Friday, March 29, 2024

Please Don’t Die for Jammeh (by Baba Galleh Jallow)

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Dear CDS Badjie and members of the Gambia Armed Forces, Just over a week ago on December 14, 2016 we wrote an open letter asking you to find...

ICC Sanctions Symposium: The Unprecedented Attack Against the ICC Prosecutor–The Pitfalls of Being a...

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On September 2, 2020, the Trump administration announced that the United States had designated the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, and the head of the...

HANDS OFF “OCCUPY WESTFIELD” COMRADES! ...

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BY: Ousainou Mbenga Despite the adoption of the word “Occupy” likening their action to “Occupy Wall Street” in the USA, I still maintain my unwavering support and utmost...

Gov’t Should Evacuate Gambian Migrants from Libya

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By Omar Wally The government of the Gambia should do everything possible to evacuate our Gambian brothers and sisters who are suffering in Libya said Dr Ismaila Ceesay,...

JULY 22ND 1994 WAS THE DAY WHEN PRESS FREEDOM DIED IN THE GAMBIA

Today is  the world press freedom day. This supposed to be a day of joy, and a day of celebration for the press all over the world,...

GUNJUR-CHINESE SYSTEMATICALY ENDANGERING OUR SEA, BEACH AND ENVIRONMENT

  The odour is unmistakable, the stench is unavoidable, fish price skyrocket, frustrations abound, Bro you don't know the extent to which our patience has been exercised said...

In the Spotlight: Jammeh Would Like to Thank The Academy

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Over the course of the past year, the West African nation of The Gambia has attracted an outsized volume of media attention, including a recent front-page story...

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...

VOTE FOR MR. EL HADJI NDAO AND COALITION AND SAXAL LIGGEEY!

  There are a few people in our lives that we come across who are truly remarkable people, who are motivating to be around in their actions and...

Things That Matter – Tackling Drugs and prostitution

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I write with scathing rage as to the high level of drugs abuse and that of prostitution among the country’s youths tearing-down lives & families apart. In...

STATES ARE AMORAL. ALL OF THEM

  With the change of administration in The Gambia – there has been a plethora of conversations regarding the state and the demos, the state’s trajectory, power, competing...

ODE TO A GAMBIAN HERO, EBRIMA (SOLO) SANDENG

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  By Tukulor Sey   I can't believe it's been a year since Yahya Jammeh took your life simply because you exercised your right to protest, demanding electoral reform. Oh...

The Social Contract – Towards a Healthy Democratic State

  When the renown French philosopher, Mostesquieu, coined the term ‘separation of powers’ between the executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government, little did he knew centuries later...

Expose and Reject Tribalists and Tribal Politics

  By Madi Jobarteh   Tribalism is an act and a perception in which life is subjectively interpreted in terms of a particular tribe, for or against. A tribalist does...

Mystery Still Surrounds Gambia’s Oil Find

  The Gambia is a land of Pristine beauty neatly carved into two for a zigzagging river pouring in crystal clear water from the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, across London...

Writer Says Former Chief Justice Fagbenle Owes Millions To Local Banks

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  Dear Editor, The former chief justice, Emmanuel Oluwasegun Fagbenle is back in The Gambia and is currently hiding somewhere in Bakau. He called the Accountant at the judiciary for...

MY TAKE ON OUSAINOU DARBOE’S STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A VICE PRESIDENT

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    By Bubacarr Drammeh     Ousainou Darboe recently said in an interview “The Constitution of The Gambia has given the President the authority to appoint a Vice President but never...

WORDS MATTER 2 – “Lawyer Darboe Has Taken Over The Country”

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  I begin by congratulating Gambians for successfully taking another step towards bringing our country back, this time electing national assembly members to serve as the legislative branch...

ZKK writes letter to Gambians on toxic pattern of political discourse

Dear fellow Gambians, I have observed a toxic pattern in our political discourse that threatens civility, respect and other necessary values binding us as a People. Our strong...

The Military Establishment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Are Citizens Guarding Their Guardians?

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In the past decade alone military establishments or units of military establishments in West Africa have either destabilize or threatened the state in many aspects. These units...