The Ministry of Justice in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will conduct nationwide consultations on the establishment and implementation of a Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) in The Gambia from 14th to the 24th of August 2017. The national consultations will be led […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
PDOIS On Knife Edge Again
Idle minds are on it again; PDOIS this, PDOIS that.. without any facts to base their arguments on. With all due respect to Mr Alieu Manjang and Max and their likes, you can never distort our history. It is already engraved in stone, so to say. Stop wasting your time […]
Justice Is A Top Government Priority
By Abdoulie John Gambian President Adama Barrow said the pursuance of justice remains his government’s top priority. In his first state opening of 2017 legislative year on Monday, President Barrow described the importance of justice in a country that has just emerged from more than two decades of dictatorship. Thee […]
Interior Minister We Need Answers!
Matters Arising – Hon. Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty Firstly, we welcome your ministry’s openness and willingness to engage Gambians on matters that concern the activities of your ministry. This is a commendable move and hope other ministries and other public institutions will emulate your ministry’s positive move. As a […]
Remembering Amy Jacques Garvey
WHO WAS AMY JACQUES GARVEY (1896-1973)? By Sainey Faye “The doll-baby type of woman is a thing of the past, and the wide-awake woman is forging ahead prepared for all emergencies, and ready to answer any call, even if it be to face the cannons on the battlefield.” — Amy […]
Kani-kunda Needs Your Bailout
The pictures in this piece speak for themselves that residents of Jarra Kani-kunda village in the Lower River Region definitely need emergency assistance. The villagers last night had their homes destroyed by a heavy downpour that had been accompanied by powerful wind. Roofs, corrugates and fence need either repairs or […]
‘Gambia Still Faces Huge Task’
President Adama Barrow officially opened the Parliament in a Democratic New Gambia on Monday in Banjul. The President’s speech touched on progress of every government sector. Despite recording progress within six months in power amid inheriting an almost empty coffers, the Gambia government still faces huge long-term task. This includes […]
Finding Faults Where None Exist
For those still cocooned in the past, may I kindly and humbly remind you all, that The Gambia has entered a new era in its political development, after tremendous efforts have been made, and still continue to be made by many, to end the AFPRC/APRC misrule and guide the country […]
Victims Revisit Jammeh’s Horror
Long-silent victims of the Gambia’s ousted dictator last week braved the rain to revisit the horror they faced at Kairaba Beach Hotel. The July 21st panel discussion themed “The New Gambia: Which Way Forward?” provided an opportunity to reflect on tyranny at a time Gambians are celebrating freedom and liberty. […]
PDOIS And July 22: Between Common Interest And Complacency
By Alieu SK Manjang Today marks 23 years when the score of Gambian soldiers overthrew Jawara regime in 22 July 1994. Unlike previous years, this year’s anniversary is unprecedentedly being remembered by mourning people who were brutally killed by Yahya Jammeh in his 22 years of dictatorship. While we are […]
ICC Clarifies Position On Gambia
By Desmond Davies, London Bureau The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has rebutted claims that it failed to act while alleged atrocities were being committed in The Gambia under former President Yahya Jammeh. Fatoumatta Sandeng, the daughter of Gambian politician Solo […]
My July 22 Pledge!
Today, 23 years ago, some misguided soldiers subverted the democratic order in The Gambia. For the last 22 years and six months, these soldiers and their civilian enablers killed, tortured, maimed, exiled and instilled untold fear in the minds of Gambians. But in 2014, after the UDP vs. Police scuffle […]