Why should one get angry or feel targeted when the truth is being said and that one is not a complicit of drug stealing. What the minister of health Dr. Saffie Lowe-Ceesay said about the Gambian young doctors is not something new or taken out from the blues. Life Saving […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Samateh, Jaiteh Join PSC
President Barrow swore-in the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Mr. Lamin Samateh and Lamin Sam Jaiteh, a member during a Cabinet meeting held on Thursday, 8th February 2018. The duo swore to the prescribed oaths of office, allegiance and secrecy to the Republic of The Gambia. The President described […]
Dr. Jallow Becomes TRRC Executive
President Adama Barrow has appointed Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow as the Executive Secretary of the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). The appointment resulted after a consultation with the Minister of Justice and the Public Services Commission. Dr Baba Galleh, the former Editor in Chief of the Daily Observer newspaper […]
President Barrow Calls For Nationalism In Institutional Reforms
Cabinet witnessed the swearing in of the new Minister of Interior, Mr Ebrima M. Mballow, Secretary General and Head of Civil Service, Mr Habib Saihou Drammeh and Secretary to the Cabinet, Ebrima S. Ceesay, today at the State House. In these latest changes in his Cabinet make up, President Adama […]
A Case For A New Constitution
By Foday Samateh The purpose here is to state, in principle, our freedom and right as a nation to have a new Constitution. I must begin by admitting that I wasn’t following the proceedings in the National Assembly on the bill for a new Constitution. I took it for granted that […]
Jappineh Set For Revival Agenda
In their bid to revitalise, foster unity and accelerate development, youths of Jappineh organise a week-long forum at the Central Jarra village. The youth forum injects energy into the Jappineh Youth Development Association (JYDA) which aims to bring the youths of village under one umbrella. Jappineh is a unique village […]
Gambia Defeats Politics Of Fear
President Adamant Barrow has used his New Year’s national address to highlight some of his government’s gains and challenges. President Barrow says the Coalition administration’s gains includes restoring free speech and freedom of the press as well as knocked down politics of fear and intimidation. An age of dialogue and […]
Al Maulid
Listening to a speech delivered by one Sheikh through one of Sheikh Dawood Bojang’s Video clips, totally denying the very idea of celebrating the Maulid “Birth day of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), describing it as” Bida’h” [innovation] and an illusion which never existed in the Sunnah. The Sheikh went on […]
Gambia Wants US To Extend Freezing Order
The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubaarr Tambadou says the Gambia government welcomes the Unites decision to slap sanctions on former President Yahya Jammeh and Yankuba Badjie, former spy agency chief, with sanctions. Read below Mr. Tambadou’s statement: Welcome again ladies and gentlemen. ASSETS RECOVERY The Ministry of […]
Contas Get What They Deserve
When Demba Conta, the Gambia’s reggae music star, left his homeland in the 70s he had no idea what future holds for him or where his destiny lies. But one thing he never forgets was his Why. Why did he leave his country and her sweet culture and way of […]
How Sabally Mocks Gambians!
A very close friend of mine sent me a text message on my mobile phone alerting me to watch GRTS where Momodou Sabally, the one time disgraced Secretary of Presidential Affairs, was on live interview. Without hesitation, my spontaneous reaction was: what is that idiot doing at GRTS? When I […]
Are We Seeing The Two Rights?
Leaders have big responsibilities, and society should also adapt to changes and not entirely hold on to cultural values, since we take our kids to school and learn western education and western capitalist systems, then we can’t hold on to 100% of our cultural values since we’re not running our […]