A former lazy celebrity soldier who walked the streets of Serrekunda, Banjul and Yumdum with nothing in mind but pump, bluff and showmanship has once again shown his true colours. Arrogant to the core, Sam Sarr betrayed himself, his family and military colleagues after bowing down to the vulture like […]
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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 […]
Marriage Crisis Among Gambians In West: Love Becomes Casualty
By Suntou Touray (Bolonba) ‘The reasons and motivations for divorces are primarily material, not violence or mistreatment as projected to the western social services. Men in the Gambia should start asking in-laws whether they’re giving daughters in marriage as we know it or for hustle. Since the same parents place […]
The Legacy Of Kaabu Kansala
By CO Kamara (Historian) Hi Kairo Radio, I am a big fan of your educative and entertaining radio programs. I very much enjoy the eloquent conversational discussion by Musa Saidykhan and Yaya Dampha. And with Fabou Sanneh also. I am sent back to the past by Suntou Touray’s Tariko oral […]
Rethinking Africa’s Engagement With The World
As a native African, and one who has lived in US now for more than 25 years, I have been fortunate to expose myself to various aspects of life and believe that nothing is deficient in the make up or creation of a black person be they Africans or African-Americans. […]
Fatou Jaw Manneh Goes to Washington
By Foday Samateh Unlike James Stewart in Frank Capra’s classic political drama “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” she didn’t go there with any high-minded illusions to do good. She went there simply to cause trouble. And trouble she caused along with her fellow travelling band of happy rabble rousers and party […]