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Biases and Hypocrisy in Today's World

No Author — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:16:00 GMT

"The biases the media has are much bigger than conservative...

Taxes: Jawara lowers them; Jammeh increases them with extravagance

No Author — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:00 GMT

"Sir Dawda and his team in the first republic understood the practical effect of resource limitations, and thus, for the most part, endeavored to limit the activities and associated costs of government to what was possible and rational", says a Gambian commentator as he lambasts president Yahya Jammeh and his regime for their reprehensible acts of banditry in ruining the country's economy through higher taxation, wasteful spending and gross human rights violations.

UDP Supporter, Ms Gaye vs NADD's Modou Nyang

No Author — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:10:00 GMT

It appears that this guy is extremely rattled by the emergence of UDP-UK to the extent that he now confuses it with UDP proper. Contrary to what he stated in his last paragraph, it wasn�t the UDP that wrote the rejoinder or the figures, but

The UDP Votes In 2001: What are the Correct Figures?

No Author — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:42:00 GMT

Please kindly allow me to share this little piece with your esteemed readers. Recently a rejoinder from the steering committee of the United Democratic Party

'Karanta' in America: Keeping the faith alive

No Author — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:49:00 GMT

As most parents can attest to, every now and then, aspects of a kid's
life, observable or instinctive, trigger memories. So it was on Sunday
when I was shuttling my daughter, Matty from her Karanta (Islamic
Instruction class) to the monthly picnic our Mosque organises. As is

The Gambia Bar Association: The Pragmatic, the Dumb and the Vacillators

No Author — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:23:00 GMT

The seminar on legal issues in The Gambia was the rage of the week. Lawyers and legal practitioners met to address serious issues of delivering justice in a nation where injustice has run amok, and the

The Gambia: Forget Vision 20-Never; First a Simple Lesson in Good Governance

No Author — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:49:00 GMT

Recently, Yahya Jammeh said and did two things that are significant. He commanded his entire senior henchmen to Kanilai to deliberate on a dream as remote as the ends of this universe. Then while there,

You Can Build a Democracy that Works

No Author — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:29:00 GMT

In the run-up to the 2006 Presidential elections, 670,336 Gambians were registered to vote, according to figures from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Of that number, 392,685 voted for the three contenders and the President was re-elected with 264,404 representing about a third of the registered voters. The Parliamentary

Readers React to Freedom Newspaper Spiteful Attacks on FJC

No Author — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:42:00 GMT

Every blessed morning for the past two years, I have been a constant reader of both the The Gambia Echo and Freedom Newspaper as my sole sources of info about my beloved country that I left behind.

Gutter Journalism: Pa Nderry Mbai Taken to Task

No Author — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:46:00 GMT

"This kind of behavior has gone on for far too long and we in the media have simply turned the other way. Not anymore. We will not permit Gambian journalism to be reduced to such a pathetic, spiteful and hateful low. We will not allow Pa Nderry to any longer continue this destructive path that serves no purpose...", Mathew K Jallow vowed.

The End Game:Yahya Jammeh's Strategic Blunders

No Author — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:37:00 GMT

Recently, the metaphorically dour and dank pages of the Daily Observer carried yet one more of those ridiculous propaganda letters praising Yahya Jammeh for his U.N. speech. But, what Mariama Jallow, the ghost letter writer, did not know, was that Jammeh�s lame speech, impassionate, and characteristically bereft of ideas and

Wandifa warns president Yahya Jammeh

No Author — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:15:00 GMT

"Evidence to prove Yaya Jammeh�s undeniable family tree shall be shared with the media soon. I am now fully convinced that Yaya Jammeh is not a true Gambian citizen, was never and has never been, but parading as one. I believe that he is precisely from Cassamance and by historical coincidence found himself a beneficiary of Gambian hospitality. By virtue of humanitarian circumstances he got PPP education and employment in his adopted country. Due to Gambian kindness abused for naivety, he got enlisted into the Force where foreigners like him should not have been permitted".

Jammeh supporter throws punches at Baba Galleh Jallow

No Author — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:29:00 GMT

In the Gambia, there is no lack of democracy, there is no lack of freedom, and there is no corruption. Our beloved president is just

Jammeh�s UN Speech: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

No Author — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:58:00 GMT

If there are international locusts, there are also continental, regional, and national locusts in the form of corrupt African governments and greedy despots who prey on the resources of their countries around the continent. Is Jammeh not wealthier than the Gambia government? Is he not the chief capitalist entrepreneur in The Gambia today, with business interests ranging from supermarkets to hotels, transportation, butcheries and bakeries?, asks journalist and author Baba Galleh Jallow as he dissects through president Jammeh's UN speech.

Who should police the Gambia police force?

No Author — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:50:00 GMT

Reading the opposition leader of United Democratic Party, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe�s interview makes me wander, and I decided to

Fleeing Daily Observer editor speaks: Justice For The Press; Freedom or development?

No Author — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:30:00 GMT

The existence of silence might induce an illusory thought of content when in actually fact there is a state of overwhelming discontent. That is the situation in The Gambia presently

The euphoria surrounding Colonel Ghadafi: Must it be called a quit?

Binneh S. Minteh, Senegambia News Contributor — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:50:00 GMT

The transformation of the world into new political, economic and social paradigms brought to light compelling debates on issues and agendas. Notably across the global political spectrum, a shift from one position

The Sabarry Saga � An objective and analytical observation of cyber-warring.

No Author — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:26:00 GMT

Thanks for allowing me space to express my humble political opinion on your platform. This article is in reaction to the prevailing cacophony spurred by the seemingly controversial views and ideologies of our Gambian brother Samsudeen Sarr, whose

Release of journalists 'rather too late', PK argues

No Author — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:23:00 GMT

The release of my colleagues Pap Saine, Sam Sarr, Ebrima Sawaneh, Pa Modou Faal, Emil Touray and Sarata Jabbi-Dibba

50 days on trial, 27 days in prison: A chronology of the GPU 6 ordeal in 80 days

No Author — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:20:00 GMT

President Yaya Jammeh has on Thursday 3rd September, acted under powers vested on him under Section 82 sub-section 1 of the Constitution of The Republic of The Gambia 1997, to pardon the six