Please allow me space to respond to a story you ran in your 12th November issue captioned “Yankuba Colley described Ousainou Darboe and his UDP as a joke”. I believe that it is Yankuba himself who is a big joke and a fake. The so called Mayor’s assertion that […]

Says Lawyer Ousainou Darboe Veteran Lawyer and opposition leader, Ousainou Darboe, has said the Gambia government is using the homosexuality debate to divert the attention of Gambians from more pressing issues and that withdrawal from EU negotiations will have adverse ramifications for the country. In an interview with The Standard […]

Now you supporters of Ousman Badjie what is your problem. This is not new. I have been imprisoning, torturing and maiming for many years. Badjie and his family and friends did not criticise me then. They know that I was blamed for killing Deyda Hydara and many others but they […]

Fatou Bensouda 5th December 2014: “The evidence has not improved to such an extent that Mr Kenyatta’s alleged criminal responsibility can be proven” Dida Halake: Yes indeed, Mrs. Bensouda, I told you so in explicit terms twenty-one months ago. But the key point, and one that must define your legacy […]

By Sainey Faye The article is very interesting and educative, and I just thought of adding my few bututs to it, and sharing some information with the readership. On March 1st 1896, at the battle of Adowa, Ethiopia defeated Italy militarily; thus embarrassing the European nations. Under the Emperor Menelik […]

Introduction by Luntango Suun Gaan Gi In a history lesson this week, I used this Russian proverb to illustrate my take on the lessons of history: “Forget the past and you lose an eye; dwell on the past and you lose both eyes”. I think it is important to remember […]

By Dr. Mannet I seldom contribute to online debates about people or events happening in our country in spite of my strong views about the direction our country is heading. Today, and may be for the last time, I am writing, driven by my conviction to set the records straight […]

PDOIS STATEMENT ON THE SUPPLEMENTAR1Y BUDGET OF OVER ONE BILLION DALASIS 20TH November 2014 – Halifax Salah on Behalf of the Central Committee SPENDING 86 MILLION DALASIS ON NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS IN THE FACE OF A DOMESTIC DEBT OF 13.5 BILLION IS FINANCIAL INDISCIPLINE The battle cry of the movement for […]

The leader of the opposition National Reconciliation Party (NRP) has scolded the Gambia government for its refusal to allow United Nations special investigators full access to the country’s prisons. The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Christof Heyns, and the Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan Méndez, were […]

“My fellow Americans, tonight, I’d like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character as a people […]

What people need to know about the African condition By Baba G. Jallow When Creighton University’s African Students Association (AFSA) approached me to give a guest lecture at their annual banquet on the topic “Redefining Africa”, I knew exactly where they were coming from. However, I still asked them what […]

“Amadou Samba Saga a Gambian predicament” By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-in-Chief, Gambia Echo   Hysteria and Bad Mouthing of Amadou Samba When news of Gambian lawyer-turned businessman, Amadou A. Samba’s scuffle inside an elevator with members of a private security firm at Dakar’s luxurious Radisson Blue hotel broke Saturday, it […]