The leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) believes that his party has cause to celebrate. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, who was addressing his party’s 18th anniversary rally at Serekunda, said the UDP members sacrificed everything, including their lives, resources and jobs in their drive to salvage the Gambia. Some […]
Month: September 2014
'Being Opposition In Gambia Is Hell'
The leader of the opposition National Reconciliation Party (NRP) has said that “being in the opposition under the current Gambian regime is hell.” Mr. Hamat NK Bah made the statement at a mass rally organised by the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) at Serekunda on Saturday. It was in […]
President Jammeh Was Sent Packing
Gambian protesters on Friday sent their President home earlier than scheduled. President Yahya Jammeh was scheduled to fly home on Sunday, which according to New York protesters, clearly meant their disturbances at Ritz Carlton Hotel have paid off. President Yahya Jammeh delivered his 69th United Nations General Assembly meeting on […]
Serious Crisis Engulfs Gambia
Now little over 20 years since the “Military with a Difference” took over the reigns of power in the Gambia. Too many promises were made and people were so excited that at last meaningful changes were coming to a country living by hope. Today the Gambia holds top record for […]
Jaliba Crowned Goodwill Ambassador
The Gambia’s King of Kora has been crowned the Goodwill Ambassador in the United States. At a colourful ceremony in Seattle, Washington State on Saturday, Brikama Seattle Association awarded a trophy and certificate of adoption as Goodwill Ambassador of the Brikama Hospital project to Jaliba Kuyateh. The award was in […]
Sam Sarr: “Fu Nekh Rek” Soldier
By Janko The saying goes: “show me your friends and I tell you who you are”, I would like to humbly add this: “read Samsudeen Sarr’s book – Coup D’etat by The Gambia National Army – and you know who he really is”. For those who seem to have been […]
'Jammeh Helps His Orderly Escape'
PPresident Yahya Jammeh is blamed for being responsible for the escape of his orderly in United States of America. State House orderly Yusupha Sanneh and steward Tijan Bojang were nowhere to be seen shortly after the presidential entourage landed in JFK airport in New York. They were believed to be […]
A Rotten Soldier’s Betrayal In Grand Scale
A former lazy celebrity soldier who walked the streets of Serrekunda, Banjul and Yumdum with nothing in mind but pump, bluff and showmanship has once again shown his true colours. Arrogant to the core, Sam Sarr betrayed himself, his family and military colleagues after bowing down to the vulture like […]
No Word On Taiwan: Cheque Book Diplomacy
Gambian dictator avoids any mention of Taiwan’s right to attain sovereignty at the United Nations. It has been a trademark of President Yahya Jammeh to champion the independence and sovereign rights of Taiwan in every single United Nations General Assembly meeting for the past 19 years. However, due to the […]
OJ Misfired At Lawyer Darboe
Sort PPP Out Instead Of Meddling Into UDP’s Internal Business Dear Sir, I would like to make a rejoinder to a story you published in your newspaper captioned “Darboe should step aside now -says OJ Jallow”. I read with an utter dismay OJ’S personal attack on Ousainu Darboe’s leadership of […]
One Word for OJ and Darboe
From Sarjo Bayang Current exchange of heated words between key political personalities Omar Jallow (OJ) of People’s Progressive Party PPP and Ousainou Darboe of United Democratic Party UDP falls on the wrong ground at very wrong time. These two are highly respectable and big hope of many Gambians even outside […]
What’s This Hullabaloo About OJ Interview?
By Papa Kumba Loum I really think that many people are blowing the recent exchanges between Omar Jallow of the PPP and Ousainou Darboe of the UDP out of proportion and in the process exposing their intolerance and possible hidden sycophancy for their party and part leaders. Having read the […]