By Yaya Dampha It is barely three months since President Adama Barrow took full charge of the Gambia. His government took power from the present day worst dictator whose 22-year rule had been marred by extrajudicial killings, abductions, tortures, economic indiscipline, imprisonment of innocent people, disappearances, exiling and total dismantling […]
Month: April 2017
Give “Jammeh’s Lands” To Local Farmers
In response to Madi Jobarteh’s no-nonsense piece with regard to the Kanilai Jammehkunda gates altercation between some Jammeh Loyalist Gambian soldiers and the ECOWAS forces, I would like to suggest that the government of President Barrow and the National Assembly should pass an emergency bill allocating, temporarily, all so-called “Yahya […]
Burundi Men Get Laid But Women Get Screwed!
The call that opposing views must be managed by impregnating the women and torturing the males must be rejected with the contempt it deserves. This call reminds me of Quentin Crisp who once said “Men get laid, but women get screwed”. The call is a perpetuation of serious male chauvinistic tendencies. […]
Gambia Lifts Importation Restrictions
In its efforts to “pursue an open and liberal economy aimed at boosting trade and economic growth,” the Gambia government has lifted restrictions in Importation of onions and potatoes. Find below a press release issued by the Barrow government to that effect. Press Release: Lifting of Restrictions on Importation of […]
Islam And Middle-East Culture Differ
Mr Sanneh, Nyancho, I have at last got the time time to respond to the comments above. In the first place, I am sure I did not deliberately intend to confuse Islamic civilization with Arab culture. In any case, however, I am just trying to be as realistic as possible. […]
UDP Leader Wants NAMs To Serve National Interest
By Abdoulie John United Democratic Party (UDP) leader hopes the National Assembly Members voted into post-Jammeh Parliament will put the country first in serving the interests of the electorate. “We indeed elected the candidates under party tickets, but we expect them to represent all of us as a nation, irrespective […]
Kanilai Standoff: ‘No Cause For Alarm’
A confrontation between Gambian soldiers and the ECOWAS Military Intervention Mission in the Gambia (ECOMIG) at Kanilai left three Gambian soldiers injured. The seriousness of the injuries has not been made public. But the Gambian army Spokesman says “there is no cause for panic or alarm” as the situation is […]
Solo’s Protest Is A Defining Moment
Solo Sandeng’s peaceful protest was the most important defining moment of our political history. Solo Sandeng, the former Organising Secretary of the United Democratic Party, was indeed not only a brave patriot but he has also proven his critics wrong by his patriotic move to demand his constitutional rights to […]
Barrow Meets Ghana Military Command
President Barrow and Group of Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College! Deputy Chief of Defense Staff, Major General, Yankuba Drammeh, today introduced the Syndicate of Class 30 from Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College to His Excellency, President Adama Barrow at his office. Deputy CDS Drammeh said the students […]
It’s Not Only Barrow’s Government
There are mixed reactions and judgements vis-a-via Barrow’s so-called 100 days in office; however these judgments should be extended to cover us as Gambians at home and abroad. Thus, as many Gambian civil servants are envisaging changes in their living standards as a result of the regime change, the question […]
Politics Of Maturity On Display
Bravery does not lie in contesting in an election and win; real bravery lies in conceding defeat in good faith. Acceptance of defeat is key to avoiding post-election violence and replacing them with peace, stability and social cohesion. Failure to accept defeat can be costly to both human beings and […]
The Supremacy Of The Constitution Over Political Agreement
In the light of the debate over the tenure of President Adama Barrow and whether he should honour the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or stick to the five years presidential term, I ask the following pertinent questions: Why did “the guardian of the Gambians constitution” propose and sign an MOU […]