Statement by the Ministry of Justice on Recent Events at The Janneh Commission
The Ministry of Justice notes the concerns expressed in some quarters regarding the removal of Mr Alhaji Kurang as Secretary to the Janneh Commission. The Ministry had...
“We Now Have Two Insurrectionists As Speaker And Deputy” – Sidi Sanneh Takes A...
By: Sidi Sanneh
Speaker Fabakary T. Jatta is quoted as saying the reason African presidents are disinclined to relinquish power is because they are afraid of the payback...
Testimony of An African Immigrant: A Promise To my Father
By Sainey Darboe
From his elevated perch at Union Pacific, Saikou Camara is thousands of miles away from his humble beginnings in the impoverished West African state of...
‘APRC pulls bigger crowd than when Jammeh was around’
APRC spokesman Seedy Njie has said that the party’s welcome crowd at the Upper River Region outnumbered even any welcome given to former president Jammeh in the...
Writer Says Two Gambians Detained In Senegal, No Charges Filed
Dear Editor,
Two Gambian citizens, Ebou Lowe and Omar Njie both residents of Fass Njagga Choi in Lower Niumi are claimed to be arrested and detained in Senegal...
Genesis of Gambia’s current predicaments
By Abdullah Samateh
The coming to power of Mr. Adama Barrow as president of The Gambia marked the end of the darkest chapter in our history and revived...
PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Department of State Acknowledges Gambia’s Commitment to Religious Freedom
As required by the U.S. Congress, the United States Department of State released the 2017 International Religious Freedom Report on May 29, acknowledging the commitment of the...
Paradox of the times and ‘leaders’ from UDP ranks
By Alhassan Darboe
I will open this sentence by paraphrasing the acclaimed Nigerian columnist, Sam Omatseye who in these troubling times of the ravaging plague (Covid-19), philosophized that...
The Gambia: Seven Decades of Economic Development Part 1 1950 – 1959
Sheriff Kora
Introduction
Timothy Snyder in his epic work On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons of the Twentieth Century
remarked that “If young people do not begin to make history, politicians of...
HERE COMES THE RAINY SEASON AND SO ALSO IS THE “POTO-POTO”
By Famara Fofana
The rains are here again and the famerfolk are naturally brimming with optimism like a poised to receive manna from heaven. For them, this marks...
18 Year Old Man Electrocuted
The body of a young man widely believed to be that of one Pa Modou Senghore was discovered Saturday night at the Independence Stadium in Bakau.
The decomposed...
The Day of Judgment is Here: Are you Ready?
Anytime I recite the “Salatul Ibrahimiyyah” which is recommended as the best way to send salutations and prayers upon the Holy Prophet of the Whole World Muhammad...
Opinion: Learning lessons from the results of the Gambian elections
Over the past six months, The Gambia has undergone multiple cycles of voting, with each round bringing new developments and outcomes. The first cycle saw the incumbent...
Resist the temptation
Supreme documents like the Constitution are supposed to strengthen the union, not weaken it by assigning all the rights and privileges to some while denying them to...
Government Vehicles…
There is no doubt that the number of government vehicles is just too large for a poor country like the Gambia. The amount of money spent on...
Wasting D116 Million Must Not Go In Vain!
It was The Gambia Government that initiated and drafted a bill and passed by the National Assembly to create the Constitutional Review Commission. The CRC was mandated...
Chinese Ambassador bids farewell to President Barrow
State House, Banjul, 3rdOctober2018
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow on Tuesday received in audience theChinese Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency, Zhang Jiming, who was at the...
On the Paradox of Self-Regulation: Letter to the Minister of Information
Honourable Minister,
I am not a fan of Nobel Prize-Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz. In fact, in the clash of the titans between him and then IMF Research Chief, ...
Jammeh’s address – a death knell for the APRC?
By D. A. Jawo
The biggest topic of discussion this past week had no doubt been the much anticipated address by former President Yahya Jammeh to his embattled...
Donors Pledge EUR 1.45 Billion For Gambia For The Next 3 Years
A gathering to renew international support for the new Gambia
Today, 22 May 2018, the Republic of The Gambia, represented by President Adama Barrow, and the European Union,...
