An August summit in Washington aims to take some modest steps toward an old dream. The journalist and black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey wrote a poem about it. The reggae great Bob Marley sang about it. And the Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi poured his oil wealth into it. But none […]

20 YEARS AFTER A REVOLUTION IN WHICH THE ‘REVOLUTIONARIES’ SHOT THEMSELVES IN THE FEET By Amat JENG SWEDEN — On the 22nd of July 2014, our country – The Gambia – marks 20 years since our democracy and freedom were stolen from us by the consequence of what political animals […]

The acquittal and discharge of Mambury Njie, the Gambia’s former Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, is yet another sweet victory for a country whose people have long been denied the due process of law. Instead of allowing justice to take its course, Gambian leader has been abusing his powers to […]

First Lady Zainab Zuma Jammeh is once again coaxing her husband to fill her purse with taxpayer’s money to allow her buy expensive dress. She does not want to be left out in the U.S-Africa summit in Washington DC, White House next month. Is this not another slap on the […]

By Sada Njie Mr President, what do you think of yourself? Do you think Gambia belongs to you or do you think you’re untouchable? You are nothing in the eyes of Allah (SWT). Remember we are all created by Allah and we shall all return to him one day. You […]

By Mathew Jallow His spirited personality was perpetually highlighted by the spectacular intersection of charm and simplicity; of ordinariness and intellectual sophistication, but Hon. Bubacarr M Baldeh’s genius was defined more by the precocious political skills he effortlessly manifested early in his short life. The passing away, this week, in […]

In its efforts to boost the understanding of Muslims, the Islamic department of Kairo Radio decided to launch a new programme geared towards achieving that goal. “Stories of the Quran is a response to our listeners’ demands,” the programme Anchor and Editor of Kairo News/Radio Islamic Affairs said. “It’s not […]

By Mathew K Jallow A far less talked about split; one of, perhaps, even much greater consequence, is the earlier divide between GCC and the concept that slowly and laboriously grew out of Raleigh; now CORDEG. To begin, Raleigh was contemporaneously hyped up in radio and print broadcast as a […]

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh thinks the time is ripe for him to elbow out his once most loyal Secretary General and Minister of Presidential Affairs. This comes months after Mr. Jammeh succeeded in using Momodou Sabally as a weapon to tear down everyone, including his (Sabally’s) own ethnic Mandinka people, […]

Life is slowly coming back to normal for used-cloth sellers at Serekunda Market who were allowed to resume business barely a week ago. The resumption followed an apparent three-week ban by local authorities. “We have been deprived to sell here for three weeks now,” claimed a second-hand clothing seller. “The […]

By Abdoulie John Gambian journalist of the privately owned newspaper The Standard may face possible indictment after being arrested and released from police custody. The arrest and detention have been connected to Sanna Camara’s story on trafficking in persons. “I am not formally charged, but they [the police] already prepared a kind of […]

Baihaqi reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsi (Radhi Allah ‘Anh) that Prophet (‘Alaihi Salat was-Salam) delivered a sermon on the last day of the month of Sha’ban. In it he (‘Alaihi Salat was-Salam) said, “O People! The month of Allah (Ramadan) has come with its mercies, blessings and forgivenesses. […]