The list of May 12 aspirants has dwindled to 40 after the disqualification of the APRC candidate and withdrawal of an independent candidate. The Independent Electoral Commission has confirmed disqualification of Pa Amadou Suso in Upper River Region chairperson race. The Commission also accepted the withdrawal of Fatim Sarr from […]
Month: April 2018
Gambians Warned Against Succumbing To ‘High Expectations’
ByAbdoulie John As the Gambia is emarging from the shadows of two-decade long dictatorship by the Jammeh regime, a Senior Adviser at the Barcelona-based Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) has warned Gambians to desist from being caught up in the euphoria that follows regime change. Dr. Seth Kaplan said this […]
Badjie Throws Jab At Bensouda
By Abdoulie John An independent mayoral candidate of the Kanifing Municipal Council has thrown a jab at the United Democratic Party (UDP) flag bearer. Mayoral hopeful Bakary Badjie said Talib Bensouda’s campaign is being financed by FAR Limited, an Australian oil company. “It is UDP candidate who is being financed […]
Golden Seal Of Senegalese Music Is Gone
Below are Pictures of how we started. Diagnosing the complexity of Habib Faye and his Apex Music Revolution. HABIB FAYE, Musician, Songwriter, Bass Player Keyboardist and Guitarist. My condolences to my friends and brother in the Band, our Club house at TAIF, the restaurant Operated by Jazz artist Trumpet player […]
Immigration Officer Sets Standards
The Deputy Director General of the Immigration Department Seedy Touray should be commended for refusing to accept bribes as well as set standards by exposing corrupt officials. I concur with someone who said Mr. Touray should be awarded with a ‘National Honour’. Seedy was approached by agents of the immigration […]
How OJ Is Igniting Victims’ Anger
If Omar Amadou Jallow (OJ) has forgiven Yahya Jammeh for abusing him and trampling on his God given rights that is nobody’s business but OJ’s. But what I find extremely disturbing is his (OJ’s) attempts to lecture the victims of Yahya Jammeh to forgive, forget and ride on. How can […]
President Barrow Engaging the Gambian Diaspora
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCeTHE, FHEA, FRSA, UK) Associate Professor at Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, Scotland, UK Following a successful Commonwealth Summit here in London and forging bilateral and multilateral relations with world leaders and organizations, President Barrow of the Republic of the Gambia met the Gambian community […]
President Barrow Calls For Collective Commitment To Peace Building
President Adama Barrow joined world leaders in calling for collective commitment to peace building and sustainable peace. In a statement delivered at the UN High Level meeting in New York, President Barrow informed the UN General Assembly that progress has been registered with reforms in the security sector, and there […]
UDP Gains Real Traction In KMC Nomination
By Abdoulie John The nomination for Kanifing Municipality mayoral race ended Tuesday with United Democratic Party (UDP) flag bearer Talib Ahmed Bensouda pulling a mammoth crowd at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), located along Kairaba Ave in a bid to send a strong signal ahead of May 12 election. The […]
Four Launch KMC Mayoral Bid
By Abdoulie John Nominations have begun Monday for the control of Gambia’s biggest and richest conurbation as the mayoral election is heating up in the Kanifing Municipality. Independent candidates Modou Jenkins, Papa Momodou Njie, Ousman Jatta (Rambo) of the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) and Papa Njie Girigara […]
Barrow Demonstrates Statesmanship
Who will not envy and give credit and kudos to the Gambian President whose Commonwealth debut visit and performance was a complete success? President Barrow showed a real statesmanship starting from his meeting at Chatham House with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the state banquet with the Queen […]
Well Done President Barrow!
“Those of us who understand and appreciate the symbolism of British pomp, pageantry and protocol know that no one gets to sit next to the Queen [Elizabeth II] at an official state dinner at Buckingham Palace or anywhere else for that matter, by accident or happenstance, but by deliberate consideration […]