By Saul Saidykhan Some days ago, one-time military ADC to former Head of State Yaya Jammeh Major Kalipha Bajinka passed on at 48 in Boston, MA. I first got introduced to Major Kalipha Bajinka in an unusual way. On the snowy day news of US forces pulling Saddam Hussein out […]

By Yaya Dampha Ousainou Mbenga is nothing but a misguided soul who goes​ against the ticking clock. This is why he and his fellow losers have decided to undermine the Barrow government even before it had fully taken charge of affairs. Are they not the same people who first packed […]

More potential investors continue to explore opportunities in the Gambia. H.E. President Adama Barrow on Monday received a high powered delegation led by the president and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah. The meeting was another opportunity for the President to call for African […]

Reinventing Robust State Civil Service Rule and Political Class Reigns Alagi Yorro Jallow For a country to have an efficient civil service, it must have a limited number of appointed ministers. The civil service needs huge numbers of staff to provide effective services because it must implement all the policies a government formulates. If […]

By Saul Saidykhan WhenI was a youngster, I read something the Great Mwalimu Nyerere said that has stuck with me ever since. It is a simple statement, but it’s very profound: “The Musungu (Europeans) go back and forth to the moon, but we cannot even go to our villages!” Recently, […]

In the book “Africa un-slaved; Volume I: The Chains of Modern-day African Slavery and The Steps to Our Liberation,” author Teekay Akin (Akinyemi Adeseye) asks the question ―Why can’t we break free from this mentality that has got us down this destructive road? Economic systems are defined through various stages […]

The Jerreh Sittanunku Development Association (JSDA) wishes to register its solidarity with the families of all victims of Sittanunku origin concerning the brutality and injustices that they have been subjected to by the government of Yahya Jammeh. It is public knowledge that Sittanunku village, Upper Niumi District, North Bank Region, […]

  ‘Criminalizing Internet Libel’& Laws ‘Giving false Information to Public Official’- Honorable D.A. Jawo Alagi Yorro Jallow The world has changed and is changing. It has become smaller. Communications have grown faster and more direct. Thanks to the Internet, people now have direct access to a platform that allows them to […]

World Press Freedom Day Message Alagi Yorro Jallow On this World Press Freedom Day, citizens of the world pay tribute to those journalists who have lost their lives and are unjustly imprisoned while following their passion to expose the truth. In a country where we are free to express ourselves and our […]

PRESS RELEASE The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) and Approve Service Money Transfer Ltd (APS) have now launched a New Service wherein Gambians in the Diaspora can top-up their family and loved ones’ CASH Power Meters directly. According to Mr Baba Fatajo the Managing Director of NAWEC this partnership […]

Here is where government must exercise caution on pronouncements that have long term policy implications. Every modern economy has protectionist measures in place to protect vital industries from unfair trade practices. From milk and cheese in France, beef in the UK to potatoes in Idaho, governments craft legislation to protect […]

Part I: Intro – The Role & Scope of The Gambia Government In The 21st Century Besides the natural shrinking/expansion the geographic size of The Republic of The Gambia remained unchanged – roughly 11,000 Km2. Everything else has pretty much changed since February 18, 1965. We’ve increased in population We’re […]