Now little over 20 years since the “Military with a Difference” took over the reigns of power in the Gambia. Too many promises were made and people were so excited that at last meaningful changes were coming to a country living by hope. Today the Gambia holds top record for […]
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Jaliba Crowned Goodwill Ambassador
The Gambia’s King of Kora has been crowned the Goodwill Ambassador in the United States. At a colourful ceremony in Seattle, Washington State on Saturday, Brikama Seattle Association awarded a trophy and certificate of adoption as Goodwill Ambassador of the Brikama Hospital project to Jaliba Kuyateh. The award was in […]
Sam Sarr: “Fu Nekh Rek” Soldier
By Janko The saying goes: “show me your friends and I tell you who you are”, I would like to humbly add this: “read Samsudeen Sarr’s book – Coup D’etat by The Gambia National Army – and you know who he really is”. For those who seem to have been […]
'Jammeh Helps His Orderly Escape'
PPresident Yahya Jammeh is blamed for being responsible for the escape of his orderly in United States of America. State House orderly Yusupha Sanneh and steward Tijan Bojang were nowhere to be seen shortly after the presidential entourage landed in JFK airport in New York. They were believed to be […]
No Word On Taiwan: Cheque Book Diplomacy
Gambian dictator avoids any mention of Taiwan’s right to attain sovereignty at the United Nations. It has been a trademark of President Yahya Jammeh to champion the independence and sovereign rights of Taiwan in every single United Nations General Assembly meeting for the past 19 years. However, due to the […]
OJ Misfired At Lawyer Darboe
Sort PPP Out Instead Of Meddling Into UDP’s Internal Business Dear Sir, I would like to make a rejoinder to a story you published in your newspaper captioned “Darboe should step aside now -says OJ Jallow”. I read with an utter dismay OJ’S personal attack on Ousainu Darboe’s leadership of […]
One Word for OJ and Darboe
From Sarjo Bayang Current exchange of heated words between key political personalities Omar Jallow (OJ) of People’s Progressive Party PPP and Ousainou Darboe of United Democratic Party UDP falls on the wrong ground at very wrong time. These two are highly respectable and big hope of many Gambians even outside […]
What’s This Hullabaloo About OJ Interview?
By Papa Kumba Loum I really think that many people are blowing the recent exchanges between Omar Jallow of the PPP and Ousainou Darboe of the UDP out of proportion and in the process exposing their intolerance and possible hidden sycophancy for their party and part leaders. Having read the […]
How OJ-Darboe Brouhaha Started
Double click above images to increase characters. DARBOE SAYS PPP IS PAROCHIAL, SECTARIAN United Democratic Party leader Ousainou Darboe has condemned Omar Jallow’s (OJ) futjitsu in calling for him to abdicate leadership of his party. BY SAINEY DARBOE In an interview with The Standard at his offices yesterday, theveteran […]
Juwara Off The Hook But…
The Gambia’s former Land Minister on Tuesday escaped one legal fight in Brikama but Lamin Waa Juwara is still embroiled in another abuse of office case in Banjul Magistrates’ Court. Juwara was off the hook following the conspicuous absence of the prosecution in court. Tuesday’s sitting was the third time […]
Ex-Immigration Director convicted
The Banjul Magistrates’ Court presided over by acting-principal magistrate Lamin Mbye yesterday convicted and sentenced the former Director General of the Gambia Immigration Department, Buba Sagnia, to a fine of D20,000 in default to serve three years in prison. In his judgment, the trial magistrate said Sagnia was charged with […]
The Economic Power of Women’s Empowerment
The great Japanese writer and feminist, Raicho Hiratsuka, once famously wrote: “In the beginning, woman was truly the sun. An authentic person.” Today more than ever, the global economy needs precisely this kind of radiant sun—to provide light and nourishment. To provide healing. To dry out the swamps of poverty […]