By Sainey Faye ……Do you remember old Marcus Garvey? He taught us that:- “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” —Marcus Mosiah Garvey “The Black Skin is not a badge of shame,but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.” […]
Month: August 2017
Opposition GDC Cries Foul
By Abdoulie John Officials of the opposition Gambia Democractic Congress (GDC) have got an axe to grind with the police for questioning their leader and denying them permit to hold a rally in Brikama on August 12. “We are resolved not to bow down to any form of intimidation,” GDC […]
Sankanu’s Film Projects Empower Over 180 Gambia Youths
Prominent Gambian filmmaker, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, has provided entry skills for over 187 Gambian youths aspiring for careers in film and related cultural/creative industries. The youths who got exposed to the value chain of international standard film making were absorbed into the five major films that Prince Sankanu has […]
Let’s Pursue Punitive Justice Instead
Kemo Kinteh, I 100 percent agree with the content of your brilliant piece. The Gambia does not need Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC); instead our situation calls for punitive justice. Before we pursue the road to reconciliation, we need to seek justice for the victims and their families first. […]
Gambia Borrows Leaf From Liberia
By Abdoulie John The survival of any country that emerges from conflict or war depends on support of countries with wealth of knowledge and experience. Since dislodging former President Yahya Jammeh from power, Gambians have been amassing support from governments and international organisations. One country that the Gambia wants to […]
‘I Find Solution To Islamic Finance’
Gambian financial guru sees Islamic finance as the panacea to economic problems. “While everyone searched for solutions for the global financial meltdown resulting from credit crunch in 2008, I had found salvation in Islamic Finance,” Kemo Barrow told a class of graduating students in Detroit. At the time of the crisis, […]
Gambia Pushes For Open Access To Information
By Abdoulie John The ousting of a dictator has left Gambians with the arduous task of cleaning the mess as well as normalising the terrain. But the country’s new leadership is laying the foundation for a Gambia where citizens will reap the benefits of access to relevant information. Unlike the […]
Gambian Ministers Discuss Oil Exploration
President Adama Barrow presided over a fifth cabinet meeting on Wednesday in State House at Fajara. As contained in the press statement published below, this latest meeting discussed and reviewed several policy proposals, including oil exploration status in the country. Cabinet discussed decisions taken at its last meeting in June […]
My Reservations About TRRC
The newly constituted Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) will not provide the deterrent measures that is required to prevent jammeh era atrocities from occuring again in our country. Jammeh and his henchmen unleashed havoc on Gambian people. It is not a case that Gambians waged war on one another. […]
Zuma Survives Vote Of No Confidence
South African President Jacob Zuma has just survived another motion of no confidence in his presidency. Tuesday’s secret parliamentary ballot, championed by opposition Democractic Alliance, was the first to be held in the country’s post-apartheid era. After a two-hour debate and lengthy voting process, 198 Members of Parliament voted for […]
Gambia Will Not Extradite Sonko
The Gambia government is not reaching out to the Swiss authorities to extradite Ousman Sonko, the Minister of Justice has said over the weekend. Swiss papers on Thursday reported a possible extradition of former Interior minister Ousman Sonko, based on talks that the Gambia and Swiss authorities are engaged in. […]
National Consultations On The TRRC
The Ministry of Justice in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will conduct nationwide consultations on the establishment and implementation of a Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in The Gambia from 14th to the 24th of August 2017. The national consultations will be led […]