By Sam Phatey Truly, the pill of truth is hard to swallow but reality we must face and accept. When I get into a tight place and everything goes against me, till it seems as though I could not hang on a minute longer, I never give up, for that […]
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Detailed History Of Niani
By Sainey Faye Suntou, this is an article on the history of Niani as narrated by the late Bana Kanuteh.The resistance of Kemeteng Camara is also a historical lesson. Ndungu-Siin, now in Senegal was known to be the old capital of Niani; and was founded by Dembele, who was the […]
UDP Ready For People Uprising But …
By Suntou Touray A Gambian in the United States asked what the United Democratic Party (UDP) did for jailed UDP treasurer Amadau Sanneh. And the writer did not venture into what crime Amadou Sanneh was jailed for? It is like blaming the Muslim Brotherhood for the jailing of President Morsy […]
MBG Set To Inaugurate Computer Literacy Centers
On February 21, 2012 the Million Books to The Gambia (MBG) project was formally inaugurated. To date we have delivered over 484,000 books, close to the half-way mark of our one-million-books goal. We have 66,000 being prepped to leave in the next two to four weeks. Due to such positive […]
Sankara’s Family Lost Exhumation Right
A court in Burkina Faso has refused to rule on a request by the family of ex-President Thomas Sankara for his body to be exhumed for DNA tests. His relatives and supporters condemned the decision, saying they wanted proof that it was his body. The High Court said it lacked […]
‘A National Democracy Vision’ – A Cause Worthy Of Our Fight
You may have heard of the “Singaporean Dream” of Sir Dawda Jawara and his PPP. It wasn’t a plan to develop our nation but a telling of whom Jawara truly is – the lust for glittering towers. Surely you must have heard Yahya’s Vision 2020. Is it any different? The […]
UDP Criticised Over Amadou Sanneh’s Case
By Sam Phatey It has been 5 months since Mr. Amadou Sanneh, UDP Treasurer has been sentenced in December to 5 years in prison after being indicted in October 2013 by the Government of the Gambia, who had a mercenary judge, Justice Emmanuel Nkea to carry out the mission to […]
Saul Ndow's Family Utters Pain
The family of an abducted Gambian has sounded its frustration over the Gambia government’s continued silence on Saul Ndow’s whereabouts. Saul Ndow and Mahawa Cham were abducted in Senegal on April 28 last year. Below is a statement written by Saul Ndow’s children. Saul Ndow like many Gambians sees Dakar, […]
‘CORDEG Reduced To Celebrity Organization’
A disaporan Gambian journalist has written an open letter to the Chairman of the Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia (CORDEG) Professor Abdoulaye Saine. Yero Jallow, whose letter is published verbatim below, believes “that CORDEG has been reduced to a celebrity organization.” Dear Professor Saine, I write […]
Why Jammeh Killed His Brother & Sister
Details have emerged about why Gambian President Yahya Jammeh had murdered his brother and sister. Most Gambians could not understand why Mr. Haruna Jammeh and Mrs. Marcie (Masireh) Jammeh disappeared without trace since their arrest on July 14th, 2005. Families of the two have not set their eyes on them […]
‘The Wrong Way To Meet The People’
Lawyer Darboe disproves the way President Jammeh meets Gambians. In a detailed interview with the Point Newspaper, UDP leader talks on several issues. Below is the full text. The opposition leader, Ousainou Darboe, has said President Yahya Jammeh’s ongoing tour of the country is required by the constitution, as he […]
‘Rich beggar’ paradox that is Africa’s $200bn cash reserves
By MWAURA KIMANI African countries are holding cash reserves outside the continent totalling nearly $200 billion, which they fear to invest locally owing to rising risks. The funds, nearly a third of the more than $500 billion in total reserves held by the countries, have been invested mainly in developed […]