Statement By Justice Minister Tambadou On The Launching Of The TRRC
WELCOME REMARKS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL AT LAUNCHING OF TRRC ON 15 OCTOBER 2018
Your Excellency, Adama Barrow,
President of the Republic of The Gambia;
Honourable Speaker of the National...
Court drops charges against Johansen and Kamara
Eight (8) out of the eleven (11) count charges against Madam Isha Johansen and Christopher Kamara have been dropped today during the no-case-submission at the High Court...
NATURE HAS BEEN CRUELLY KIND TO THE GAMBIA…
Musa Bah
It is a known and agreed fact that when men and women of conscience remain silent while injustices are being committed, they bear equal responsibility for...
Statement By President Barrow At The TRRC Launching
SPEECH BY
H.E. PRESIDENT ADAMA BARROW,
ON THE OCCASION OF THE
LAUNCHING OF THE TRUTH, RECONCILIATION AND REPARATIONS COMMISSION
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA
15thOCTOBER 2018
Honourable Speaker,
Your Lordship, The...
Two Draws in Two
By Lamin Njie
‘We’re not afraid of any coach,’ that’s what Tom Saintfet had said before Friday’s match against Togo. Wait a minute; is this not the same...
Remembering Thomas Sankara: Three Decades Ago: The Upright Man:
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Where did all the genuine African revolutionaries go? They were either assassinated; Patrice Lumumba, Eduardo Mondlane, Samora Machel, Amilcar Cabral, Steve Biko, John Garang, Julius Nyerere, Leopold Sedar Senghor, Frank Fanon, Muammar...
The case for holding The Gambia’s presidential elections in 2019
Dr. Omar Janneh
On many platforms, Mr. Ousainou Darboe was heard of making the point that President Adama Barrow should lead for 5 years because that is what...
The Most Important Minister; Open Letter to Baa Tambedou
By Sana Sarr
Dear Baa Tambedou,
Why You?
There are many screw-ups in this government. There is Hamat Bah, there’s the National Assembly members who sold their souls for cars,...
Activists-Turned-Politicians Become Political Gamblers:
Alagi Yorro Jallow
The Gambia is blessed with a multitude of men and women with lofty mental faculties such as pundits and activists employed in government agencies, private...
There were objections to the fitness or suitability of the intended Commissioners of The...
Dr. Omar Janneh
In the piece published on August 24, 2018, I made the point that Mr Abdoulie (Morikebba) Janneh seemed a very, very busy man to take up...
Cabinet Adopts Paper To Reduce International Incoming Termination Rate From US$0.45 to $0.25 and...
Press Release
During its 10th Meeting, Cabinet considered a number of papers laid before it for consideration and adoption.
1. Cabinet adopted a paper presented by the Hon. Minister...
Gambia Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Armenia
Press Release
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad wishes to inform the general public that the Republic of The Gambia on Tuesday, October 9, 2018...
Councillor claims he rejected Barrow’s money
Alieu Darboe, the UDP Brikama Kembujeh Ward councilor, has confirmed to The Standard that he received a call from Bolong Sanneh, the regional secretary of UDP in...
Minority leader says current saga an internal UDP matter
The parliamentary minority leader, Samba Jallow, has said that the fallout from the recent allegations by UDP parliamentarian, Sanna Jawara, is an internal UDP affair and does...
Minister of Justice Must Protect Civil Liberties and not Damage Them
The Minister of Justice is hereby reminded that even though Gambia’s Supreme Court had ruled that the law on false news is constitutional the ECOWAS Community Court...
What is Left When Honor Is Lost?
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Mamudu: One of the tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between practice and profession, between doing and saying. A persistent schizophrenia...
The Promise that Never Was!
Just few days ago, I had a roundtable discussion with some of my colleagues from our political economy class. They all came from different backgrounds — representing...
“All Parties Must Go To Congress By December” IEC Chairman
Gambia's Electoral Commission has ordered all registered political parties in the country to hold a biannual congress before December 31.
The country's electoral body has compulsory laws for...
FEW LINES TO THE JUSTICE MINISTER
"While we want to encourage a culture of tolerance and the freedom of expression like in any democracy, this must not be equated with chaos or be...
Gambia To Use Paper Ballots By Next Elections
The Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Alieu Momarr Njai has said that the country would move from marbles to paper ballots by next elections.
Chairman Njai...