Dismissed, expelled, and incredibly, absolutely no reason advanced. And this the – rumoured, and later confirmed – plight of Hon. Chief Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan on 12 May 2015. Weeks earlier, the rumour mills were churning out the summary dismissal of Justice Edrissa Fafa M’bai, a Judge of the High […]
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U.S. Slams Gambia President’s Anti-gay Comments
Following calls from LGBT advocates urging her to speak out, U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice condemned on Saturday the president of Gambia’s pledge to slit the throats of gay men in his country as “unconscionable.” “We condemn his comments, and note these threats come amid an alarming deterioration of […]
Jammeh’s Bad Mouthing At Citizens – A Cause For Continued Concern
By Yero Jallow “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not […]
‘Victory For A Free Gambia Is A Must’
“Victory for a free Gambia is more than a desire or a want, it is a must. But a free Gambia is not attainable without a united Gambia and a united Gambia starts with a united civil society in the Diaspora,” the Chairperson of The Gambia Youth for Unity told […]
Jammeh Insulting And Discriminating Mandinkas Isn’t New. They Let It!
There are three things among others that I will never be embarrassed or apologetic for – My FAITH. MY RACE. MY TRIBE. These composed my identity and I can’t run away from. To disparage me by attacking them amounts to disrespecting and insulting my being. When that happens, I cannot […]
Executive Brigandage
By Janko Camara Waking up, this morning in a 5-Star Harare hotel – The Meikles – where I got entangled in an awkward conversation about Gambia’s “Doctor” who cures all kinds of diseases, my only solace became a quick glance at the online papers to update myself with happenings in […]
Savage Is A “Barracks-room Lawyer”
Rejoinder by David A. Davies NRMG Has Already Started Jockeying For Fame by Abdullah Savage, Retired, US Army Member, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars – April 27, 2015 The obscurantist writer, Mr Abdullah Savage, seems to be what is termed in the army as […]
Chief Ebrima Manneh’s Untold Story
The reason why the government was hiding him at the time was because our CiC [Commander-in-Chied] and president, has already declared that Ebrima Manneh was not in state custody, when that is not true. It now becomes a complicated matter for Chief Ebrima Manneh, after spending years in detention, and […]
Dictator Jammeh – A Curse For Gambia
As Gambian youths abandon the country, President Jammeh achieved one lasting legacy, his 20 years administration becoming a damnation and never ending exiling of Gambia’s future generation. In essence, Yahya Jammeh is the biggest enemy to the aspiration of young Gambians. Kairo News was inundated with calls throughout the weekend by […]
The Day Gambia’s Press Freedom Died
ON THE 22ND JULY 1994 WAS THE DAY THAT THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN THE GAMBIA DIED!!! By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands Today is the world press freedom day. This is supposed to be a day of joy, and a day of celebration for the press all over the world, but […]
IOM Director Shuns Backway Crisis
As African youths continue to risk everything to reach European citadel, journalist Abdoulie JOHN caught up with Jo-Lind Roberts, Director of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Dakar, Senegal. In this exclusive interview, IOM top official speaks about the dangerous journey that has turned the Mediterranean Sea into the […]
Free Yusupha Lowe
By Pata Saidykhan JAMMEH IS CHARGING FAMILIES FOR THE SINS OF THEIR RELATIVES: #FreeYusuphaLowe ‘Hurt people hurt people’, they say. Any man who lacks certain basic human emotions hurt people but they hardly get hurt. Yaya Jammeh is that kind. Of the eight basic human emotions President Jammeh is […]