“We are with you, and we support your agenda all the way to 2021!” These were the words of popular politician and former Kanifing Municipality Mayoral candidate, Bakary Badjie and the leadership of his political movement when they called on President Adama Barrow on Saturday at the State House to […]
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A Lesson Senegalese Politicians Teach Us
By Alh. Suntou Touray All the big players in Senegalese politics lined up behind the Imam in the holy city of Touba. All of them, including the Senegal diasporan darling Ousman Sonko, prayed threw away their differences and served their Lord with clean heart. They have clearly demonstrates that politics […]
Outgoing Senegal Envoy Hails Gambia’s NDP
The outgoing Senegalese Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency, Professor Salieu Ndiaye has described The Gambia’s development blueprint as an excellent plan which needs the support of everyone to make its goals achievable. The envoy today bid farewell to His Excellency President Adama Barrow at the State House after serving […]
National Dialogue Television Show: Jammeh-Era Scare Tactics and Propaganda Will Not Work!
It is with deep concern that none other than the Director of Press and Public Relations Amie Bojang Sissoho would host a television program herself where the guests are heads of armed and security forces of the country with the sole purpose of threatening citizens, undermining democracy and weakening good […]
Malema to Africa: ‘Find it in your good hearts to forgive us’
Tshidi Madia The EFF says it understands and fully supports Africans who have boycotted South Africa following the recent spate of violence aimed at foreign nationals. “Find it in your good hearts to forgive us, we are sorry, we are ashamed of ourselves and sincerely apologise for this madness,” said […]
Tony Blair: Gambia Has Made ‘Huge Progress’ Under Barrow
Rtd. Hon. Tony Blair, Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) and former long-time UK Prime Minister has extolled the remarkable progress registered in The Gambia since President Barrow took office. Following what he described as “an excellent discussion with the president” on various areas of development, […]
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Leader of Peace
By Roï Rosenblit, Ambassador of Israel to The Gambia “The idea of settling conflicts between peoples by peaceful means applies to all countries, in the Middle East as in Vietnam” said Prime Minister of the Gambia, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara in Jerusalem in October 1966, after signing a Treaty […]
The Investigations Should Go In Tandem
By Abdoulie John Lawyer Patrick Gomez on Monday called on the authorities to make sure that the investigation into July 24 protests, and the death of the cell phone repair service provider, Ousman Darboe, be conducted concurrently. He decried the fact that Police investigators are only focusing on the youths […]
To Honour and Celebrate Dawda Kairaba Jawara is to Uphold and Live by his Principles in Practice!
“It is only when people are at peace with themselves that they can share it with their neighbours. One can certainly not give what one doesn’t have. One has to have peace to be able to give peace. One has to have a democratic spirit in order to live democracy” […]
Kairaba Yeh La
My mom said she will not cry over your passing DK. She is choosing to relish her fun memories of you even if you have never interacted directly with her. Such was your impact Kairaba. You see, my father was a dead NCP supporter and despite his close friendship with […]
Barrow Wants To Bequeath A Better Gambia
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has expressed his desire to bequeath a better Gambia that is imbued with a vibrant economy, a constitution that can serve the country for 50 to 100 years; build strong institutions and a responsive security sector that is responsive to democratic principles […]
‘Gambia Can Count On EU Support…’
The European Union Ambassador to The Gambia, Atila Lajos has given assurances to His Excellency, President Adama arrow that his government can count on the support of the European Union so long as it remains on this democratic and the transition path. The EU Ambassador was at the State House […]