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Radio 1 FM (The Gambia)
Radio 1 FM 102.10 MHz is a long-established Gambian independent radio station based in Serrekunda. The station's popular programmes included 'Sunday Newshour' and 'Lovers Night'. The station was founded by veteran broadcaster George Christensen (died 2016) who was considered the doyen of Gambian community radio. The Radio station was victim of an arson attack on August 10, 2001 in which Christensen and a night watchman were injured while trying to extinguish the fire. One of the station's journalist's houses was also set on fire. Radio 1 FM was among radio stations targeted in government clampdowns on journalists, with Christensen being arrested and taken to NIA headquarters October 23, 2001, in the days following the Gambian presidential election, 2001 Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 18 October 2001. The result was a victory for the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who took just over 50% of the vote. Conduct Pre-election violence resulted in the death of an unar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serekunda
Serekunda (proper: Sayerr Kunda or Sere Kunda, ar, سيريكوندا, sometimes spelled Serrekunda) is the largest urban centre in The Gambia. It is situated close to the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast, south-west of the capital, Banjul, and is formed of nine villages which have grown together into a larger urban area. History and toponymy Sayerr Jobe, the founder of Serekunda, was a 19th-century lamane originally from the Sine-Saloum region of Senegal. He migrated to the The Gambia, Gambia in the mid 19th Century and is believed to have initially settled around Jinack Island in Banjul, before relocating to the southern bank of the country (near Sukuta) where he established Serrekunda. Serekunda means "home of the Sayer [or Sayerr] family" and is named after its founder, Sayerr Jobe. The name ''Serrekunda'' (or "Sere Kunda") is a Mandinka language, Mandinka corruption of the name ''Serrereh'' — denoting the Serer people in Mandinka, as the Mandinka people of Sabiji believed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serrekunda
Serekunda (proper: Sayerr Kunda or Sere Kunda, ar, سيريكوندا, sometimes spelled Serrekunda) is the largest urban centre in The Gambia. It is situated close to the Atlantic coast, south-west of the capital, Banjul, and is formed of nine villages which have grown together into a larger urban area. History and toponymy Sayerr Jobe, the founder of Serekunda, was a 19th-century lamane originally from the Sine-Saloum region of Senegal. He migrated to the Gambia in the mid 19th Century and is believed to have initially settled around Jinack Island in Banjul, before relocating to the southern bank of the country (near Sukuta) where he established Serrekunda. Serekunda means "home of the Sayer r Sayerrfamily" and is named after its founder, Sayerr Jobe. The name ''Serrekunda'' (or "Sere Kunda") is a Mandinka corruption of the name ''Serrereh'' — denoting the Serer people in Mandinka, as the Mandinka people of Sabiji believed that Sayerr Jobe (the founder of SererkundaBrig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Point (Gambia)
The Point may refer to: Buildings and venues * The Point, Cardiff, a church-turned-music venue in Wales * The Point Theatre, Dublin, former name of 3Arena, an indoor amphitheatre * The Point, Eastleigh, a theatre and dance studios, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England * The Point, Milton Keynes, an entertainment complex in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England * The Point, Panama City, an all-residential building in Panama City, Panama * Point State Park, at the confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, called ''The Point'' by natives * The Point, a conference facility and landmark at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England * United States Military Academy, known as "The Point" because it is near West Point, New York Places * Covington, Kentucky, originally known as The Point * The Point, Louisville, a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky * The Point or Easton's Point, a historical neighborhood in Newport, Rhode Island Radio * WCYT (9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee To Protect Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, New York, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists. The ''American Journalism Review'' has called the organization, "Journalism's Red Cross." Since late 1980s, the organization has been publishing an annual census of journalists killed or imprisoned in relation to their work. History and programs The Committee to Protect Journalists was founded in 1981 in response to the harassment of Paraguayan journalist Alcibiades González Delvalle. Its founding honorary chairman was Walter Cronkite. Since 1991, it has held the annual CPJ International Press Freedom Awards Dinner, during which awards are given to journalists and press freedom advocates who have endured beatings, threats, intimidation, and prison for reporting the news. Between 2002 and 2008, it published a biannual magazine, ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambian Presidential Election, 2001
Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 18 October 2001. The result was a victory for the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who took just over 50% of the vote. Conduct Pre-election violence resulted in the death of an unarmed opposition supporter who was shot by a police officer, and several injuries. The government also expelled a British diplomat who had attended an opposition rally. BBC News, 23 August 2001 Results References Further reading *External links Gambia election: Candidates' profiles BBC News, 17 October 2001 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
