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It’s been 625 days since President Barrow came to power. The man is a political VIP now. It’s remarkable really. His is that of a man who has always been meant to rise to the top of the pile. Just that ‘Barrow, The President’ has enduring…
Victims Centre, TRRC to sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations (Victims Centre) and the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) have announced a cooperation agreement to establish the terms and conditions under which the…
‘Public enterprises not complying with PEC’
The Public Enterprises Committee (PEC) of the National Assembly has said on Monday that institutions are not complying with their approved schedules.
PEC is the National Assembly body responsible for scrutinizing public enterprises but…
Kora Queen Jobarteh works on new album
Sona Jobarteh is the first female kora virtuoso to come from a West African Griot family
Gambia’s Kora Quuen Sona Jobarteh is currently working on her second album following the release of her first, Fasiya, in 2011.
Jobarteh told The…
Gambia politico: Adama Barrow’s threats to UDP is unacceptable and undemocratic
By Yanks Darboe
The audio speech of President Adama Barrow being circulated on social media from his meeting with UDP members at the State House over the weekend of October 6-7, 2018; sounds more dictatorial than Democratic, for a man…
‘I didn’t receive bribe from President Barrow’—UDP lawmaker
Madi Ceesay of Serrekunda West, Saikouba Jarju of Busumbala and Saikou Marong of Latrikunda Sabiji all told Kerr Fatou on Saturday that they could not speak on the issue.
Billay G. Tunkara, the United Democratic Party lawmaker for…
Gambia: I’m ashamed of the Presidency & State House
I'm shamed and disgusted by the allegations made by Hon. Sanna Jawara that sitting National Assembly Members are called to queue at the Statehouse to collect cash in bags in what could only be an attempt to buy loyalty. First I'd want to…
I never felt so dishonored and disgraced
By Lawmaker Sanna Jawara
It still feels an enigma to know that President Adama Barrow has started paying some parliamentarians D10,000.00 each month in envelopes for what I don’t really want to know. It is either a true assessment of Dr.…
Dictaconomics: Power, money and ruthlessness
The belt button up
The once running well runs dry
And birds that soar
From afar for water
Suck the mud
That which locks…
IEC on track: Political parties must hold congresses
IEC has written to all registered political parties to hold biannual congresses or run the risk of de-registration. This is indeed a Right Step in the right direction.
There shall be no democracy and development in any democracy when…