Sunday, May 5, 2024

On Ramadhan and Related Matters: Letter to my Friend (Part 2)

Rex, my good pal, Was it telepathy or teleportation? The fact that within 24 hours after I had finished the first part of my missive on the above...

Petition over the Arrest and Criminal Charge of 15 Citizens for Unlawful Assembly

Inspector General of Police The Gambia Police Force Police Headquarters Banjul   Dear Sir,                                                                                                          20 May 2019   Petition over the Arrest and Criminal Charge of 15 Citizens for Unlawful Assembly   It is with grave...

The Minister of Interior and the IGP Must be Held Accountable for Kanilai Shooting

At the outset I demand that the Minister of Interior, the Inspector General of Police and the responsible officers at Kanilai checkpoint to resign or be sacked...

Development Politics – The Bensouda Model, my take

Yes, you might not agree with me on this, but it worth the time and energy to mirror on. It was in the late part of 2018...

On the Consequences of Fiscal Profligacy: Letter to the Finance Minister

Honourbale Minister and my dear brother, I greet you with the salutation of Peace “Salam” in this holy month of Ramadan. I penned my first missive addressed to you...

Keeping them Honest and Accountable: 20 Key Promises of Coalition Manifesto 2016

Here are 20 Key Highlights of the Promises contained in the Coalition Manifesto 2016. It is this Manifesto that Candidate Adama Barrow backed by Seven Coalition Political...

The OIC Debacle

By Basidia M Drammeh Former President Yahya Jammeh has staunchly lobbied for the Gambia to host the 2019 OIC summit and eventually succeeded in his bid. However, Jammeh’s...

UDP Needs a Better Spokesperson !

Who was Almamy, the spokesperson of UDP shouting at when he pieced together a badly written press release distancing UDP from anti- Barrow demonstrations? It is so...

Supporters Call on Barrow to Create Structures… But Will He Really Run in 2021?

By Momodou Justice Darboe Barely three years ahead of presidential elections in The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has been enjoined upon to facilitate the creation of grassroots structures....

Gambia. Vanishing Oil. Take A Pause Don’t Fall For That Okedoki

Nov 8th 2017, official reports from FAR indicated that Gambian oil is as elusive as the “Jinnehs” in the Gambian mainland. In simple language, oil is nowhere...

The President and His Vice President are Sowing the Seeds of Dictatorship in Our...

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The Constitution of the Gambia states that the sovereignty of the Gambia resides in the people of the Gambia and from whom all organs of the Government...

TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER – AJARATOU FATMATTA CAMARA (YABOI)

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This is not a biography about my mother.  It is just an attempt by a son to put on record an account of a remarkable woman so...

Sanna Sabally Testimony Exposes a National Malaise

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The initial testimony of Sanna Sabally exposes a malaise in our society that could be found widespread and deep – in both the educated and the uneducated...

Spotlight: One Government at a Time

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Amid recent cabinet reshuffle by his excellency, the president, i rise to throw dice at the much talked-about speculation and buzz drumming social media ablaze. Although one had...

Sana Sabally In Perspective

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By Momodou Ndow Sana Sabally took responsibility, but he basically blamed his actions on age, he was 27 years old. I am not sure what people should be...

IS ADAMA BARROW’S GOVERNMENT STILL LEGITIMATE?

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Dr. Ousman Gajigo This question is not being posed for the sake of just being provocative. It is a real question that we must seriously ask ourselves for...

TRRC and Its Legal Team are on Track!

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In the wake of misconceptions and distortions being generated in some quarters against the TRRC and especially about its Lead Counsel Essa M Faal in the way...

Lamin Kaba Bajo – Jammeh’s “Best” Friend

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By Sana Sarr I see a few calling former APRC council member, Lamin Kaba Bajo, negligent in investigating crimes committed when he was Minister of Interior. Some are...

The Gambia Armed Forces Agriculture Project Must be Stopped!

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The announcement by State House on April 8 that the Gambia Armed Forces intends to embark on a large-scale agricultural production in partnership with an American company...

Open Letter to President Adama Barrow: Show political will and act on the OCCRP...

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Your Excellency, Mr President: the Right 2 Know Coalition-Gambia extends its greetings and compliments to you and your entire government. We write in the true spirit of...