The Gambia’s opposition parties have made public a set of demands and proposal for electoral and constitutional reforms that need to be worked before ahead of the 2016 electoral cycle. The six parties – GMC, GPDP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP and UDP – among others want the Independent Electoral Commission to be […]
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‘IEC Needs To Engage All Stakeholders’
The opposition People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism has warned against “the attempt to use parliamentary majority to subvert the letter and spirit of a constitution and strangulate the Independence of an electoral Commission by statute is a canker worm aimed at derailing the democratisation process and the empowerment […]
The National Assembly And Electoral Reforms: A Mission To Fulfill Or Betray
By: Madi Jobarteh Introduction It was the Hon. Frantz Fanon who said that each generation must discover its mission, to either fulfill or betray. Right now this is the fundamental challenge facing the current generation of National Assembly Members of the Gambia as they are placed face to face with […]
Battling Bensouda’s Collapsing Cases
Is Dida Halaki getting soft? Former Top Editor shed tears for Madam Bensouda. Having condemned the cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto from the outset, and the cases having collapsed and/or being on the verge of collapse as I had predicted over two years ago, I […]
UTG Is On Fire Right Now
Dear Editor, I am on a tight schedule but I nonetheless find it an obligation to inform the general public about the happenings at the only university of the Gambia i.e UTG. Right now the place is on fire due to the reinstating of Dr Omar Jah to the substantive […]
Jammeh Pardons 85 Prisoners
Gambian President has granted amnesty to 85 prisoners. Among those who enjoyed presidential amnesty was a death row inmate whose sentence was later commuted to life in prison. Modou Gaye, a former deputy Inspector General of Police, was among eight people condemned to death after they were convicted in a […]
More On Gambia-Bound Cargo Saga
More details are slowly emerging about The Gambia-bound container ship seized in Guinea-Conakry. It has been brought to our attention that the seizure of ASTOR has affected shippers from the United States as well. “Your story excluded shippers from USA and I am a victim who shipped a 40 feet […]
Tortured Gambian Journalist Demands Justice from ECOWAS
In 2006, Gambian security forces subjected journalist Musa Saidykhan to one of the cruellest, most inhuman and degrading forms of treatment simply for exercising his right to freedom of expression. But Musa refused to let his torture break his spirit and, assisted by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), […]
Desperate Love: Suicide Out Of Love
A young life was wasted due to needless artificial barriers and restrictions. I call on our rural/Banjul people to let the young people break the barriers of class or caste system and base their values judgements on human dignity and upright characters. I reject class system and caste system completely. […]
PDOIS’ Contribution On Parliamentary Debate On Election Amendment Bill
Halifa Sallah FOR THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE How Seasoned Parliamentarians Would Handle The Debate Introduction The Legislative power of the Gambia is exercised by the National Assembly members by passing Bills which become law when assented to by the President and published in the Gazette. Bills are introduced either by […]
NIA Questions The Voice Editors
Agents of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Wednesday invited five editors The Voice Newspaper for questioning at their headquarters in Banjul. The editors – Musa S. Sheriff, proprietor and Editor-in-Chief; Mafugi Ceesay, Sub-Editor; Amadou Bah, Marketing Officer; Sulayman Ceesay, News Editor and Bakary Ceesay, Editor of Political Desk – […]
Gambia’s Controversial Bill Still Hanging
Gambian Parliament has again postponed without a reason a vote on a controversial bill that aims to increase fees for registration of political parties and presidential candidates. The National Assembly Speaker told this reporter the House was adjourned until the next sitting day as caucuses were meeting. Abdoulie Bojang did […]