Late Night White Horse Causes Panic In Kanilai

….As Jammeh Kills Three Suspected Witches

A late night white horse is creating panic and confusion at the President’s home village of Kanilai, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal. The horse, which emerges unexpectedly at the wee hours, in some occasions dispersed soldiers on guard at the Presidential palace. The speeding horse appeared violent and is posed to harm anyone who tries to obstruct its movement within Kanilai.  A visibly panic stricken Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh was told by his marabout that some witches in the locality posed as a horse, with the ultimate aim of ending his administration. Jammeh was given a list of suspected witches by the said marabout, some whom were recently killed in Kanilai. Ceesay Jatta was among the murdered suspected witches. At least three suspected witches were killed on the spot.

Gambian Diplomat Charged With Disclosing State Secrets!!!

By Staff Writer Lamin Baldeh, Banjul

The Financial attaché at The Gambian Embassy in Washington DC, is currently serving as a guest at the offices of the feared National Intelligence Agency, the Freedom Newspaper has learnt. Lamin Sanyang, the longest serving financial attaché at the DC Mission, has been charged with disclosing official secrets to the US based Freedom Newspaper and as well as economic crimes. Mr. Sanyang, a close confidant of Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh, cum his business errand boy, had fallen out with the Head of State, amidst reports that he shared “confidential Government communications with the Freedom Newspaper” regarding the financial situation of the embassy, which was a subject of Government probe at the Foreign Ministry level. Sanyang is being grilled over the alleged leakage of the said “ confidential” documents to the Freedom Newspaper, which were under his custodian. The Freedom Newspaper recently publishes verbatim the communications between Mr. Sanyang, the NIA and the Foreign Ministry, pertaining the alleged missing $88,000 dollars at The Gambian Mission. Sanyang had earlier alleges that  he was accused by the recalled NIA attaché at the Embassy Ousman  Taal of embezzling embassy funds, totaling at $88,000 dollars, a charge Mr. Taal emphatically denied. Taal in turn accuses Lamin Sanyang and his colleagues at the embassy of trying to blackmail him with bogus correspondences issued under his name. 

             UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY

New York, U.S.A. Branch

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Bronx, NY 10453

Email: udp_nyc@yahoo.com

January 1st,  2009

UDP/NYC New Year Message:

 UDP wishes to take this opportunity to wish all Gambians and friends of The Gambia a happy 2009 year.

Year 2008 has been a difficult year for Gambians who believe in democracy and the rule of law. Through out the year 2008 President Jammeh and his regime continuously went on undermining the Constitution by ordering the arrest and disappearance of opponents of his regime like Kanyiba Kanyi a supporter of the UDP and employee of CCF who was arrested on September 18^th, 2006 and the same applied to Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh of the Daily Observer who was also arrested on July 7^th 2006 by officers of the NIA one of them by the name Corporal Sey, since then they are kept incommunicado.

Michael Scales Impressed By Freedom Newspaper’s Journalistic Quality and Credibility!!!!

“What does strike me as challenging and remarkable, is the continued presence of The Freedom Newspaper and its commitment to improvement and credibility. Its truth is challenging and in Western terms...somewhat unorthodox, but it takes on “all comers" to stand as a beacon for Change.”

Dear Mr. Editor,

The debate on what persists as Journalism continues to stimulate the Gambian media. The Collins “English “dictionary describes Journalism as........ “those who edit newspapers or magazines or write in them." My understanding of this, is that almost anyone can be a Journalist, but I learned a valuable lesson a few years ago, that convinced me that an experienced Journalist can often be entirely underrated. I recall writing a piece for our local newspaper here, about Africa. I was also being interviewed by the most accomplished Journalist from the same newspaper. A man who had won many National awards for his dexterity with the pen. He looked at my piece and smiled....Then he laughed unable to contain his amusement. He said, what you are saying is good...it’s just the way that you say it that is bad.....I laughed with him.

British Couple To Serve One Year In Jail With Hard Labor                                    

…..Principal Magistrate Edrissa M’Bai Issue Warnings To Would Be Saboteurs!!!!

By Staff Writer Mariam Jallow, Banjul

The British couple, who were recently found guilty on sedition charges, will have to spend one year in jail in The Gambia, before they could reunite with their families in the United Kingdom, Principal Magistrate Edrissa M’Bai ruled Tuesday.  60 year old David Fulton and his wife Fiona Fulton, will spend the new year in jail, while the court slams a mandatory fine of half a million dalasi, which is approximately #6,250 pounds sterling. The court also rules that the couple would be exposed to  hard labor work, during the period of their jail term.  Inmates sentenced to hard labor are usually exposed to  rice farming, fetching fire woods, architecture and other manual jobs.