Open Letter to Attorney General and Justice Minister Honourable Dawda Jallow
Dear Honorable Minister Dawda Jallow,
I want to first make certain assertions before delivering my special message to you; that I am not writing to you out of...
Defence analyst calls on army chief to deny Masanneh Kinteh’s bodyguards and cars request
A defence analyst Sariang Marong has called on new army chief Yakuba Drammeh to reject Masanneh Kinteh's request for a nine-man secutity detail and two cars.
Mr Marong...
Yunus Hydara writes to Ba Tambadou on manner Jammeh’s seized assets were handled
UK-based Gambian Yunus Hydara has written to the Minister of Justice Abubacarr Tambadou showing concern over the 'manner' former president Yahya Jammeh's assets were handed.
Below is Mr...
On Abdication and Dereliction of Duty: Letter to Former Attorney General Ba Tambedou
Honourable Former Minister and my dear brother, I send you greetings this early dawn of Saturday June, 27, 2020 as you begin the process of abdicating your...
‘Your misguided diatribe…’: ZKK tears into Momodou Sabally in letter
Dear Sabally Momodou ,
If your unnecessary, unprovoked vitriolic attack on Counsel Essa Faal was limited and specific to personal and political disagreements, we would have found it...
EBRIMA NYANG – LETTER: This is not the government we deserve
Mr President, it is incumbent on you to visit the past and reshape the present condition of the country. You have toured the four corners of the...
Ebou Camara’s mother writes touching tribute for her late son amid his 49th birthday
By Fatou Njie
Ebrima Camara (Ebou) Born on June 25, 1972 in Banjul at 72 Lancaster Street. He went to Bakoteh Primary then to Nusrat High School in...
On the Realities of our Current Situation: Letter to my President (Part 11)
Your Excellency,
I resume this series with great sorrow and deep pain. I had thought you had made the worst of your mistakes and therefore there could be...
On the macroeconomic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: Letter to my president
Good morning Mr. President,
I must start with an apology for missing the timeline for the delivery of part 5 of this series entitled “On the Realities of...
On the EU and their Affront to our Religion and Culture: Let’s Break the...
From the dusty scrolls of our colonial history to the muddy records of our post-independence interactions with Europe and her allied institutions, our past is replete with...
On the realities of our current situation: letter to my president (Part 2)
Good Morning Mr. President,
It has been a little over a week since I sent you my first epistle in this series. It is tough to maintain a...
Airport fee! I support the government in asking citizens to contribute towards their own...
So many times we ask what our government is doing for us but hardly do we ask what we do for ourselves and our country.
Since news of...
COVID-19 Exit Strategy: Shall We Tell The President?
Mr President,
As people and businesses yelp the impact of COVID-19, it’s time to think about what works well once the restrictive measures cease. A return to normalcy...
On Bees and Beefs: Letter to my Friend (Part 1)
Dear Sheriff,
It has been a long time since we last exchanged notes in this epistolary series. Like I told you before, your quietness is quite disquieting. What...
Misconceptions and Misinformation About Secularity Part 2
I have never doubted the continued existence and the future of the Gambia until the issue of ‘secularity of the state’ emerged following the release of the...
On the plight of Gambian students studying abroad: Letter to my president
Your Excellency and Chancellor of our first ever university, I write to you about a matter very close to my heart, the welfare of young Gambians studying...
Open letter to UN rep for West Africa and Sahel Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas
Doctor Mohamed Ibn Chambas
United Nations Special Representative of
The Secretary General for West Africa and
Sahel and head of UNOWAS
Dear Doctor Chambas,
It is from a compelling concern that I...
On the Audacity of Fiscal Profligacy: Letter to the Minister of Finance (Part 3)
Honourable Minister and my dear brother,
I must start off by admitting my own sadness at having to write to you once more on this very bitter and...
(T)homas (G)regory (G)eorge Senghore, J.P. (1936-2021): Gambian Civil Servant, Governor of Central Bank of...
By Hassoum Ceesay, historian
I have lost a good uncle and friend of mine last weekend, when Mr. T.G.G Senghore, a pioneer Gambian Civil Servant, third Governor of...
On the Chronicles of Lambai: Exploits of the Great Sons of Salikenni in Gambian...
Touted for its deep political culture, Salikenni is described by pundits as the 'University of Gambian Politics'. Also called Lambai-Moribolong, Salikenni, is the 12th largest rural town...