jailed for 14 days last year - and congratulated me when charges against me were dropped at about this time. It is, therefore, very very sad indeed for Gambians of such integrity, high calibre and usefulness to their country to be starting two-year jail sentences with hard labour today.

GPU President Gave A Vivid Account About The Journalists Jailing!!
Thursday, August 06, 2009 (1343 reads)

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR EDITORS

Friday, June 12, 2009 – Gambia Press Union reacts to televised statements made by Gambian Head of State President Jammeh, June 9^th where he attributed the death of former GPU President Deyda Hydara to a crime of passion, calls “stupid” those questioning the circumstances surrounding his death and the Gambia Government’s inability/unwillingness to investigate further. He declares The Gambia a country of free expression. Monday, June 15 - Gambia Press Union (GPU) Executive members namely, Emil Touray, Secretary General, Sarata Jabbi-Dibba, Vice President and Pa Modou Faal, Treasurer were invited to the National Intelligence Agency Headquarters for questioning

Breaking News: GPU CONDEMNS CONVICTION, IMPRISONMENT OF SIX JOURNALISTS
Thursday, August 06, 2009 (977 reads)

GAMBIA PRESS UNION

NO. 5 GARBA JAHUMPA ROAD BAKAU NEWTOWN

P. O. Box 1440, Banjul, The Gambia

email: gpu@qanet.gm url: www.gambiapressunion.org

Press Release

Thursday, August 6, 2009

15:00HRS

GPU CONDEMNS CONVICTION, IMPRISONMENT OF SIX JOURNALISTS

The Gambia Press Union vehemently condemns the conviction, jailing and heavy fines, today of six Gambian journalists, three of whom are members of the Union Executive, Emil Touray; secretary general; Sarata Jabbi Dibba, vice president and Pa Modou Faal, treasurer; Pap Saine and Ebou Sawaneh, The Point’s publisher and editor respectively; And Sam Sarr, editor, Foroyaa newspaper. The group have been convicted of all six counts and sentenced to two years imprisonment without the option of a fine for four of the counts and fined each 250,000 Dalasis (about US$10,000) on the other two counts, failure to pay, they will serve two years for each count.

of state, President

Nigerian Princess Condemns The Jailing Of Gambian Journalists
Thursday, August 06, 2009 (2017 reads)

Nigerian Princess Condemns The

Jailing Of Gambian Journalists

Says “I cannot believe that a Nigerian Judge would take African Justice back to the Dark days of apartheid and discrimination.”

By H.R.H. Princess Uloma M. Scales (A true Nigerian)

Mr. Pa Nderry Mbai,

Please afford me space to record my despair and dismay, over the conviction of so many Journalists in The Gambia. I cannot believe that a Nigerian Judge would take African Justice back to the Dark days of apartheid and discrimination. African people spent Two hundred years living by the leave of our colonial fathers, from which we The African race struggled and died in our millions. Are we only to surface from oppression and tyranny to bow to tyranny of our own making. Have we learned nothing?