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The Mayoress of Banjul Rohey Malick Lowe, has spoken for the time on allegations that she was onetime jailed in Germany on drug related matters, FREEDOM NEWSPAPER CAN REVEAL. The Banjul Mayoress did not deny or confirm the allegations. She merely said she will not dignify such allegations. “I saw the newspaper that is circulating. If the person, who wrote the story understands German, he will know that I haven’t done anything wrong. I was violated. I am not going to dignify what they are saying,” she told The Gambian…

Two Gambian nationals living in the United States have been shortlisted for confirmation for the post of Consular, FREEDOM NEWSPAPER CAN REVEAL. Ebou Cham, a longtime resident of New York,  has been selected by The Gambian Community in New York to represent them as their Consular General. Waka Mbye, a resident of Raleigh, has also been selected to represent The Gambian Community in North Carolina.  Similar representatives are expected to be selected in South Carolina, and Virginia respectively to represent the communities out there. The Gambian Embassy in Washington DC…

ARE WE ON THE ROAD TO THE PROMISED LAND? I was too busy last week trying to retool my workshop with a better vehicle-air-conditioning-repair section, given that the summer is fast approaching and many car owners will soon need better ventilation when driving in the heat. I therefore never wanted to write anything this week. However, I decided to do so after briefly watching the QTV replay of GNA officer Lt. Col. Baboucarr Sanyang’s testimony at the TRRC. The officer by every measure never wanted to admit it directly and…

Sabally Exhorts College Students on Mindset and Attitudinal Change Towards Nation Building Former Presidential Affairs Minister and International Speaker Momodou Sabally has called on Gambian youths to cultivate positive mindset and the right work ethics to foster national progress. He made these remarks at the Gambia College, School of Public Health where he was invited for a keynote speech during their Commencement Ceremony, March 23, 2019 in Brikama. Introducing his thesis with a Mandinka folktale that teaches the inevitability of consequences for actions and attitude, he told the assembly of…

Kaw Yerro WHICH DEPARTMENT IS TELLING US THE TRUTH? During the question and answer session, Honourable Bakary Camara asked the Minister of Interior to explain to the parliament the issue of guns which were imported into the country by the GACH. “Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Minister for Interior tell this August Assembly whether the Government intends to prosecute the owner of a company called GACH Group who imported guns into the country without any authorization. Minister replied. Minister Mballow explained that the office of the Inspector General of police granted…

Kaw Yerro WE WILL NEVER ALLOW GAMBIA TO RETURN TO DARK DAYS – Darboe   Gambian insurers trained on engineering, business interruption insurance By Omar Bah Former vice president, Ousainu Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party has told his supporters in USA that he will fight and oppose any attempt to subvert the country’s hard-fought democracy. “There will be no return to the dark and ugly days that are still fresh in the minds of all conscious citizens,” Darboe told hundreds of supporters at a UDP congress in…

The National Assembly Member for Brikama North Constituency has described the sacking of the UDP leader and two minsters from the coalition government as daylight cheating, unless they are peplaced with other UDP members. Alhagie Darboe, who was addressing a UDP rally in Bundung Saturday, further explained that according to the coalition arrangement each party in the coalition has a share in the government and even whereas the President may have the power to fire and hire, he must always ensure that each coalition party is represented in the government.…

Over one hundred Nigerian troops were due to have arrived in The Gambia last weekend to take over from their compatriots who have ended their shift. According to the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Cherno Omar Barry the troops’ arrival is part of a normal change of shift. Mr Barry was contacted by The Standard after reports emerged that some 100 Nigerian soldiers were ready for deployment to The Gambia as part of Ecomig. The report also added that the new arrivals will be in The Gambia for…