By Shout-Africa.com Correspondent – The Gambia government has re-opened The Standard newspaper, six months after it was closed down. This was revealed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Fatou Camara, at State House during the meeting between President Yahya Jammeh and his Cabinet with media chiefs and practitioners on Wednesday evening at State House. According to the Director of Press, the reopening followed an executive directive issued by President Jammeh earlier in the week. The Standard newspaper was set up by former Observer Company managing director Sheriff Bojang, in May 2010, following his return from postgraduate studies. Only... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Correspondent – A rare dialogue between the government and the independent media that seeks to smooth out the bitter relations between the two witnessed renewed calls by journalists for government to make legal and policy reforms inorder to allow an unimpeded access and free flow of information. Held on Wednesday at Statehouse, the meeting was described by both the media and government officials as a significant move towards settling the differences. “I would not wish to rekindle the fire of the old wounds,” said Mr Swaebou Conateh, the editor/publisher of The Gambia News & Report weekly magazine, referring... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has said he has no ‘hatred’ and that he is not ‘hostile’ to any journalist in this country, stressing, however, that he will not compromise on national security. Jammeh, who was speaking Wednesday evening when he met media chiefs and editors of the independent press at State House in Banjul, stated that he had sworn to uphold the constitution and the laws of The Gambia; to defend the interest of this country, something he stressed he is ready to pay any price for. The meeting brought together media chiefs and their editors with cabinet... Continue Reading
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By Shout-Africa Correspondent – The Director of Special Litigations at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Daniel O. Kulo, yesterday addressed the Special Criminal Court in Banjul as the treason trial involving Lt General Lang Tombong Tamba, ex-chief of defense staff and Rear Admiral Sarjo Fofana, ex-chief of naval staff, reached its climax. DSL D.O. Kulo, whose submission took nearly two and half hours, urged the court presided over by Justice Ikapala to convict the accused persons on all the four counts preferred against them by the state, adding that the prosecution had discharged the burden of proof in the case by... Continue Reading
