I’M A PROUD MANDINKA “VILLAGE BOY”! (WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MY FELLOW OTHER TRIBES!) If you are a Mandinka be proud of it. If you are Sarahule, Njako, Serer, Wolf, Fula, Jola, Karoninka, Aku and all other tribes in our belove country be proud of your tribe. I am […]
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Gambia Police Killing Faraba Banta Environmental Activists is Case of Corporate Social Responsibility for Julakay Enterprise and Challenge to Gambia Government
By Sarjo Bayang, UK Who is responsible in the order to shoot and kill? On Monday 18 June 2018, the community of Faraba Banta in Kombo East, Western Region was stormed by Gambian government riot police who fired live bullets on peaceful environmental protest crowd. Two died on the spot […]
President Barrow’s Saddest Day
President Adama Barrow has described the Faraba incident, which led to the killing of three civilians, as one of the “the saddest days” of his life. “We cannot afford a repetition of what used to obtain [to take place] in the new Gambia. Yesterday was the saddest day of my […]
Barrow Accepts Kinteh’s Resignation, Visits Faraba Tomorrow
The General public is hereby informed that the President of the Republic, His Excellency Adama Barrow has accepted the resignation of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Landing Kinteh. Meanwhile, His Excellency, the President will visit the community of Faraba tomorrow to pay his condolences and respect to the families […]
We Can’t Point Fingers To The Past
We can’t point fingers to the past to explain today’s incident. This incident happened under Barrow’s watch. The Faraba mining standoff was in the news for weeks before the fatal shootings. Therefore, it is Barrow’s own failure not to have seen the writings on the wall. The institutions on the […]
THE GAMBIA: SMALLEST IN AFRICA BUT BIGGEST IN THE WORLD!
Karamo N.M. Sonko, Ph.D Heeno Occasional Postings, No.22, June 15, 2018 On Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018, I was fortunate to witness The Gambia’s historic achievement in Brussels, Belgium, where an International Conference for The Gambia, organized by the European Union (EU), amassed €1.45 billion (US$1.7 billion) in support of the […]
Let’s Not Lose Our Minds!
A national tragedy occured yesterday and there is nothing that can justify the killings of innocent and unarmed civilians. The people of Faraba Banta are within their democratic rights to demonstrate and voice out their concern when their community is being threatened by the large scale sand mining. But we […]
Why We Should Weed Out Criminals
Whether we agree or disagree, criminals know no human feelings, and are at all times bent on strategising to beat any system, no matter the level of sophistication. And what makes criminality so complicated is the high level of solidarity and support criminals render to one another. Criminals see one […]
Faraba Killings Complicate My Job
Open Letter to President Barrow JUSTICE FOR THE FARABA VICTIMS NOW! Dear Mr. President, When you appointed me Executive Secretary of the TRRC back in late January 2018, my understanding was that your government was fully and genuinely invested in addressing past human rights violations and preventing the recurrence of […]
GPU Damns Assault On Journalist
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has damned assault on journalist Pa Modou Bojang by the Police Intervention Unit personnel at Faraba Banta in Kombo East on Monday. “Enough is enough,” GPU Secretary General Saikou Jammeh said in a press release. “These attacks are a step backwards for press freedom in […]
Gambia: A Moment In Time
Late Monday afternoon, I came home to a pile of messages alerting to a fracas unveiling in the university town of Faraba Banta. A developing story, it reads, but the more I peel through correspondences, the scarier it came to be! Fellow Gambians – there comes a moment in life […]
Faraba Clash Kills 2 Protesters
The Monday morning bloody clash involving the Police Intervention Unit officers and Faraba Bantang youths has left two deaths. Bakary Kujabi and Ebrima Bah – both residents of the Kombo East village – have reportedly died of gunshot wounds. The clash, which precedes earlier acts of defiance, is exacerbated by […]