Independence Feature

By Berkeley Rice By five o’clock, Gambians began gathering at MacCarthy Square cricket grounds for the Independence Eve flag-raising ceremonies, high point of the week’s festivities.  Several thousands had come from up-river districts by truck, bus, taxi, boat and foot. By nine o’clock the square and surrounding streets were filled with crowds later estimated at […]

By Dawda K Jawara On 23 July 1964, representatives of government, political parties, chiefs and members of civil society assembled at Marlborough House, London, for The Gambia Independence Conference. I sat across the table from Secretary of State for Colonies – The Right Honourable Duncan Sandys and negotiated the terms and conditions of Independence for […]