By Janko Camara “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” – Aldous Huxley “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell There are two things in this world – Truth and Falsehood. We all have a choice; that choice is […]
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A military coup is afoot in Zimbabwe. What’s next for the embattled nation?
By David B. Moore, University of Johannesburg Nobody is safe from the rages of Zimbabwe’s First Lady, “Dr. Amai” Grace Mugabe. There was the young South African model Grace lashed with extension cords. 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe’s longtime and usually trusted ally Emmerson Mnangagwa, was next in the firing line: […]
Barrow Isn’t A Rookie Leader
Now that Mr. Mai Fatty [former Interior Minister] has spoken clearly that he has never betrayed the oath of office, it is very important for us to accept the fact that the president has every right to fire any political appointees like ministers. Whether the insider’s story is true or […]
“IT’s OUR TIME TO EAT”
The “New Gambia”. Telling this story from the point of view of when the oppressed becomes the oppressor: First, let me begin with this famous quote in order to set the stage for my narrative. “The words came before the bullets and machetes in Rwanda, the words came before the […]
Senegal Vows Stricter Driving Laws After 50 Pilgrimage Deaths
Saint Louis – Senegal vowed on Monday it would introduce a long-delayed points system for its drivers after more than 50 people died on the roads during a week of Muslim pilgrimage to a holy Sufi site. Transport Minister Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo told journalists in northwestern city Saint-Louis that the […]
Zimbabwe Army Chief Spits Out Fire
Zimbabwe’s powerful but often silent top military leadership has weighed in on the shake ups in the ruling Zanu-PF party that resulted in the expulsion of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, last week. The Commander of Zimbabwe’s Defence Forces, General Constantine Chiwenga, on Monday warned that “the military will not hesitate […]
Sawaneh Reveals Exams Secrets
Gambia’s Ebrima Sawaneh Reveals Techniques to Clear Professional Exams in First Sitting in New Book, “Passed” (Lagos, November 11, 2017)– Clearing a professional exam in the very first sitting is the dream of many young men and women. “PASSED: 12 Proven Secrets to Pass any Professional Exam at The First […]
Why President Barrow Removes Mai!
By a government insider It has been two days since the Gambia’s Interior Minister was removed from office, and the government, understandably, has difficulty telling the people why Mai Fatty had to be shown the exit door. “Understandably” because of the extremely embarrassing episode behind the story. But the true […]
My Candid Take On Mai’s Removal
From hindsight, I would like to concur with Lamin Joof Jawara’s comment thus: A real mistake. A serous one for that matter. Let’s just wait. The whole coutry wil soon see the mistake. My question now is, where did he go wrong or what has he done? Many other similar […]
The Gambia: A State On The Right To Prosperity
This is a quick and short response to the so-called editor of the irresponsible, unreliable and one sided Freedom-NO-news-paper “caution my own description”. The editor wrote on November 6th 2017 in his headline Gambia is a paranoid state. It said that a thousand kilometers journey starts with the first step […]
Gambia, A New Approach to Education
Dear Editor, I wish to use your widely followed platform to introduce the above topic “Gambia, a new approach to education” to provoke constructive dialogue amongst Gambians concerning our educational system. For many years, I have been observing a certain advantage trend in conventional schools or English schools to be […]
THE DILEMMA OF THE GAMBIA
A Catch 22 Situation! December 2016 marked that fateful month in which the people of the Gambia, inspired by a Coalition for change, mustered that ultimate courage, temerity or the audacity to make their final and resolute stand against dictatorship. The resultant triumph coupled with the shrewd, decisive and timely […]