Saturday, April 27, 2024

The Government and Golden Lead Factory are Responsible!

  By Madi Jobarteh   The press release issued by Golden Lead fish factory on Monday May 22 has come as the latest insult to the intelligence and dignity of...

Bowing Down to Pressure; We are Resolute, Step Down Jammeh!!

Gambia’s criminal ruler, Yaya AJJ Jammeh, came to power through a military-backed overthrow on July 22nd 1994. Since then, he stationed himself as the world’s “Pharaoh” ruling...

Intellectual astigmatism

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By Alagi Yorro Jallow Sometimes, self-criticism is necessary for us to make progress and what makes nations successful is the ability to find public policies and political institutions...

West Africa: lack of objective rationality and moral fortitude collapse ECOWAS’s proposed term-limits


In a somewhat canted way, the Economic Community of West African States, almost always acts like an organization ruled by an oligarchy. In a way, it is....

The Gambia: Reconciliation, no; indemnifying, hell no


It does not come without huge costs. It’s an extremely traumatic experience, which robs citizens of their moral grounding by downgrading their humanity and elevating their materiality....

Partial anatomy of the rigged 2016 elections

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When the regime of The Gambian dictator, Yaya Jammeh, embraced biometrics technology in 2009, neither he nor his Interior Minister, Ousman Sonko, understood the technology the Touray...

The Gambia: No yet freedom

It was a week of surprises, cheers, laughs, smiles, hugs, kisses, tears of sadness and tears of joy; all in one hell of a family reunion. Prisoners...

A REBUTTAL OF BB SANNEH’’S ALLEGATIONS— PART 1

  By: Tahir Ahmad Touray   On Thursday 25 May 2017, an article by one BB Sanneh captioned Fundamental beliefs of the Ahmadiyya or Qadianiyyah was published on the Fatu...

GambiaHasDecided Statement on the Denial of permit to #OccupyWestfield

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On Dec 1st 2016, Gambians voted against tyranny, dictatorship and wanton disregard for our fundamental rights as citizens. As a people, we voted for a #NewGambia that...

Suspension on Football Officials Lifted, but…

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By Alieu Ceesay After two weeks standoff, the National Sports Council of The Gambia has on Wednesday decided with immediate effect to lift the suspension on the Executive...

The Gambia and Switzerland Agreement on Migration: Differences and Similarities

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamadou Tangara must inform Gambians in full about the contents of the agreement that was signed on 12 January 2021 between the...

The Gambia – A hasty ban on the use of plastics?

The Gambian authorities have made good their promise to ban the importation, manufacture and use of all plastic bags (without any exception) with effect from 1st July....

I Put It To Fabakary Tombong Jatta that He Committed Treason!

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  By Madi Jobarteh   Finally Fabakary Tombong Jatta has broken silence with the intention to change the narrative by seeking to distort facts and reality in order to cleanse...

Press Union’s Case Challenging Constitutionality of Publication of False News Laws Reaches Climax

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By Fatou Sowe The Supreme Court of The Gambia, Wednesday morning entertained arguments from lawyers from both sides in the civil suit instituted by the Gambia Press Union...

The Monitoring Spirit

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OPINION By M R R Growing up, many of us have encountered that one friend or family member that we assumed had the best interest for us. To a...

Senegal’s TV Commentator Becaye Mbaye and the Hypocrisy of Adventurist Materialism

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Ever since July 22nd 1994, haa, that dastardly accidental embarrassing event in our country’s history, when a section of the Gambia’s armed forces stroke a crushing torpedo...

CHINA: The Silk ROAD & Economic BELT Mega-Project:

  kicking off a two-day showcase of what some experts are calling the most ambitious development project ever attempted, President XI Jinping has layed out China's ''Belt &...

‘No Medical Insurance, No Bonus, GT Bank Is Unfair To Us’ A Staff Member...

A staff member at The Guaranty Trust Bank who wants to remain anonymous has said that many of them have had their services outsourced without their knowledge....

YOU CAN’T FOOL THE YOUTHS THIS TIME – VICTORY TO THE KARTONG RESISTANCE!

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“You teach the youth that the pirate Jammeh is a great man”. The youths are awakening from the “dream life” of accountability, transparency and probity and find...

The final sprint – staying positive

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Many are wondering what will happen come January 19th 2017, when the term for Gambia's outgoing president ends and he refuses to leave power. ECOWAS has made...