By Foday Samateh Momodou Sallah’s second anthology of poems is in many ways a masterful sequel to his acclaimed Innocent Questions. But The Dictator and the Heretic doesn’t pose questions, especially innocent ones, about why things are not what they ought to be. In this anthology, questions are rhetorical rather than […]
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Rejoinder: Interview With Mr. Bigmouth
Dear Editor, Your interview with Omar Jallow (alias OJ), the former Agriculture Minister, has been brought to my attention and in the report published in your website, I noticed that OJ is still blaming my party leader, His Excellency Lawyer Ousainu Darboe, for his role in putting forward the UDP […]
Low Hanging Fruits Rotting Away
By Saul Saidykhan Courtesy of www.mantankara.com Twenty months into the ‘New Gambia’, we’re still bemoaning a paucity of resources, and looking for money from everywhere else in the world but our own front yard. We have a bonanza of ripe fruits that could be harvested to feed our hungry people […]
What Going FRANCOPHONE Will Mean For The Gambia
By Saul Saidykhan Courtesy of http://www.mantankara.com Early in his term, the French president Emmanuel Macron vowed to make French the dominant culture in Africa. France pledged US $50M to the current Gambia government in its desperation to jump start the economy after hurricane Yahya Jammeh. In the Gambia’s 53 years post-Independence […]
ID Cards Ready For Issue
His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, has urged all eligible Gambians to register with the Immigration Department to acquire the Gambian National ID card, which would be rolled out to the public by October 1st, 2018. The President made the call at the State House […]
Tangara Meets Kazakhstan Foreign Minister
Press release The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia, Dr Mamadou Tangara Wednesday 19th September 2018, paid an official visit to Kazakhstan. In his maiden official visit to Astana, Dr Tangara met the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan […]
Foreign Ministry Receives China Donated Minibuses
Press release The Honourable Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, Ebrima O. Camara, on Wednesday 19th September 2018 received three coaster minibuses donated by the People’s Republic of China to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia. The vehicles […]
New SG Takes Oath Of Office
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow on Monday 17th September, 2018 presided over the swearing-in of the newly appointed Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, Ebrima O. Camara, and the Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, Mrs. Roheyatou Kah, at the State House in Banjul. The President described their appointments as […]
US Ambassador Says Relations with The Gambia Is “Excellent”
The United States Ambassador to The Gambia, Her Excellency Patricia Alsup, has described as ‘’excellent’’ the relationship between The Gambia and the United States. According to her, the ties between the two allies has improved tenfold since the advent of the Barrow government. Ambassador Alsup, who has come to the […]
‘Our Democracy Had Been Corrupted’
President Adama Barrow explains why Gambians have been hurt during the Jammeh’s dictatorship. “As a country, we have been hurt because the foundation of our democracy had been shaken and corrupted,” a statement State House quoted Mr. Barrow as saying. “The former government abused the rights of the citizens and […]
Police Warns Against Social Media Misuse
Gambian police is ready to enforce the law on anyone that uses the Social Media platforms to fuel messages of hate and insults. In a press statement published below verbatim, the Inspector General of Police warns again misuse of the Social Media in and out of the country. The office […]
Gambians Mourn Imam’s Brother
Kairo News and Radio joins Gambians to mourn the sudden death of the senior brother of Momodou Ceesay, Chief Resident of Islamic Center Mosque in Detroit. Demba Jammeh, affectionately called Demba Kuru, died last night after a brief sickness. Demba was laid to rest today. The native of Jarra Si-Kunda […]