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The Commodification of Public Office By the Infamous 40 NAMs – Is the ‘Loan Scheme’ Even Lawful?
By Pa Louis Sambou
A key objective behind the design and concept ofrepublican governance is, to prevent a total autonomy of any of the three arms of government (the Legislature, the Executive or the Judiciary) from the other or…
UDP SECRETARY GENERAL STATEMENT ON THE UN SYSTEM’S 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
NOV.25—DEC 10 2020
Since the United Nations first initiated the global campaign of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in 1991 the activities and themes have been observed in the Gambia by Civil Society Organisations…
To build back better, we must listen to children. Here is why.
For many countries, including The Gambia, that today celebrate World Children’s Day to commemorate the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, COVID-19 presents development challenges like never seen before. In the 55…
Has PURA become a toothless bulldog barking at the wrong tree?
A recent media dispatch by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) cautioning RADIO stations against the broadcasting of certain content has sent shivers down the spines of many associated with the Gambian media industry…
Mai Ahmad Fatty: The 2021 budget estimates is nothing but day light robbery; an attack on our…
8 billion Dalasis deficit constitutes 16% of the total debt of the entire 22 years of Yaya Jammeh's rule, in just one year by this government. An absolute rubbish! Of these, 3 billion is expected to be domestic debts and…
2021 Budget. More of the same!
Once again, the Barrow Administration has provided budget estimates for 2021 only to reflect more of the same. This draft budget is not only irrelevant to the rights and needs of the people rather it is only intended to promote selfish…
The Pet Parrot in the State House should remain silent
My response to Dou Sano
I have no business whatsoever with the noisy pet parrot (Dou Sano) in the state house but my mission as an elected MP is to continue engaging the owner of the parrot that's the president to meet the needs…
Niamina West Bye-Elections: Lessons and Observations
The outcome of the Niamina West bye-elections, held on Saturday, November 7, in which the National People’s Party (NPP) scored a landslide victory over the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has quite a few lessons for everyone who…
2020 EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS: How the GPU and the awards committee pulled it off with…
By Famara Fofana
On the back of the 2019 GPU National Journalism Awards, it was always going to be a big ask organizing another. There was fire and so too was fury amongst individuals who couldn’t agree with almost everything about the…
The politics of fear manipulates us to tribalism
It is evident that we need to belong to groups, crave bonds and attachments, which is why we love clubs, teams, fraternities, family thus a human tribal. No one is a hermit, but tribal instinct is not just an instinct to…