REPEAL AND REPLACE
BY BUBACARR DRAMMEH
One of the promises of the new administration is to enact laws that will reflect a democratic society. In their quest to do, I believe...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Albeit today is a bank holiday, I cannot afford not to register my association with the many Gambians who cherished the convening of your first cabinet. What...
GRA and The Daily Observer: Is There No Better Way?
By the provisions of the Income and VAT Act 2012, GRA is probably the most powerful law enforcement agency and that is why it could close down...
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...
VP Tambajang to Meet Victims & Victims’ Advocates
The Gambian Vice President, Her Excellency Madam Fatoumata Jallow Tambajang, is scheduled to meet with victims of human rights violations at the Victims' Center on Wednesday, November...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Cost of Living....
Mr President... the Ramadan is just around the corner and many have begun preparations for this sacred, but expensive month. It is clear that when...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Change is here at last. Actually, what has really changed? The most noticeable is the freedom of speech and assembly. Goloh is also replaced by Barrow. So...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
The Right Attitude....
A mountain, it is said, is made up of small stones. When one considers how far we have fallen from democratic principles and the consequences...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
The Chinese Company Saga...
I have already written about the damage the Chinese Company, Golden Lead Factory is doing in Gunjur and its surrounding towns and villages. But...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Criminals Let Loose....
About ten days ago, I read in the newspapers that a man had been arrested, accused of raping an-eight-year-old girl. I was gobsmacked. What type...
MASLAHA, YALLAH BAAHNA, NDOGALI YALLAH LA – The Three Retrogressive Phenomena in the Gambia
All these phrases are rooted in religion, Islam in particular but the context in which they are used in the Gambia is not Islamic at all....
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
The Budget....
In the past few days, the National Assembly Members have been scrutinizing the 2017 Budget Estimates. Although I've not seen and perused the whole budget estimate,...
Proposal for the Creation of a Special Tribunal for the Prosecution of Gross Human...
Building The New Gambia
Open Letter to:
1. Chief Servant Adama Barrow
2. Speaker Mariam Denton
3. Chief Justice Hassan Jallow
4. Minister of Justice Aboubacarr Tambadou
Proposal for the Creation of a...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Job Creation....
It is heartening to read in the local newspapers and online media that you successfully held your first work retreat with the various ministers in the...
Legislate Freedom of Information Act and Repeal the Colonial Official Secret Act! Part 1
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Let us make election conversations meaningful, where development is felt, where impact matters and where people can attest that their lives are changing for the...
Pres. Adama Barrow, Look Towards Pres. John Mugufuli of Tanzania!
By Madi Jobarteh
In today’s Africa, the only president that is showing the right leadership and compassion for his people is the Chief Servant of Tanzania John Mugufuli....
Dictators’ Lessons and Intellectual Prostitution: ‘Kakatar Syndrome and Human billboards’
By Alagi Yorro Jallow: Without prejudice—What I find fascinating about being in and then out of Africa is that the contrast gives you a filter that allows...
THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS?
On December 1st, 2016, Gambians went to the polls and democratically removed a 22 year autocratic, repressive and entrenched dictator through the ballot box. Despite months of...
Reinventing robust state civil service rule and political class reigns
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
For a country to have an efficient civil service, it must have a limited number of appointed ministers. The civil serviceneeds huge numbers of staffto provide effective services...
A Classical case of forgiveness and Healing a Nation from the Past
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Forgiveness is one of the most beautiful acts that humans are capable of. In South Africa, just after apartheid had been dismantled and Nelson Mandela...
