An agent of the National Intelligence Agency Special Investigation Unit on Thursday testified in the trial of the Manager of Teranga FM Radio Station. Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay is standing trial on sedition and publication of false news. The agent, Foday Bojang, testified before Justice Mohammed Dan Azumi Balarabe of High […]
Politics
PDOIS: Primaries Not Feasible In choosing a Candidate in Gambia
By Max PDOIS insistent on going to primaries is going to be interesting to watch. Given the small size and there poor recognizability in majority district in the country, I wonder who are the list of these candidates. I know three prominent members in the country, Sam Sarr, Seedia Jatta and […]
Dictator Jammeh’s FAO Award Misleading
As top civil servants get muddy and undignified in Kanilai, with the slave master walking majestically in inspections, with broad smiles and wondering how easy he was able to use the ‘animal farm’ concept to hoodwink and control low self esteemed educated elites and illiterate on equal measure. The FAO […]
Jammeh Abuses Presidency, Takes Gambians As Fools
By Sarjo Bayang Unveiling thick layers of deception and failed promises as presidents loots the nation Over 20 years failed promises and still making compact majority of Gambians believe that heaven on earth comes the kingdom, it is now time to take stock. Gambia sinking as the president builds […]
PDOIS: IEC Legitimises Impunity
PDOIS’ STATEMENT ON THE UNCONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE INSINUATED TERMS IN THE IEC’S REQUEST FOR REGULARALISATION OF EXISTING POLITICAL PARTIES Halifa Sallah 29 AUGUST 2015 For The Central Committee The Central Committee of PDOIS received a letter from Alhagie Mustapha L Carayol, dated 19th August 2015 captioned “Regularisation of existing political […]
Tribute To Hon. Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang
A Tribute to the Late Honourable Aja Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang 1941 – 2015 GAMCOTRAP BOARD MEMBER GAMCOTRAP pays tribute and honours the late Honourable Aja Nyimasata Sanneh-Bojang, The Gambia’s first female elected Member of Parliament in the then Jawara regime and continued her stewardship with the second regime. The late Nyimasata […]
Baba K. Jobe: Father Of APRC Regime
By Max President Jammeh’s God father and mentor (Baba Kali Jobe RIP) Yahya Jammeh’s legacy of Military Dictatorship, political thuggery and oppression. My attempt to write summary of the legacies of Mr Baba K Jobe was born out of thorough study of our Gambian military dictatorship which I believe was […]
Source Of Gambia’s Representation Failure
By Lamin Sayang, The Netherlands We have a political system where chiefs are appointed and not elected by those they preside over. Governors imposed on regions by political appointment. We clearly feel and sight complete disassociation between the nation and the state. Brothers and sisters, did we ever consider these as foul plays […]
Jammeh’s Sham Amnesty
By Yaya Saidy President Jammeh has done it again. This time trying to gain the confidence of the world by releasing some of his former military friends who were imprisoned on various treasonable charges. There are various theories advanced as to why Jammeh may have come with the release of […]
It Is Now Time For Us To Wake Up From Long Sleep
By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands On the 22nd of july 1994, our beloved country the Gambia faced what was the most remarkable in the political history of our nation. Our foundamental human right to decide and chose the leader of our nation was siezed and comdemned with impunity. We […]
Highest Order Of Madness At UTG
Dear Editor, how is your day? It is me the former UTG employee who recently came to the defense of the UTG insider who was attached by someone for merely informing the world about dubious activities of Dr Omar Jah and his camp at UTG. No surprise that the subject […]
Illegal Electoral Process; Sham By Election, Cheap Ploy
By Edrissa Sanyang As if we did Not see it coming. No matter how one looks at it; this was an Illegal Electoral Process; Sham By Election and a Cheap Ploy, We the Collective Opposition Must Not Validate. The Supreme Law of The Republic Of The Gambia bars the current […]