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...
What Epitomizes Good Governance and Exemplary Leadership?
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Election victory is not a test of exemplary leadership, it is simply a process of democracy. Effective governance and transformational leadership are about positive influences....
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Economic Security....
I have received several reports of people being caught with fake notes, particularly the two dalasi note. This is not a good thing and should be...
Debate continues – tax avoidance & tax evasion
Mr Jallow, you have raised very interesting points in your reply to my rejoinder. It appears to
me that we have both agreed on the point that tax...
The Gambia: Reshaping Foreign Policy
In a globalized world of uncertainty marred by various complex challenges, I have endeavoured an historical look at Gambia’s Foreign Policy through stages examining the various shapes &...
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...
I stand in Solidarity with KMC Youths. Bakoteh Dumpsite Must CLOSE. TODAY!
The action by the youths of KMC to dump waste collected from Serre Kunda Market in front of the Mayor’s office is in the right direction that...
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: are they both illegal?
Dear editor,
Please allow me space in your widely read paper to just clarify a few things on tax avoidance
and tax evasion.
This article is hinged on an article...
Removal of Mayor Yankuba Kolley as per the Local Government Act
I wish to hereby submit to the Councilors of the Kanifing Municipal Council to act on Section 20 of the Local Government Act to start the process...
I Salute Gambian Women!
After the Eid-ul-Fitr feast, I wrote using this and other media to express the hope and potentials we have in our society. Our culture of being one...
We Need a Truth and Justice Commission
So far the common post-conflict practice in Africa is to create a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as we saw in Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Liberia following...
A TRIBUTE: DR RALPHINA D’ALMEIDA, NEE PHILOTT
It is announced the passing away at the Medical Research Council, on
Tuesday, 4th July 2017, of Mrs D’Almeida. The great Lady was popularly
known as Ma D’ Almeida...
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Comrades Solo, Colonel...
Alagi Yorro Jallow
I am still struggling to get my mind around what democracy means for our collective future. I won’t try to sort it out here in...
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,...
Open Letter to Minister of Justice Aboubacarr Tambadou
RE: Why Is Baboucarr Nani Sey Reporting to Serre Kunda Police Every 2 Days?
For the past two weeks Baboucarr Nani Sey has been reporting to the police...
Tax Avoidance or Tax Evasion Is Illegal and Immoral
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Successive governments have left us with a tax regime so complex it verges on a chaotic system. Which is exactly why we should be suspicious...
Setting the records straight; IEC clarifies on GDC – Batchilly saga
The IEC has clarified that it received a letter dated 13 May 2017 from Musa Batchilly that he has resigned from the GDC party. But this letter...
Bachilly’s tricks exposed & GDC’s cheated integrity regained
By Batch Samba
Going by the reportage of Standard News paper, GDC is unequivocally on the side of truth, but the disturbing gist of the whole issue has...
Why the level of “Hasidiya” and “Wakk Bu Seew” on Social Media?
Alagi Yorro Jallow
When has the Gambia changed? What has happened to our values; our virtues; respect for ourselves and elders;( “Ngorr, Joom and Koleeray”): Politics always divides...
Parliamentarians Raise Critical Issues on the Revised Budget
The presentation of the revised budget by Finance Minster Amadou Sanneh is not only long overdue but also utterly urgent and necessary given the gross financial indiscipline...