Lawyer Darboe Exposing the Dangerous links between Corruption and Pervasive Human Rights Abuse to the Growing Influence of Insecurity on Politics in West Africa The leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has warned West African leaders to curb corruption and pervasive human rights abuse if they […]
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NTCG Mourns April Massacre Victims
THE STATEMENT OF NTCG ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF APRIL 10TH &11TH, 2000 The NTCG mourns and unequivocally condemned the brutal killing of students 15 years ago by the security forces under the directives of Dictator Yaya Jammeh. This day and on the day that prefixes it on April 10th &11th […]
Jammeh’s Killers Indemnified With Troubled Conscience!
By Pata Saidykhan It’s that time of the year again. Never gets old. 15 years on, the pain and agony of one of the darkest days of our nation’s history remains fresh in our minds. The massacre that went unpunished, persistent ache and sadness of the families and nation with […]
15 Years Still No Justice For Fallen Students
FIFTEEN YEARS HAS GONE, WHEN 14 INNOCENT STUDENTS PLUS A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER AND A THREE-YEAR OLD CHILD WERE BRUTALLY MASSACRED IN COLD BLOOD BY THE POLICE INTERVENTION UNIT (PIU) OF THE GAMBIA, AND YET STILL NO JUSTICE HAS BEEN TAKEN PLACE !!! By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands Fifteen years ago April […]
Why Agriculture Minister Resign
Kairo News sources were confident that Solomon Owens was on the verge of throwing his ministerial towel well before the news broke out. But our editors used caution and decided to gather information in bits and pieces, in a bid to get to the bottom of the story. Of course, […]
The Gambian Opposition: Some Honest Analysis Please
By Alkali Conteh Growing up in Sabbach-Sanjal in the early 1960’s we witnessed the Gambia’s political climate beginning to shape up. As the powers in charge were determined to derail the efforts of the emerging political landscape to bring self rule to our nation, our people turned to the grassroots […]
Do We’ve Freedom Or Do We Demand For Freedom?
By Alhassan Darboe The discourse on the freedom or otherwise of human beings is one that has preoccupied philosophers over the years. Different schools of thought or theories abound such as determinism, libertarianism and compatibilism all of which seek to reconcile issues around freedom or otherwise of human beings. Determinists […]
Never Forgotten: The Day Innocent Blood Was Spilled
By Omar Joof (A man who never forgot the trauma of April 10/11 as a key witness) It’s that time of the year again After days weeks months add up the tally It feels like we’re yet to reach tomorrow Time itself seems not have moved And we are […]
The Iirresponsible Sale Of Tribalism In The Gambia
By Janko Camara Of recent, we have witnessed some brazen steps taken by some of our compatriots to sell tribalism in a somewhat subtle and disingenuous manner. An on-line paper published a list of names purportedly belonging to the Jola tribe, occupying high offices in The Gambia. I have also […]
Philosophical Thinking Continued
ARE HUMANS CREATED OR ARE WE A CREATION OF RANDOM PROCESS By Alhassan Darboe The design argument has achieved much popularity concerning God’s existence. The design argument states that the order and purpose apparent in the works of nature demonstrate their design by an intelligent being. The design argument has […]
Post-Jammeh Era: Accountability Or Witchhunt?
By Abdul Savage I submit it will be unjust, unfair and outright disrespectful to suggest any future Accountability exercise by the Gambian people as “witch-hunt”. ONE THING we all can agree on, whether you are a pro-Jammeh, pro-APRC or not is this: lots of wrongs have been done to the […]
US Jails Gambians For Welfare Fraud
Federal court in New York last week sentenced two Gambian immigrants for conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud. Ebrima Krubally and Alieu Jaiteh who both live in Syracuse were sentenced to 48 and 18 months, respectively, according to US Attorney’s Office. The sentencing followed the duo’s guilty plea to the […]