By Max It’s better for you to target laws and policies that promote oppression of Gambians The approach taken by Dr. Momodou Sallah in regards to Gambian struggle. He described The Gambia as a country “where there is adequate food, clothing, shelter and the opportunity for the pursuit of happiness. […]
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Important Holy Month Of Pilgrimage Dates
The Saudi Arabian authorities have announced that the official date for Pilgrimage [Hajj] to start will the 22nd of September. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam and it is mandatory on all Muslims who can afford the travel expenses to perform the duty. Yet many Muslims leave the duty […]
Using Pseudonym: Is It Proper Or Improper?
By Ebou Gaye The question as to whether it is proper or improper to use a pseudonym cannot be given a straight, cogent answer such as “yes” or “no” without elaboration. Therefore, I deem it fitting to do some analysis and make comments in my attempt to answer it convincingly. […]
Why Solo Bojang Is Still On Hook
By Max They never learn. What General Tamba did, Solo Bojang might do exactly the same thing or worst. So I have no sympathy for him though I think his rights as a human being needs to be respected. His trouble is personal war with Jammeh. Most likely he can […]
Solo Bojang’s Troubles Add Up
A former state guard commander was on August 27th sentenced to a year in prison. Former Lt. Col. Solo Bojang, also an erstwhile manager of Kanilai Family Farms, was earlier freed by the courts. His whereabouts remains unknown until his secret trial and subsequent conviction by a secret court martial in Fajara […]
Plea For Self-restraint
By Ebou Gaye The remarks made by some participants in the ongoing debate on tribalism are a cause for great concern to many Gambians and friends of The Gambia who have been following lengthy exchanges. The debate takes the form of accusations and counter-accusations of tribalism, accompanied by the use […]
“TERRI-KAFFOR” – What Is In A Name?
By Janko Camara In the past few days, the name “Terri-Kaffor” has come to denote all things negative, thanks to a deliberate vilification campaign started by of one of the online radios. Suddenly “Terri-Kaffor” has been “re-branded” to us as the originator of every evil that ever took place on […]
Jammeh Didn’t Create DUGA; He Can’t Destroy DUGA!
JAMMEH DIDN’T CREATE DUGA; JAMMEH CANNOT DESTROY DUGA! BY Ousainou Mbenga Based on a picture taken of me and Omar Faye, the ambassador of the Republic of the Gambia at the commemoration of Father Anthony Gabisi’s 30 years of service to the Catholic Church in the Gambia, the Freedom online […]
Gambia Taken To Task In Geneva
The Government Of The Gambia Taken To Task In Geneva Recommendations On The Armed And Other Forces Of Repression Third & Final Part On 18th and 19th June 2015, Mr. Christof Heyns, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, participated in the 29th session of the United Nations […]
Gambia Mourns Legendary Broadcaster
Tuesday morning around 5a.m. Gambia lost a great historian, a doyen broadcaster who served the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) Radio for 50 years. Hundreds of people attended the funeral, both at his former house in Banjul and at the mosque. Many people at his funeral spoke about the […]
Ex-Nusrat Students Form Alumni Association
PRESS RELEASE This is to inform the general public and all former students of Nusrat High/Senior Secondary School that an alumni association has been formed. The name of the association is Nusrat Alumini Assciation. Its aim is to bring together all former students and supporters of the school to raise […]
‘Stop Throwing Stones At Gambians in Diaspora’
The Imam of Detroit Islamic Center has admonished some Gambian Muslim clerics for “throwing stones” at Gambians in the Diaspora. “It has come to my notice that some clerics in The Gambia are throwing venom at Gambians in the Diaspora, calling them all sorts of bad characters,” Imam Momodou Ceesay, […]