GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Change is here at last. Actually, what has really changed? The most noticeable is the freedom of speech and assembly. Goloh is also replaced by Barrow. So...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Perception Is Important in Politics....
There is a lot of talk in town, and on social media on the issue of the distribution of key positions in your...
Piece Of Advice For Imam Abdoulie Fatty
Congratulations, Abdoulie Fatty! I have read with interest, which I always do when I read or hear your statements about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, your statement on...
The Gambia needs a development blueprint from the government
Mr. President, it is more than 100 days since we, the sovereign citizens entrusted you with the mantle of leadership of our beloved country. Our expectations as...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
A people's leader. Actually isn't the most educated, revered, charismatic or even powerful. He is often strikingly ordinary, compassionate and a complete embodiment of his societal customs,...
IS PRESIDENT BARROW’S COALITION GOVERNMENT PLANING TO CLOSE DOWN THE COUNTRY’S MAIN REFERRAL HOSPITAL?
One would think that The Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) being the main referral hospital of the country which receives critical patients from the other health...
My take on The Standard’s news story captioned “Police brokers Tallingding cemetery standoff”
In the Standard issue of 8 May 2017, a statement by the police was published. Unfortunately, the statement by the police leaves much to be desired.
The police...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Being an inexperienced leadership in a young democracy minted from the debris of a very repressive dictatorship is the toughest, most delicate and often prone to derail...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Cost of Living....
Mr President... the Ramadan is just around the corner and many have begun preparations for this sacred, but expensive month. It is clear that when...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Job Creation....
It is heartening to read in the local newspapers and online media that you successfully held your first work retreat with the various ministers in the...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
The weekend was overwhelming. I raised some fitting questions and the reactions were daunting. Generally, almost everyone, even your sceptics, wish you well and want you to...
Reinventing robust state civil service rule and political class reigns
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
For a country to have an efficient civil service, it must have a limited number of appointed ministers. The civil serviceneeds huge numbers of staffto provide effective services...
JSDA demands justice for fallen brothers of Sittanunku village
The JerrehSittanunku Development Association (JSDA) wishes to register its solidarity with the families of all victims of Sittanunkuorigin concerning thebrutality and injustices that they have been subjected...
To Ensure Its Democratic Transition, Gambia Will Need Justice—and Reconciliation
By Jeffrey Smith, David Rice
In December 2016, the people of Gambia elected an opposition presidential candidate for the first time in the country’s history. The outcome caught virtually...
OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BARROW: MULLAHISM (MUSLIM MILITANCY) IS A THREAT TO THE NATIONAL...
Mr. President, the peace and the mercy and the blessings of God be upon you.
Mr. President, I am writing this letter to you, and through you the...
PILGRIMS OF PAIN (GAMBIA! NO PROBLEM )
_(inspired by a dinner with the Gambian delegation who came to study the post war transitional Justice system in Sierra Leone)_
_“In what tense do we_ _conjugate healing...
Pres. Adama Barrow, Look Towards Pres. John Mugufuli of Tanzania!
By Madi Jobarteh
In today’s Africa, the only president that is showing the right leadership and compassion for his people is the Chief Servant of Tanzania John Mugufuli....
Could ‘KANILAI’ be Transformed into a Film Studio?
A young Gambian film maker studying Arts and film-making at a prestigious London university has come up with a novelty idea - To transform former Gambian dictator...
Fiscal Discipline and Government Travels
One of the best policies that Barrow can create which could also become one of his best legacies is to re-activate or institutionalize fiscal discipline, transparency and...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
The deafening noise. Meandering through Gambian social media, my heart crashed on the floor. And guess what? I couldn't be bothered to pick it up. Instead, I...