He is sentinel in the public space, a voice for the voiceless, a conscientious and progressive interrogator of government policy and official conduct on the big issues of the day. Even without the many prompts urging a response to his rejoinder on my contention that the Constitutional Review Commission is […]
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Fear Not “Pursuit of Happiness” Events
#OccupyWestfield, # Dafadoy, #SSHFCStaffPrivileges, #NoTapalapa, Next? No despair, it’s all sign of good times now and even better times ahead. Years ago I told another veteran of the struggle that I find a special meaning in the American Creed of “Right to Live, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. I […]
My Recollection Of Kanni-Kunda Part 1
By Seedy S. Fofanah, Former Lecturer at UTG Being born and grown up in a relatively rustic big village was something I had never chosen but would probably have opted for that if I had the opportunity. In any case, that was my beginning as nature would have it. My […]
The Faraba Incident Is Indicative of the Security Fragility Of The Third Republic: A Way Forward And Reflections
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (FHEA, FRSA) Associate Professor at the Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, UK Every Gambian is saddened and distressed by the unfortunate incident that unfolded in Faraba. This is as a result of the clashes between the unarmed Faraba civilians and the then notorious Police Intervention Unit […]
A Case for Second Legislative Chamber
By Foday Samateh Allow a moment of confession. A second legislative chamber is a crazy idea. That was what I said to myself when the idea first sprang to mind. But instead of disappearing and never to be remembered, it formed into an elemental edifice of the democratic institutions we […]
Purification of the Soul in Ramadan (Tazkiyyah al-Nafs)
By: Professor Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCerTHE, FHEA, FRSA, UK) “He has succeeded who purifies it” (Qur’an 91:9) and “Just as We have sent among you a messenger from yourselves reciting to you Our verses and purifying you and teaching you the Book and wisdom and teaching you that which you […]
Gambia: 2 Togolese Among Victims in Migrant Murder Case Victims
(Dakar) – Two Togolese have recently been discovered to be among about 50 West African migrants massacred in 2005 by a paramilitary unit controlled by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today. Read more: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/25/gambia-2-togolese-among-victims-migrant-murder-case
Taining On Reporting TRRC Kicks-off
By Abdoulie John A four-day workshop on reporting the upcoming Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission kick-started Monday at the Ocean Bay Hotel in Cape Point. The training workshop brought together journalists from the print, electronic and online media, and is organised by Gambia gov’t in partnership with United Nations Development […]
Activists Want Repeal Of ‘Controversial’ Law
Gambian activists are calling for the repeal of a controversial legislation, which according to them, continues to justify the use of force by the police against peaceful protesters. “We recommend that section 5 of the Public Order Act, which hampers on the very foundation of democracy and which is the […]
I’m A Proud Mandinka “Village Boy”
I’M A PROUD MANDINKA “VILLAGE BOY”! (WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MY FELLOW OTHER TRIBES!) If you are a Mandinka be proud of it. If you are Sarahule, Njako, Serer, Wolf, Fula, Jola, Karoninka, Aku and all other tribes in our belove country be proud of your tribe. I am […]
‘Faraba Incident Shocks Everyone’
By Abdoulie John Nearly a week after security forces mounted a full-scale crackdown on peaceful protesters, President Adama Barrow on Friday made a visit to bereaved families in Faraba Banta village. “It is not only Faraba Banta that is in mourning, but the entire country is in shock and mourning,” […]
Gambia Police Killing Faraba Banta Environmental Activists is Case of Corporate Social Responsibility for Julakay Enterprise and Challenge to Gambia Government
By Sarjo Bayang, UK Who is responsible in the order to shoot and kill? On Monday 18 June 2018, the community of Faraba Banta in Kombo East, Western Region was stormed by Gambian government riot police who fired live bullets on peaceful environmental protest crowd. Two died on the spot […]