The TRRC concluded its second three-week session on February 28, 2019 with a hearing on circumstances surrounding the November 11, 1994 incident and the death of former AFPRC Finance minister Ousman Koro Ceesay in June 1995. During this session, the Commission heard testimonies from 12 witnesses, bringing to 25 the […]
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Alagi Kanyi And The Gambian Security Setup
By Saul Saidykhan Phones are buzzing, and Gambian Social Media is agog about Alagi Kanyi’s testimony at the TRRC. Kanyi is being called ‘killer’,’ murderer’, ‘sadist’, ‘monster’. These are all labels he deserves! But a little perspective might help the discerning understand how he came to be the person many […]
My Takeawy From Kanyi’s Testimony
As I watched the TRRC this morning with sadness, anger and totally immersed in my own emotions, I was left with a couple of things as a takaway: Alhaji Kanyi is an evil person, a killer, a sadist, and a murderer and had admitted to it; but we still have […]
Undermining The TRRC Is A Crime!
If the testimony of Alagie Kanyi is found true then Yankuba Touray and FJC must be prosecuted for interfering with witnesses and obstructing the TRRC! Their actions violate Section 36 of the Act and therefore action must be taken against them! Section 36 of the TRRC Act states that, “A […]
President Sall Wins Senegal Election
Senegal’s president Macky Sall has won his re-election bid garnering 58% of the votes cast, according to provisional results from the National Vote Counting Commission on Thursday. The majority win hands Sall a second term without a run-off vote.Opposition candidate Idrissa Seck came second with 21 percent of votes, while […]
OMVG Will Boost Gambia’s Electricity
Gambian President Adama Barrow is confident that the newly launched OMVG Hydroelectric Substation will increase the current 40 percent electricity supply in the country by 60%. The country’s generation capacity is also expected to increase from 102 to 250 Mega Watts. President Barrow’s revelation were made in Jarra Soma where he […]
The World Bank Education Sector Support Program Launch
The World Bank Country Office in The Gambia and Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education launched today the Education Sector Support Program to support school-aged children’s access to Early Childhood Development (ECD), basic education, and Madrassas (Koranic centers). The Education Sector Support Program (ESSP) funding totals $35 million and consists […]
Atiku Rejects Buhari’s Election Victory
lRuth Maclean in Ouagadougou and Eromo Egbejulein Lagos Nigeria’s opposition leader has rejected a claim by the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari, that he won the presidential election, denouncing the poll as a “sham” and vowing to mount a legal challenge. Hours after the president was announced the winner of Saturday’s delayed election, Atiku Abubakar said that […]
President Buhari Wins Re-election
Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected Nigeria’s president, results showed Tuesday, after a delayed poll that angered voters and led to claims of rigging and collusion. Read more https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.france24.com/en/20190227-nigeria-election-president-muhammadu-buhari-wins
Constitutional Malfeasance – President Barrow’s Illegal Action Against Nominated MP
By Bambo Jarsey I am shocked and bewildered by President Adama Barrow’s purported “withdrawal” of his nomination of Ms. Ya Kumba-Jaiteh as a nominated member of the National Assembly. His attempt to do so, is contained in a letter dated 25 February 2019, apparently from the Office of the Secretary-General […]
Gambians Must Change Their Mindset
A respected religious leader thinks The Gambia’s magic bullet lies in nothing other than “change of mindset.” “The Gambia is a blessed country where knowledge and talents are abound,” Momodou Ceesay, the visiting Resident United States Imam, told a congregation. “All Gambians need to develop their country and change […]
The TRRC Raises Important Moral Questions Regarding Governance
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (Fellow Royal Society of Arts, Fellow Higher Education Academy, UK) The Gambia since independence has been a bastion of democracy, respect for human rights, vibrant civil service and plurality. Unfortunately, this beautiful scenario in the country for about 30 years has been shattered with the […]