Dear Suntou, Thank you very much for your invitation to a critical dialogue. In your article titled The Godfathers: Fabakary Tombong Jatta et al. and published in Kairo News, you asserted that I am one of the Gambian scholars and academics who remains “… mute on the system we are […]
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Burglars Break Into Opposition Leader’s House
By Abdoulie John Burglars broke into the house of a prominent Gambian opposition leader and stole valuable items including his laptop computer. The startling news was contained in a dispatch issued by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP).“Hon. Omar Amadou Jallow’s well-fortified home was burglarized last Tuesday in what can only be described as a […]
Notification To Existing Diaspora Organisations
Immediate Release 14th September 2015 The Gambia Youth for Unity (GYU) movement is a conglomerate of youth efforts in the struggle to bring about democratic change in The Gambia.Over the past few months, we have held series of meetings that bordered around dialogue, unity and efforts towards harnessing the structures of theDiaspora […]
Important Holy Month Of Pilgrimage Dates
The Saudi Arabian authorities have announced that the official date for Pilgrimage [Hajj] to start will the 22nd of September. Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam and it is mandatory on all Muslims who can afford the travel expenses to perform the duty. Yet many Muslims leave the duty […]
Tribute To The Late Bamba Njie
Written by Professor Sulayman S. Nyang, Howard University Bamba Njie was in the year 1927 and died on September 9, 2015. Born and raised in the city of Banjul, Bamba Njie belonged to a generation of Gambians who lived under British colonial rule. In order for us to offer our […]
Jammeh Uses Online Pseudonyms To Outsmart Gambian Dissidents
By Max Dictator Yahya Jammeh for a long time had been using pseudonyms to cause division, spy and outsmart Gambians Dissidents. My interest to research about constant crisis loggerheads and disunity among dissidents or diaspora activists finally came to conclusion. I discovered that Dictator Yahya Jammeh is totally responsible […]
Defining Two Categories Of Gambian Intellectuals, Academics
Janko Camara Suntou, thanks for provoking this debate. I have a slightly different view on The Gambian “intellectuals” debate. Instead of focussing on those of our “intellectuals” who have been silently (but surely, with amusement) watching the daily drama in The Gambia over the last two decades, I think […]
The Godfathers: Fabakary Tombong Jatta, Et Al
By Suntou Bolonba Baba K Jobe is not the only political Godfather of the Gambia. Blame Gambian writers and intellectuals for their failure to say nothing about the Jammeh dictatorship. Apart from Dr Baba Galleh, Dr Sedat Jobe, Dr Abdoulie Saine, Late Dr Boro Suso, Dr lamin J Darboe, Dr […]
Jawara, Others Face 11 Economic Counts
Ebrima Jawara and co accused of allocating themselves fuel allowance of D8 million Ebrima Jawara, Dr Alasan Bah, Sulayman Manneh, Lamin Fatajo and Momodou Lamin Mass all of the Ministry of Agriculture are accused of allocating themselves a monthly fuel allowance of D8,432,720 for two months. They are said to […]
The Demi-God: Dictator Jammeh
Gambian People must STOP giving too much power to Jammeh When a minister approaches the president, it’s like he or she is going to meet a demi-GOD on earth. The Gambian military looks at the president as if he is an immortal demi-GOD not to contradict or check if he […]
Why Solo Bojang Is Still On Hook
By Max They never learn. What General Tamba did, Solo Bojang might do exactly the same thing or worst. So I have no sympathy for him though I think his rights as a human being needs to be respected. His trouble is personal war with Jammeh. Most likely he can […]
Jawara Saga: Is It A Set Up?
The son of former Gambian President has finally fallen out with the man who ousted his father from office. Ebrima Jawara, who has so many titles under his belt, was not only arrested but also charged with economic crime. Ebrima Jawara’s latest news – broken by The Point – was […]