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Society

What Separates Kukoi And Sandeng

I think Mr. Sidi N. Bojang is wrong to claim there is a cult like belief surrounding the heroism of Ebrima Solo Sandeng whose extra-ordinary sacrifices warranted genuine Gambians to celebrate his life. He was a man whose selfless role led to the achievement of our new found democracy that […]

News

President Barrow Leaves For UK, US

Gambian President Adama Barrow will tomorrow leave for the United Kingdom to attend his first Commonwealth heads of state and government meeting. President Barrow is also scheduled to travel to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly High Level meeting on Peace Building and Sustaining Peace. Read […]

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Solo Sandeng, Others Remembered

By Abdoulie John Hundreds of people showed up on Saturday to take part in Solo Sandeng Freedom March, commemorating the peaceful demonstration spearheaded by United Democratic Party (UDP) youth wing to demand “proper electoral reforms”. The peaceful demonstration, which took place on April 14, 2016 was met with a full […]

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Police Denies ‘Politically Motivated Arrests’

By Abdoulie John The Gambia Police Force has denied reports of effecting politically motivated arrests. Police Spokesman, David Kujabi, said the arrest of Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) members in Jimara is connected to the individuals’ offense and not a political party. “Why should we go after people if they have […]

Society

Help Us Send Home Jafara’s Remains

Gambian community in Finland is not only mourning the sudden death of Jafara Kanyi, they are also making efforts to send his remains home. Jafara Kanyi, a native of Jarra Sankwia in the Lower River Region, passed away in Helsinki last week after a brief sickness. The man pictured above […]

Politics

‘There Are No Losers Or Winners’

By Abdoulie John The leader of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) believes “there are no losers or winners in an election. There are representatives and those waiting to be representatives if the people decide to select them.” Halifa Sallah of PDOIS, who spoke to this reporter, […]

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It’s Time To Repeal Indemnity Act

By Abdoulie John Civil society activists are intensifying calls for the repeal of the Indemnity Act, a controversial legislation that shields those responsible for the April 2000 student massacres from being prosecuted. The move comes in the wake of the commemoration of the events that led to the cold-blooded killings […]

Society

Empowering Women: An Islamic Perspective

By Dr Professor Alhagi Manta Drammeh Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, UK (FHEA, FRSA, UK) Empowerment is not a static concept. It could be quantified and measured against many indexes across times and different contexts. Considering socio-political transformations, empowerment can be studied through new lenses of feminism and non-feminism. The […]