By Abdoulie John Gambia’s top religious official has declined to comment on a controversial anti-gay bill that imposes life imprisonment on anyone found culpable ‘aggravated homosexuality’. “Unless I know for sure, I have no comment to make on this issue,” the President of Gambia Supreme Islamic Council, Imam Momodou Lamin […]
Month: September 2014
Activists Form Gambia Democracy Challenge
On Thursday September 11, 2014, an initiative called The Gambia Democracy Challenge was launched. Its purpose is to serve as the primary vehicle for mobilizing resources from all Gambians who recognize the fierce urgency we face as a nation. As is the case throughout history, nations that aspire to free […]
Time Cost and Human Capital Damage of One Man Rule in Gambia
An autopsy by Sarjo Bayang Money and material loss quickly comes to mind whenever people talk about 20 years misrule in Gambia. By good account of time and human capital cost since the advent of military dictatorship, overall loss to Gambia as a nation is scary to imagine. Freezing Human […]
Gambia Needs No Federal Constitutional Arrangement With Senegal
By Lamin J Darbo If he is to be believed, Ebou Jallow (EJ), with an unnamed Ghanaian lawyer, and Edward Singhateh, former AFPRC junta member, and APRC Cabinet Minister, were the three inspirations behind the one-sided executive document called the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia. With a […]
‘APRC Kills Our Successful Projects’
Omar Amadou Jallow has released yet another YouTube video message to the public blaming the APRC government for destroying the Gambia’s successful projects. Mr. Jallow, the former Agriculture Minister and Member of Parliament for Serekunda East, recalled how the agriculture projects in the Jawara era had not only helped alleviate […]
Nigeria Condemns 12 Soldiers To Death
A military court-martial has sentenced 12 Nigerian soldiers to death after they were found guilty of committing mutiny in Maiduguri, Borno State last May. On 14th May 2014, a group of soldiers fired shots at Maj-Gen Ahmadu Mohammed, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7th Division, at Maiduguri’s Maimalari […]
TANGO 10th Policy Dialogue Series
Quality Service Delivery in Telephony, GSM and Internet Services Wednesday 17 September 2014 TANGO Conference Hall 9.30am Introduction Telephony services were introduced in The Gambia since the early days of independence and has been for the most part essentially provided by the national telecommunications company, GAMTEL. There currently exist tens […]
Why Jammeh Must Open Dialogue
Why President Jammeh needs to reach out to the calls for an open dialogue? For 50 years since Independence, we the people of The Gambia have seen tremendous gains in achievement and developments, but also suffered heinous crimes and human right violations that have set us back as a nation. […]
Swedish left-wing bloc wins election
Sweden’s centre-left Social Democrats and its allies are poised to return to power after defeating the centre-right government, in a general election that also resulted in strong gains for an anti-immigration party. With all voting districts tallied by Monday morning, the Social Democrat-led bloc won 43.7 percent of the vote […]
GFF Disqualification Awaits Court Action
The disqualified Gambia football federation presidential candidate is reported to have threatened the Normalisation Committee with legal action. Mustapha Kebbeh, the former football federation President, was ousted from office without completing his mandate. This followed the Gambia squad’s elimination from continental competition for fielding in over age players. The committee […]
Roberts Joins Jammeh’s Unstable Camp
Benjamin Roberts has become the latest official to join President Yahya Jammeh’s unstable cabinet line-up. Roberts has been appointed the Minister of Tourism and Culture. President Yahya Jammeh has used Sections 71 (1) and 71(3) of the constitution to effect. Mr. Roberts’ appointment was contained in a press release signed […]
Juwara's Legal Nightmares Escalate
The Gambia’s former Land Minister’s legal nightmares have continued to add up. Lamin Waa Juwara was last week arraigned before Magistrate Jobarteh of Brikama. He was charged with abuse of office. Mr. Juwara denied the charge proffered against him. He was granted bail in the sum of D500, 000 with […]