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The Gambian government says it would not be hosting the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit. The Summit was scheduled to take place in Banjul in November of 2019, but the government cites what it called "lack of infrastructure and the necessary logistics" to host it. It also says time is not on the side of the Barrow...

The Leader of the former ruling APRC government Fabakary Tombong Jatta has praised the people of Kanilai for their patience and respect for the rule of law. Jatta, who was addressing villagers yesterday, has vehemently condemned the shooting incident, which left one Ismaila Tamba, a cab driver injured. Tamba was shot in the back. The shooting was alleged to...

The exiled Gambian dictator has reacted to the shooting incident, which took place in his home village, which left one former soldier Ismaila Tamba, shot in the back, Freedom Newspaper can report. Speaking to the community of Kanilai, through a Jolla interpreter, Jammeh, who spoke in English, said, he is angrier than the villagers as far as the said...

A man identified as one Ismaila Tamba, a former soldier, was shot at yesterday at the Kanilai checkpoint after he was alleged to have tried to evade control at the checkpoint, Freedom Newspaper has gathered. Tamba was shot in the back. He was rushed to the Bwiam Sulayman Junkung Jammeh hospital for medical attention. Details are sketchy at this hour...

Gambia's political parties discussed Saturday the possibility of extending voting rights to convicts serving their jail term in the country's correctional facilities. The 'controversial' issue topped the agenda at the second round of consultations on Constitutional Reform which was held at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNa) headquarter located along Berthil Harding Highway in Bakau. While Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) leader,...