Friday, April 19, 2024

The self-reflection Gambian service men need

Let me put it bluntly. To acknowledge the grim facts that there is much to dislike about the actions of those small unrepresented elements serving the country...

Gambia: Prison sentences for opposition leaders continues downward spiral for human rights

By Amnesty International   The conviction of opposition leader Ousainou Darboe and 18 other peaceful protestors highlights the continuing downward spiral for human rights in Gambia, Amnesty International said...

My Challenge to the UDP Deputies

  Muhammad Ali once said “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small people who find it easier to live in the world they have been...

Conviction of Darboe and Co is an Assault on National Sovereignty

  Mr. President, in your meeting with the elders of Banjul and religious leaders on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, you implored them to tell you the truth of...

Why is Yaya Jammeh always seeking self-recognition through violence

As this conviction of UDP party executives whom were merely asking the return of the death body of their colleague —Solo Sandeng and the gruesome violence against...

Who are the majority voters in Gambia?

By Lamin Gano   An interesting point being currently debated on Gambian political issues is which group of voters are the majority in the country. This blog is my...

Is Mama Kandeh Genuine?

By Lamin Gano   When I first learnt that a new political party call the GDC has been registered in the Gambia, I was both curious about this party...

IS THE APRC PARTY COLLAPSING?

  In a recent interview, Honourable Mama Kandeh made the comments that the APRC party is collapsing and one of his executive members took this assertion even further...

Gambia Government Must Respect the Rights and Dignity of Citizens

By Madi Jobarteh   The announcement on July 5, the eve of Koriteh (Eid-il-Fitr) by the Office of the President that 27 senior, middle and junior level government officials...

THE MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE vis-à-vis THE VIOLATION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO FAIR HEARING

Here is part 3 of our Legal Experts's take on The Gambia's rotten Judiciary where the state in a deliberate attempt to pervert the cause of justice,...

PPP Media committee calls for boycott of Jammeh’s Vison 2020 Meat Sale

By PPP Media and Communications.   Boycott Dictator Yaya Jammeh's so-called Vision2020 Meat Sale being run out of the failed Kanifing Municipal Council !!! Boycott any business associated with...

National story line Gambia lost due to crisis of solidarity

Gambia's nation story-line used to be the smiling coast of Africa. The country is small in terms of others but admired and respected for its citizen’s hospitality,...

The vision of patriotism that once gave dignity to all is now replaced by...

The political fear-mongering of the APRC regime, one presumes is to instill fear and terror on the Gambian population has been a strategic agenda item for Yahya...

Complementary relationship approach is needed most not dualistic ways of: Us vs Them thinking...

The lock step unity, honest dealings and the rigid loyalty we wished for at every moment of opportunity which present itself to quickly free our country out...

Enforcing honesty and integrity in Gambia should matter to everyone

Government official taking direct command from Yahya Jammeh and those working at the front lines as some security service personnel are serious and solemn Jobs, not to...

The ‘Brexit’ Vote and Gambian Foreign Policy

Mr Editor   With so much concern and disquiet surrounding the United Kingdom, I find it useful to gauge and engage fellow Gambians in the debate thereof. This article...

Ideological makeover Gambia needs today

Gambia is yarning hungrily for any beam of compassionate leadership to pull it’s factions together in order to regain the social capital it lost as a nation....

Confusing political identity, self-restraint and ethnic identity with Patriotism

From the horrors of our fellow citizens wrongly accused of crimes, arbitrary arrest of citizens in undisclosed locations with lengthy jail terms, forced confessions, citizens losing their...

DISSENT AS AN ELEMENT OF 21st CENTURY POLITICS:

In a democracy the conventional wisdom has been that citizens have the right to dissent and express micro-aggression against rogue leaders who violate the constitution. With trust...

WHERE IS BUN SANNEH?

All went so quiet about Ebrima Bun Sanneh since his unceremonious exit from the Gambia Police Force and subsequently as the former director of the National Drug...