By Abdoulie John The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges delegates taking part in the first-ever Presidential Council involving the Gambia and Senegal to actively focus on implementing the decisions that would be taken at the end of the experts meeting. “Implementation is the key to our […]
Politics
What Voting For Rambo Means
Who doesn’t remember Ousman Rambo Jatta during the dark days of the APRC’s brutal regime? The New Gambia is today a democratic country otherwise the likes of Rambo should be banned to run for public office for a specific period of time. The track record of Rambo Jatta is so […]
Gomez’s Take On ‘The Gambia We Want’
TANGO Conversations about ‘The Gambia We Want’ Tuesday 27th February 2018, Brikama Building Efficient, Transparent and Accountable Governance System through Citizen Empowerment and Participation and Harnessing Social Capital for National Development Prof Pierre Gomez Associate Professor of Comparative Literature Dean, School of Arts and Sciences The University of The Gambia […]
Let’s Be Careful Of What We Wish For!
Part 1 The recent defeat of dictatorship in our motherland has woken up that good angel of patriotism in the country in different forms including the strong desire to take control of our institutions and ultimately our future and destiny. We would like to see Gambians running our national institutions […]
Why Gambia Doctors Association Must Acknowledge Corruption
I want to express my profound dismay at the truthful statement made by the Honorable Minister of Health and Social Welfare at a recent press conference was attacked and ridiculed by former staffers and the Gambia Resident Doctors Association to the extent of calling for Dr. Saffie Lowe to resign, […]
Gambia – New Home Of Right Groups
The defeat of Gambian Dictator has given birth to proliferation of non-governmental organisations in the Gambia. Some organisations — active or dormant — have come back to life while new ones are either registered or lined up for registration. All of them, among others, aim to either support, promote, guard […]
The Mandingo Muslims Of Trinidad
The Story of Muhammad Sisei (1788 – 1838) The following story has its roots in Manding Muslim civilization which dominated West Africa for three hundred years and stretched from beyond Timbuctu to the Atlantic. It helps to explain why Muslims in Trinidad are still called ‘Madingas’. Read more: http://caribbeanmuslims.com/the-mandingo-muslims-of-trinidad
Why I Disagree With ECOWAS Court?
Where was ECOWAS [Economic Community of West African States] when Yahya Jammeh tortured thousands of Gambians for 22 consecutive years? Where was ECOWAS when Jammeh massacred a dozen or more students in cold blood? For the ECOWAS [Community Court] to rule now that these victims of the former regime should […]
Pa Njie Girigara Hedges His Bets
Well Max (Jarjou), Bax and all, First of all, I asked Pa Njie [Girigara] to DROP the name “Deyda Hydara” out of respect for the deceased and Pa Njie said: “Deyda and I used to dance together in Banjul”. Pa Njie has also now said: “I supported Jammeh and APRC […]
No Longer Forbidden
By Foday Samateh I once reviewed a book on media persecution in The Gambia and titled the piece “Freedom of Expression is Forbidden Here.” With the fall of the despotic rule a year ago, what was once a fight for idealism has become a reality. A glance at the media […]
‘Pay To Play’ Disqualifies Pa Njie
Once again I cannot be silent without participation in the mayoral election debate in Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), a constituency that plays the most important role in business and political life of The Gambia. I also felt that it is injustice if I don’t condemn or expose Mr Pa Njie […]
We Remove Management By Fear
President Adama Barrow has said that one year into his presidency has removed one of the major hurdles, Management by Fear by “creating an enabling environment that encourages critical thinking, collaboration, positive engagement, guided by a clear vision in our quest to build the New Gambia. This vision is captured […]