Introduction by Luntango Suun Gaan Gi In a history lesson this week, I used this Russian proverb to illustrate my take on the lessons of history: “Forget the past and you lose an eye; dwell on the past and you lose both eyes”. I think it is important to remember […]
Month: November 2014
My Beef With Educated Gambians
By Papa Kumba Loum I do not have any personal grudge(s) against Mr Sabally despite that fact that I probably think that he has an exaggerated sense of his intelligence and importance. My point has always been that many Gambians and especially those who join the Jammeh government are hypocrites, […]
‘America and Britain Are The Enemies’
A YEAR SINCE JAMMEH’S ATTACK AGAINST THE WEST It was a little more than a year ago, Wednesday the 9th October 2013, that the Government of The Gambia in Banjul officially issued what it called an exposure of “the United States of America’s hostile actions against The Gambia since 1994.” […]
Amadou Samba’s Image Laundering Fad – Nipping It In The Bud
By Dr. Mannet I seldom contribute to online debates about people or events happening in our country in spite of my strong views about the direction our country is heading. Today, and may be for the last time, I am writing, driven by my conviction to set the records straight […]
Shambles in Court: Magistrate! Not In Your Jurisdiction
God Dictatorship is a plague. What made President Jammeh laugh out loud? Amadou Samba, a quintessential Gambian (busuwa-elite) ‘Bourgeoisie’ explaining to Jammeh how he was beaten by thugs and rascals all over his soft body. A Gambian Magistrate was lied to by police prosecutors, alleging that, Mr Amadou Samba was beaten […]
Protesters Force Burkina Minister To Resign
A minister in Burkina Faso’s transitional government seen as close to former President Blaise Compaore’s administration resigned on Tuesday following two days of protests over his appointment, the prime minister’s office said. The resignation is an early test for the West African country’s new leaders President Michel Kafando and […]
Detained Former SG Sabally Freed At Last
The strange bed-fellowship between diaspora activist and the conveyor-belt style victims of President Jammeh is becoming an emotionally charged partnership. Former Daily Observer Managing Director, Dida Halake lead the cries with the call for Sabbaly to be freed by appealing to the high office of Gambian born head of the […]
Gambians Cherish Peace And Tranquility Under President Jammeh
The controversy over the recent unfortunate event in Senegal concerning the Gambian entrepreneur Mr. Amadou Samba and those identified as Anti-President Jammeh’s activists, once again puts the Senegalese government on the spotlight of being suspected of encouraging these elements beyond what is reasonable or tolerable. However, I at first thought […]
PDOIS Queries Gambia’s Financial Indiscipline
PDOIS STATEMENT ON THE SUPPLEMENTAR1Y BUDGET OF OVER ONE BILLION DALASIS 20TH November 2014 – Halifax Salah on Behalf of the Central Committee SPENDING 86 MILLION DALASIS ON NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS IN THE FACE OF A DOMESTIC DEBT OF 13.5 BILLION IS FINANCIAL INDISCIPLINE The battle cry of the movement for […]
The Deliverable Constituency
By Karamba Touray The largest constituency in The Gambia has always been the one opposed to the regime of Yahya Jammeh. This is not an opinion but a statement of fact as shown in the last measure of his standing with The Gambian people in the previous general election when […]
"There's No Compulsion In Religion," Witness Tells Caliph's Trial
By Basirou Conteh The trial of the Caliph General of Dasilameh caliphate continued at Brikama Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, with the third prosecution witness returning to the witness box. A police constable posted at Bwiam Police Station, Seedy Saidykhan, had earlier testified in the case of Caliph Sheikh Muhideen Hydara […]
Dr. Janneh Remains Unshaken By Arrest Warrant
By Abdoulie John The Coordinator of the Coalition for Change – The Gambia remains unshaken by the international warrant of arrest issued by Gambia government. “The arrest warrant is purely a diversionary measure being used by the Gambian dictatorship to shift our attention from the insurmountable crises it is facing,” Dr. Amadou […]