Thursday, November 21, 2024

Is the Dawda Jallow Draft Constitution Really Fit for Purpose?

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By: D. A. Jawo As a follow-up to my last piece on the 2024 Draft Constitution (the Dawda Jallow Draft), I find it quite necessary to highlight some...

GDC Celebrates NPP Defectors; Kandeh Claims NPP is Unhappy

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By: Dawda Baldeh Supporters and sympathizers of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) have rejoiced as defectors from the ruling National People’s Party made their official endorsement on...

Unexpected Defection: Former NPP JULANGEL Ward Chairperson Resigns and Joins GDC

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By: Alieu Jallow In a surprising turn of events, a prominent ward chairperson of the National People’s Party, on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, tendered his resignation and declared...

Minister of Youth and Sports Advocates for Infrastructure Development in New National Sports Policy

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By: Zackline Colley The Gambia’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Badjie, has emphasized the critical need for sports infrastructure development as the country unveils its first-ever national...

Draft 2024: GAP Shares Input, Calls for Transparency and Inclusivity

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By: Dawda Baldeh As the country progresses with the drafting of the 2024 constitution, the Gambia Action Party (GAP) has provided its input, emphasizing the importance of transparency...

Whither The Gambia? – The Saga of a Small Nation and its Missing Oil...

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By: Ousman F. M’Bai Financial Crime, Regulation & International Asset Recovery Lawyer/UK Founder: ProffMaxx (Gambia) Ltd (Ground Water Drilling Exploration & Production) The MSGBC The MSGBC basin has been one of...

Senior State Lawyer Lamin J. Darboe Expresses a Preference for Gambia’s 2024 Draft Constitution...

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By: Alieu Jallow Senior state lawyer Lamin J. Darboe has publicly voiced his support for Gambia's proposed draft Constitution of 2024, expressing a preference for it over the...

Opposition Leader Mama Kandeh Demands Accountability on the Country’s Oil

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By Alieu Jallow Opposition Leader Mama Kandeh of the Gambia Democratic Congress has demanded answers on the country’s oil drilling process. In 2004, former President Jammeh announced the discovery...

Kandeh Says GDC Will Not Manipulate Gambians for Votes

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By: Dawda Baldeh Addressing new party supporters over the weekend at a local hotel in Bijilo, the leader of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Mamma Kandeh, claimed...

Wellingara Land Dispute: Old Yundum NAM Blames Alkalo, Chief

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By: Dawda Baldeh The National Assembly Member for Old Yundum Constituency, Honorable Abdoulie Ceesay, has blamed the former Chief Momodou Bojang and Wellingara Alkalo Saihou Ndure for failing...

Moroccans Celebrate:45  Anniversary of the Recovery of Oued Eddahab

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45 years ago, (14 August 1979), a delegation from Oued Eddahab arrived in Rabat, the Capital City of the Kingdom of Morocco to reaffirm their allegiance to...

Dr. Cherno Barry Said President Barrow Ordered Release of 353 Trucks at the Border...

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By: Mama A. Touray The Secretary at the Senegalo-Gambian Secretariat, Dr. Cherno Barry, stated that President Adama Barrow instructed Ebrima Sillah to release 353 trucks at the border,...

Darboe Family Urges Police Action After President Barrow’s Alarming Remarks

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By: Zackline Colley In a statement addressed to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the family of Ousainou Darboe, leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), expressed...

Batchilly Accuses Western Democracies of Deep-Rooted Hypocrisy and Double Standards

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By: Dawda Baldeh The leader of the opposition Gambia Action Party, Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly, has compared Western democracies to hypocrisy and double standards, claiming that they often...

Old Yundum Deteriorating Road: NAM Accuses Gov’t of Negligence and Betrayal

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By: Dawda Baldeh The National Assembly Member for Old Yundum Constituency, Abdoulie Ceesay, has accused the government of persistently neglecting the deteriorating situation of the Coastal Road Highway,...

59 Convicted Undocumented Migrants Deported

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By: Dawda Baldeh The Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has deported at least fifty-nine (59) convicted undocumented migrants of various nationalities. These migrants, who were arraigned at Brikama Magistrates Court...

Senegalese Drivers Protest GRA’s New Tracking System, Halting Truck Movement at Gambian Border

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By: Alieu Jallow A two-day tension that erupted between the Senegalese Transport Union and The Gambia, starting Wednesday night, left multiple trucks stranded along the Kerr Ayub border...

Kenya’s Youth Protest Economic Hardships and Corruption Amid Calls for Stability

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By Michaella Faith Wright NAIROBI, Kenya – The streets of Kenya are filled with the voices of young people protesting against corruption, poor governance, and economic mismanagement. These...

Kitty Land Dispute: Authorities Halt Development Over Ownership Controversy

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By: Dawda Baldeh A land dispute in Kitty has taken a different turn as both parties have been urged to cease development and consult physical planning to determine...

Former BAC CEO Defends Over D4 Million in Ward Development Spending Despite Procurement &...

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Modou Jonga, the former CEO of Brikama Area Council, testified yesterday at the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry. He revealed that the council spent D2.5 million...