By Edrissa Sanyang As if we did Not see it coming. No matter how one looks at it; this was an Illegal Electoral Process; Sham By Election and a Cheap Ploy, We the Collective Opposition Must Not Validate. The Supreme Law of The Republic Of The Gambia bars the current […]
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Shame On Cheap Gambian MPs
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang in The Netherlands You took oath to protect the interest of your arious constituencies to represent your people who sacrificed and voted you into office. It is a big disgrace for members of parliament to let themselves be manipulated by President Jammeh anytime, anyhow and anywhere he […]
Super Kanja Mouths: Gambian Men Simply Too Cheap
It is official, small country syndrome affects most of us. Do you know who I am? The rest is all spilling the beans. The celebrity Gambian radio host of Freedom Radio, Pa Nderry M’bai, unleashes venom against certain individuals in the Gambian dissident group, whipping them for leaking stuffs and […]
The British Colonial Mismatch
The biggest country in Africa that the United Kingdom colonized is Nigeria. The biggest country that the United Kingdom colonized in Asia is India (which then comprised the present day Pakistan and Bangladesh). When the UK came into Nigeria and India, like all other countries they colonized, they brought along […]
The Gambia to Advance Reforms in the Electricity and Telecom Sectors
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2020 —The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a $30 million development policy grant to support The Gambia’s efforts to improve debt and public investment management, improve financial viability and service delivery in the energy and telecom sectors, and enhance the transparency and governance framework […]
Open Letter to the CRC and Gambians – Exclusion of “Secular” in Our Constitution
I want to sincerely commend you all for your wisdom in withdrawing the word “secular” from the draft constitution. I couldn’t agree more with the reasoning of the Chairman which I believe should have been enough for all rational thinkers. It is enough for the critics that the Commission’s position […]
24hrs Electricity for Farafenni, Environs Soon
Farafenni and other communities in North Bank within a 50 miles radius will soon benefit from uninterrupted 24- hour supply of electricity, President Barrow told tens of thousands of supporters in the border town of Farafenni. President Adama Barrow said the OMVG hydroelectric power plant, which he commissioned in Soma […]
Koro’s Sister Says “Forgiveness Is Not For The Villain”
By Abdoulie John The sister of the late Ousman Koro Ceesay says the path to forgiveness does not lead to those who obliterate the dark truth of the crime they have committed. Mr. Ceesay, the former Finance Minister of the Gambia, was murdered and had his remains burnt in the […]
Aren’t Our Own Hands Bloody (Or Aren’t We Culpable)?
Legally one doesn’t necessarily have to be the triggerman/woman and/or machete-wielder to be a killer/murderer. Our words, money, demeanor, encouragement, head-nodding, expressed endorsement, (whatever) motivated men, women and even young school going children to confront a-ready-and-loaded killer men/women of Yahya AJJ Jammeh for a supposed cause that we don’t seem […]
How Sanna Jarju Lied About Me
Is it fake news or false accusation? It is quite ironic and pathetic that after attending a two day conference on media freedom, a so-called citizen political journalist will use fake news on me on Facebook. One Mr. Sanna Jarju personally attacked me and lied beyond reasonable proportion yesterday in […]
The Yankuba Touray Saga
By Foday Samateh Ever known for his histrionics and theatrics as a loquacious minister in Yahya Jammeh’s military-turned-civilian dictatorship, Yankuba Touray was in full character when he appeared as a witness before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) to testify to human rights violations from 1994-1996 (the first two […]
The Motive Behind Fatou Jallow’s Rape Allegations Against Yahya Jammeh
Fatou Jallow’s Rape Allegation On International Media Is A Fake Media Campaign To Seek Public Sympathy For Prosecution Of Former President Yaya Jammeh And Financial Exploitation Of TRRC A recent international media campaign that suggested that “a 23-year-old former beauty queen in The Gambia, Fatou Jallow, was raped in 2015 […]