By Saul Saidykhan Having spent a combined total of seven weeks in Barrow’s Gambia, one thing stuck out for me: the Gambia has changed significantly, but not in a good way generally speaking. There is simply no enforcement of standards – ethical, socio-cultural, or administrative where they exist at all. […]
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Why We Must Not Whip NAWEC
For a long time the Gambia National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) had been the whipping dog for not performing above expectation. Complaint is either about epileptic supply of electricity or lack of electricity for days. NAWEC’s situation became so precarious that the Barrow government in 2017 invested heavily to […]
How Meditation Makes Us Smart
< div class=”mceTemp”> Author Dawda Bah’s book will make you smart!Here is my own take of the book THE SECRET POWERS OF MEDITATION: Become Healthier, Wealthier and Happier. Do you want to live a thriving, joyous, and prosperous life? If you do, then you need to discover the power of […]
UDP leader Damns Brikama Brawl
Press Statement Of The United Democratic Party On The Postponement Of The West Coast Region Regional Congress The Secretary General and Party Leader of the United Democratic Party-UDP: Lawyer Ousainou ANM Darboe condemns in the strongest possible terms the behavior of a few individuals claiming to be members of the […]
CRC Raises Some Eyebrows
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has raised eyebrows over preemptive moves by persons in authority. In a statement reacting to a statement by the Government’s Spokesman concerning the death penalty abolition, the Commission advised government officials “to refrain from making definitive statements (not in the nature of opinions) that have […]
GMC Debunks Mai’s Appointment
On Sunday November 18, 20018, reports emerged on social media that the secretary general of Gambia Moral Congress and our party leader Mai Ahmad Fatty has been appointed as the Minister of Defence of The Gambia. The reports unconfirmed as they were spread so quickly as soon as they emerged. […]
Launch of Project Strenghten Human Rights Standards
For immediate release Official Launch of the Project ‘Strengthening human rights standards, support to Parliamentary Sub Committee on Human Rights, Gambian Federation of People with Disability and Association of Victims of Torture during the transition.’ The project is implemented by ARTICLE 19 West Africa in partnership with the Institute of […]
Prosecutions in The Gambia: nothing is impossible provided there is political will!
On October 9th, 2018 the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Aboubacarr Tambadou, said during a news conference held at his office located in the capital city Banjul that The Gambia is not yet ready to hold trials involving the “Junglers” – a hit squad which operated during Jammeh’s regime, […]
Gambia Scores Big In Latest World Bank, Freedom House, Others, Ranking
The government of The Gambia has been favorably rated in almost all aspects of political and economic governance in studies supported by fourteen renowned global political and financial institutions, including the IMF, World Bank, and Freedom House. The scorecard shows that The Gambia, under the leadership of President Adama Barrow, […]
Manjang Tells Staff No One Wins
The Managing Director of Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) Muhammed Manjang who returned to work after going through administrative leave has told staff that there were no winners and losers of the squabble. Read below Mr. Manjang’s address in full courtesy of Pa Modou Bojang’s Facebook page. Ladies […]
Gambia Lost Glorious Son
The Gambia has lost one of her glorious sons in the person of Dr. Sulayman Nyang. Dr. Nyang, a former Professor and Chairman of African Studies Department at Howard University in Washington D.C., died on Tuesday. The 74-year-old man died after he had hospitalized for stroke. The former deputy Ambassador […]
Another Political Pillar Is Gone
The death of another worthy Gambian has been announced. Alhagie Kutubo Manneh, a strong pillar of the United Democratic Party (UDP), this morning answered to Allah’s call at the St. Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul. The late Manneh was a medical microbiologist who was among 12 people who […]