FAO: Hon. Dr. George Vella Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta C/O: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Palazzo Parisio Merchant Street Valletta Malta VTL 1171 By Email to: info@mfa@gov.mt 28 September 2014 Hon. Dr Vella, Gambian Refugees facing Imminent Removal to The Gambia It has come to the attention of Committee […]
Society
‘We’ll Engage IEC On Diaspora Vote’
The former United Democratic Party parliamentarian has expressed his party’s resolve to engage the Gambia’s electoral commission on extending voting rights to Gambians in the Diaspora. Momodou Lamin Sanneh, who represented Kiang West in Parliament, said engaging the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on the issue is crucial as the country […]
Barca or Berserk
By Dr Momodou Sallah I must go to Barca or Berserk I must go I must fly away From this jail And look for bail I drink the Atlantic And eat the Sahara I swim with sharks To escape the economic barks I must go to Barca or Berserk […]
Jammeh’s “Graceful Exit” Part 2
Of late, there seems to be calls for those surrounding that Monster, from his bodyguards, cooks, to his ministers, and so on, to “abandon ship”, or “abscond” and leave this Monster to “wallow”. Why these calls were not made 10, or 15 years ago? There are so many questions to […]
Jammeh’s “Graceful Exit”
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I want you to, when reading both parts of this thesis, keep this in mind: This PIECE is not about you, me, any other political party or entity, at home or overseas, nor is it about any other thing, object, entity or person. It is about THE […]
Sam Sarr: “Fu Nekh Rek” Soldier
By Janko The saying goes: “show me your friends and I tell you who you are”, I would like to humbly add this: “read Samsudeen Sarr’s book – Coup D’etat by The Gambia National Army – and you know who he really is”. For those who seem to have been […]
One Word for OJ and Darboe
From Sarjo Bayang Current exchange of heated words between key political personalities Omar Jallow (OJ) of People’s Progressive Party PPP and Ousainou Darboe of United Democratic Party UDP falls on the wrong ground at very wrong time. These two are highly respectable and big hope of many Gambians even outside […]
Marriage Crisis Among Gambians In West: Love Becomes Casualty
By Suntou Touray (Bolonba) ‘The reasons and motivations for divorces are primarily material, not violence or mistreatment as projected to the western social services. Men in the Gambia should start asking in-laws whether they’re giving daughters in marriage as we know it or for hustle. Since the same parents place […]
Fatou Jaw Manneh Goes to Washington
By Foday Samateh Unlike James Stewart in Frank Capra’s classic political drama “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” she didn’t go there with any high-minded illusions to do good. She went there simply to cause trouble. And trouble she caused along with her fellow travelling band of happy rabble rousers and party […]
Villagers Kill 8 Guinea's Ebola Team
At least eight members of Guinea’s Ebola awareness team were hacked to death by villagers of Wome in southern Guinea. Among those killed by machetes and rocks include health workers and local journalists. The bodies of some team members who had their throat slit were found in septic tanks in […]
Nigeria Condemns 12 Soldiers To Death
A military court-martial has sentenced 12 Nigerian soldiers to death after they were found guilty of committing mutiny in Maiduguri, Borno State last May. On 14th May 2014, a group of soldiers fired shots at Maj-Gen Ahmadu Mohammed, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7th Division, at Maiduguri’s Maimalari […]
Why Jammeh Must Open Dialogue
Why President Jammeh needs to reach out to the calls for an open dialogue? For 50 years since Independence, we the people of The Gambia have seen tremendous gains in achievement and developments, but also suffered heinous crimes and human right violations that have set us back as a nation. […]