Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Fact: Winnie was the first registered black Social Worker in the country, male or female. Fact: being a Social Worker opened Winnie’s eyes to the injustices and inequalities in her country and radicalised her views. Fact: armed with her Diploma in Social Work and a Batchelor of […]
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GCCI Chief Thumbs Up AFTA
By Abdoulie John The Chief Executive Officer of Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has thumbed up the signing of the free trade agreement by 44 African countries at the just concluded African Union Extra-ordinary Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda. “We welcome very much the continental free trade agreement,” […]
Mansa Konko – An Update From 2004
By Saul Saidykhan Courtesy of www.mantankara.com If you’ve ever lived in, lived near, or even once visited Mansa Konko before Yaya Jammeh took power, then you’ll be in for an unpleasant surprise the next time you stop by the place. The picture above is typical of what public infrastructure in […]
Let’s Find Out The Why Of TRRC?
It is indeed worrying to see our learned and respected Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow completely deviating from the mandate of TRRC and directing this Commission to become more of a civil organization. This is evidenced when Dr Jallow stated “In the meantime, the TRRC believes that work on the prevention […]
The Broken Gavel –Response to the Rebuttal by Musa Sankano Camara
By Sheriff Kora I read with great interest an article written by Mr. Musa Camara rebutting an opinion piece with regards to the friction at the National Assembly between Mr. Halifa Sallah and Ms. Mariam Dention. I want to thank Musa Sankano Camara for shedding light on my errors in […]
Dr. Janneh Freed After Questioning
By Abdoulie John Gambian activist was let go after the police questioned him over the removal of a waste pipe belonging to Golden Lead, a Chinese fishing company. Located in Gunjur, about 35 km away from Banjul, the fish meal processing factory has been under fire for allegedly pumping toxic waste […]
My Take On Doctors’ Strike
As a liberal democratic thinker, I believe in collective bargaining to resolve differences. Our sit down striking doctors threatening the health and the well being of patients because of what Hon. Minister Lowe had said is act of abandonment, terror and disloyalty and should have no place in civilized society. […]
The Broken Gavel – Halifa Sallah v Madam Denton (A Rejoinder)
By Musa Camara Final part The speaker runs that legislative body in the most lackadaisical way I have ever witnessed in our history. She comes to the work every day unprepared without any mastery of the Standing Orders or basic understanding of the business or documents before the assembly for […]
Who’s Amy Jacques Garvey?
By Sainey Faye March …….AFRICAN WOMEN’S MONTH 2018 !!!! FAREWELL TO OUR HEROINES !!! WHO WAS AMY JACQUES GARVEY ? (1896-1973) “The doll-baby type of woman is a thing of the past, and the wide-awake woman is forging ahead prepared for all emergencies, and ready to answer any call, […]
GRTS, Please Start A Program On Democracy
By Saul Saidykhan The largest Gambian Age brackets are those Under 30 years old. Over 70% of Gambians fall in these categories (going by the latest CIA figures.) The Median age in Gambia is 21 years old. The Gambia was ruled by a brutal and barbaric dictator for 22 years […]
Doctors’ President Yet To Convince Us
After listening to the President of Gambia Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) the “The CheckPoint” show, one can easily draw the conclusion that if anyone were to resign from their position it should be without a doubt Ebrima Bah. The said interview was a complete disaster. Mr. Bah did his […]
The Broken Gavel – Halifa Sallah v Madam Denton (A Rejoinder) Part 1
By Musa Camara It’s refreshing to have read an opinion piece with the above caption by Mr. Sheriff Kora deriding Mr. Halifa Sallah for his “fracas” with the Speaker, Ms. Marian Denton-Jack and the Minister of Finance, Mr. Amadou Sanneh in the National Assembly few weeks ago. Mr. Kora is […]