Month: May 2014

Politics

Rule By One Person

By Lamin Saddam Sanyang, The Netherlands The word “monarchy” literally means “rule by one.” When that sole ruler is wise and ethical, the government may run smoothly, but when that individual has flaws of character or temperament, they affect the entire nation. Monarchs typically hold their seats for life, which […]

News

Opposition Wins Malawi's Disputed Election

Democratic Progressive Party leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of Malawi’s disputed presidential election after defeating President Joyce Banda. Mutharika, the brother of former president Bingu wa Mutharika, took 36.4 percent of the votes cast against Banda’s 20.2 percent, the electoral commission said. The results were announced minutes after […]

Editorial

Debate Over Raising Chickens In US

By Lamin Sabally in Minnesota National Public Radio Intelligence Square Debaters fiercely battle ideas on raising chickens in US residential backyard. If I were still living in the Gambia, Africa’s incontrovertible Smiling Coast and was told that an intense debate got underway on the National Radio airwaves about imminent possibility […]

News

As Jammeh Eyes UTG’s Millions

Prof. Kah’s Lobbyists At Work By An Insider Many of us do not know that fake Professor Muhamadou Kah’s five-year contract as University of The Gambia (UTG) Vice Chancellor officially came to an end on 30th April 2014. Like all looters, they never reach satisfaction and Kah is no exception. […]

Politics

Jammeh's Hacking Plot Exposed

Kairo News has got a hint of the Gambia government’s sinister plot to “hack into the computers” of diaspora journalists. The dictatorial regime has already devised a scheme to remote control the computers of Kairo News Senior Editor, Yaya Dampha and the Publisher of Freedom Newspaper, Pa Nderry M’bai. The […]