NAS Boss Clarifies The management of the National AIDS Secretariat (NAS) most respectfully submits a clarification on the misinformation relative to a newspaper publication carried on the Tuesday edition of the Standard Newspaper. The article, captioned “Sex workers to Get COVID-19 Funds” was misinterpreted and misconceived by the media and […]
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Harris Election ‘Enormously Significant Moment’
As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, Kamala Harris has made history today in several ways. She is the first female US vice-president-elect, and is set to be the first black person and the first Asian American to serve in the VP role. The Center for American Women and […]
Tribalism, Migration and Politics in the Gambian Context
By Alieu SK Manjang A close onlooker of the Western politics would apprehend the ubiquitous presence of native and migrant dichotomy in the political discourses of these countries. With the rise of populism in many developed democracies, this has come to inform many social policies, as they become inescapable concepts […]
Loans and National Assembly Members
Once again, the issue of loans to NAMs confirms that this country is yet to create system change by updating our laws in order to modernise our institutions and practices hence strengthening the good governance of this Republic as a democracy. For example, it is Section 95 of the Constitution […]
Did CRC Draft Fail for the Right Reasons?
National Assembly voted down CRC Draft! Why? Was it because it did not make us more democratic than its predecessors? Was the process both undemocratic and unconstitutional or simply party-political power play? Independent Gambia cannot claim rich history of constitutionality. At the dawn of independence/Republic, former President Jawara did […]
Sierra Leone’s War and Peace
By Foday Samateh “English Language is the study of the rules of grammar; how language itself functions is the business of literature.” — Ernest Cole Dr. Ernest Cole taught me at The Gambia College and we have since stayed in touch. With that disclosure in mind, I attempt to review […]
Battle Lines Drawn After National Assembly Debate
By D. A. Jawo The battle lines have now been clearly drawn between supporters of President Adama Barrow and the rest of the members of the National Assembly, and indeed the whole country, after the Draft 2020 Constitution Bill was defeated on Tuesday by 31 members in favour, with 23 […]
Africa’s Past And Current Leadership Failure Is Responsible For Floyd’s Death
The brutal killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in the state of Minnesota in The United States of America has generated significant racial discussions which questioned the value of black lives not only in USA but also across the entire world. Majority of people who […]
NAMs Should Recognize, Accept and Nurture Democracy!
Let us be clear! Citizens of the Gambia have a right and the duty to call their elected and appointed public officials to express their opinion or concern to them about national issues. Citizens have a right and a duty to call public officials to express our disagreement or to […]
Industry lobbying US Government to turn Africa into America’s plastics waste bin
The American Chemistry Council has lobbied the US government during the COVID-19 pandemic to use a US-Kenya trade deal to expand the plastics industry’s footprint across Africa. Documents obtained by Unearthed – Greenpeace’s investigative journalism platform – through the Freedom of Information Act show that the same lobby group, which […]
NA Urged To Combat COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gambia: Citizens escalate matters to National Assembly Members- to reconvene and show urgent action and leadership in combating COVID-19 Gambia citizens and home and abroad escalate request to National Assembly representatives, after a deadline by President Barrow to appear in public and address the nation […]
Colley Wins 2020 Youth Excellence Award
OUSAINU COLLEY WINS 2020 YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD Ousainu Colley, alias Ousainu-Gambia, has been named winner of The Stone Circle’s Youth Excellence Award (YEA) 2020. The award is given in commemoration of the International Youth Day – the UN’s annual celebration of the role of young people in creating positive […]