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Politics

President Barrow’s Gambia Inauguration

February 18th 2017 will remain a historic and symbolic day in the history of the Gambia, Africa’s smallest country on its mainland. The day provides Gambians the unique opportunity of celebrating their country’s 52nd independence anniversary from Great Britain as well as the inauguration of the third president. President Adama Barrow came […]

Society

Heroes Return Home But Not Tumani

The three soldiers who set the APRC Kanifing bureau on fire have returned home. The soldiers, whose identity cannot be disclosed now, have explained the motive of their action. It all started in September last year when the State Guard soldiers became privy to former President Yahya Jammeh’s evil plot […]

News

CDS Badjie Hiding Jammeh’s Bad Boys

The Gambia’s Chief of Defense Staff has been accused of protecting some of ousted President Yahya Jammeh’s “bad boys with dirty hands” from facing prosecution. Lt. General Ousman Badjie has decided to approve Jammeh’s killer squad members for United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur. “CDS has already approved these former […]

Editorial

THE KING OF BECHUANALAND III: The Final Episode!

THE KING OF BECHUANALAND III: The Final Episode! Dr Karamo NM Sonko Heeno Occassional Postings, No. 12, February 10, 2017 Images and imaginations The human being regularly lives an imaginary life. We imagine things that do not exist, confusing ourselves by creating conflicts between what exists (the truth) and what […]

Politics

Where Are Muckraking Journalists Today?

Where Are Muckraking Journalists Today? Alagi Yorro Jallow While our democracy may not yet be strong enough and our institutions will constrain whatever abuses of power President Adama Barrow’s administration might commit during his three-year transition, but his policies and actions will not be as extreme as we me may […]

News

Gamtel Director Under Fire

The managing director of the Gambia Telecommunications Limited (Gamtel) is currently shuttling between his office and gateway keeping offices trying to clean up his soiled financial records. Baboucarr Sanyang was appointed to the position to defend the interest of ousted President Yahya Jammeh. “Mr. Sanyang and his gang of corrupt […]