Month: February 2018

News

ANC Recalls President Zuma

President Jacob Zuma has become the second President to be recalled by his party in post-apartheid South Africa. The National Executive Committee (NEC) recall Mr. Zuma after efforts to have him resigned has failed. Through a similar recall in September 2008, former President Thabo Mbeki resigned, giving room to Kgalema Motlanthe […]

Politics

What Separates UDP And PDOIS

There is a fundamental, albeit a significant, difference between UDP [United Democratic Party] and PDOIS [People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism], and between Ousainou Darboe and Halifa Sallah. PDOIS is a doctrinaire party; the types that revolve around a single individual, not unlike a cult, and was in style […]

Editorial

Jammeh Is Shamed Again

President Adama Barrow is not only right to reverse any controversial or selfish decisions of his predecessor but he has also succeeded in shaming Yahya Jammeh, the man who unilaterally withdrew the Gambia from the Commonwealth of Nations. The admission of the Gambia into the Commonwealth, an organisation of mostly […]

News

Samateh, Jaiteh Join PSC

President Barrow swore-in the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Mr. Lamin Samateh and Lamin Sam Jaiteh, a member during a Cabinet meeting held on Thursday, 8th February 2018. The duo swore to the prescribed oaths of office, allegiance and secrecy to the Republic of The Gambia. The President described […]

Society

Financial Empowerment Is Back

Financial Empowerment program is back on Kairo Radio every Monday. Resourced by Gambian financial expert Kemo Barrow, the Financial Empowerment program which aired on Kairo Radio last year, took a break for some months. The moderator of the program Musa Saidykhan felt it was about time the program gets back […]

News

President Touts ‘We Can Make If…’

President Adama Barrow is optimistic that “we can make it happen. With commitments and exercise of professionalisms in the way we manage government affairs, the developmental outcomes of this plan will be realized as outlined.” In a speech marking the launch the Gambia National Development Plan (2018-2021) at State House on […]

Editorial

Hon. Ceesay Hits The Rock

Hon. Madi Ceesay’s story on Standard newspaper leaves the reader cringing with pains. Yes, the United Democractic Party Member for Serekunda West, must not forgive the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh for obvious reasons. Whoever wants Hon. Ceesay to forgive the monster will have a change of mind after reading […]

Politics

Clarification On Alkali Conteh’s Role

Mr Editor, Please allow me to make the following clarifications in response to Ndey Sarr’s statement about Alkali Conteh. Firstly, Dr Isatou Touray’s name came as a proposal alongside a suggestion that UDP should start the process of identifying a presidential candidate. No selection process was going on at the […]