PRESS RELEASE: April 21, 2022 – (Berlin) – The opening of the first German trial for serious crimes committed in the Gambia is a major step for justice, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, Reporters Without Borders, and TRIAL International said today. The groups released a question-and-answer document […]
Security
Is the Securiport System at Banjul Int’l Airport a security, economic threat to Gambia?
Serious concerns have been raised among many Gambians recently about the Securiport System owned by the US Government, which was sometime in 2020 installed at the Banjul International Airport located in Yundum, West Coast Region. One of the latest public concerns came following the sacking of Mr. Ebrima L. Dampha, […]
Major reshuffle at Gambia’s State Intelligence Service
The State Intelligence Service (SIS) of the Gambia has effected a major reshuffle among its top brass effective February 2022, LamToro News has learned. The reshuffle involved some senior intelligence officers who were promoted while others were only transferred from one position or directorate to the other. This development was […]
TRRC recommends SIS DG Ousman Sowe, Nine others be banned for 10 years from holding public office
ARCHIVE (Re-post): First published on 24th December 2021, on The New Observer. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has recommended that the Director General of the State Intelligence Agency Ousman Sowe be banned from holding public office for a decade with at least nine other former and current state […]