Former US President Trump wins landslide victory in Iowa caucuses
OPINION
By Musa Bassadi Jawara
Former President Donald Trump of the United States has secured a landslide victory in the Iowa Republican Caucuses Monday night. Mr Trump’s victory has...
NO “NEW PAGE” TO OPEN; JAMMEH MUST GO!
You had 21 pages in 21 years to write onto and leave an admirable legacy in the history of the Gambia but you chose to write on...
I Do Not Owe My Success To Jammeh Says Amadou Samba
By Fatou Sowe
Amadou Samba a business tycoon in the Gambia and a friend to the former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has said that he does not owe...
The Case for an African Czar at the Global Bazar: Ngozi for WTO
The world has shortchanged women for centuries as we evolve as a human family. While always content to be the foundation for our elevation as a people,...
OPPORTUNITY OR PERIL, GAMBIA AT A CROSSROAD
The legal, active and registered opposition political parties in the Gambia individually and in the aggregate have reached a fork on the road and they must make...
Samsudeen Sarr got it all wrong
The Gambian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Retired Colonel Samsudeen Sarr got it all wrong when he expressed support for President Jammeh’s attempt to annul...
Femi Falana Writes To Justice Minister Tambadou Requesting For Compliance With Two ECOWAS Court...
24th day of May 2017
The Honourable Attorney General
And Minister of Justice of the Gambia
Attorney General’s Chambers & Ministry of Justice
The Republic of The Gambia
Marina Parade
Banjul
Through:
The Gambia High Commission
No.7,...
CIVILITY & POLITICS (Part 1 of 2)
Like in war, words are the lethal weapons of politics. Civility, on the surface, is often antithetical in the battles for political or idealogical supremacy. But I...
Holding Them To Account. Exposing and Rejecting APRC!
By Madi Jobarteh
Do Not Vote for APRC.
As we move towards the National Assembly elections on April 6, we will catalogue the series of crimes committed by APRC...
How the ‘komaa Siloo’ is depopulating a village in Niumi
Few years ago, a colleague of mine and I ruffled some feathers somewhere in provincial Gambia when we did a human interest story on rural-urban migration. The...
“Nguur ri yiholu du yaga” : a government standing on its toes will not...
By Ousainou Mbenga
As the power of the people is betrayed and coalition 2016 implodes, it’s imperative for us to “draw the line” at this critical juncture to...
Workers of the Gambia Unite! Stand Up for Your Rights and Welfare!!
By Madi Jobarteh
Once again May Day is coming on Monday. In the Gambia this very important event has been popularly known for the May Day sports at...
Mr. President (Barrow) Eid Mubarak
While Muslim around the world celebrate Eid, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Allah for the life and the opportunity to witness another Eid...
Let the debate continue Mr. Nuha Ceesay
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
Tax avoidance is legal. Tax evasion is not. By morally conflating the two we're making the problem worse. Morality is subjective, which is why...
International Human Rights Day 2019: Where Do the Gambia Youth Stand?
The Theme for this year’s International Human Rights Day is: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights. In its statement the United Nations provided a justification of this year’s...
The Government Must Take Responsibility for the Violence in Sanyang
By Madi Jobarteh
The Gambia Police Force must be advised that the issue in Sanyang cannot be addressed by mere arrests, detentions and prosecutions. This is because the...
July 7: The Day of Liberation
The deferment of the tabling of the electoral reforms bill before the National Assembly for a second time (first scheduled on June 23 and then June 30)...
Human rights and Justice: A revisit of Pinochet?
By Solomon Demba
To draw plausible conclusions as to whether justice would be served for alleged human rights abuses committed by state officers in the Second Republic, it...
Dear President Barrow
Your election has raised great hopes of democratic change in The Gambia and t I would like to draw your attention to a recent arrest and detention...
President Barrow’s Tour Is The Right Thing To Do
By Maxs
I want to express my profound support to see our president for embarking on a "thank you tour" just before the incoming National Assembly election. This...
