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Citizen’s Alliance expresses grave concern over the state’s handling of the 3 Years Jotna case
The Citizens’ Alliance is gravely concerned and expresses their disappointment with the way the state is handling the case involving the 3yrs Jotna leaders who were arrested and charged for peacefully protesting in December 2020.
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Diversity and inclusion – the paradigm shift needed to propel performance & Patriotism
The subject of diversity and inclusion is an evergreen subject to which many scholars have weighed in. The multi-nationals across the world have adopted this approach for company innovation and profitability and this can be…
NPP launch and possible repercussions on the Covid 19 pandemic
By D. A. Jawo
Sometimes it looks as if President Adama Barrow either does not listen to his advisers or they are too incompetent to give him the correct advice. We are all witnesses to an obvious surge in coronavirus cases and…
Why The ECOMIG Mission Should Leave Now!
The presence of ECOMIG mission in the Gambia until today highlights everything that is wrong in this country since 2017 for which each and every citizen must be highly concerned. The story of the Gambia between 1994 and 2016 is common…
Who should and who shouldn’t be interviewed by journalists?
The high-voltage acid tone of current discussions is no handiwork of the media
By Famara Fofana
There is no gainsaying that the Gambian media has seen it all in in the recent past. Not only were disappearances of journalists,…
Few Months Before Elections; Still No Electoral Reforms
By D. A. Jawo
When Gambians came out in large numbers and against all the odds on 1st December 2016 to vote out the dictatorial regime of President Yahya Jammeh, the foremost thing in their minds, among other things, was to…
Constitutional law developments in The Gambia: 2020
In 2020, The Gambia witnessed a series of key constitutional developments. These include the stalling of the constitution-making process, challenges to the constitutional validity of immunity from jurisdiction, and efforts geared…
Gambian Media and the COVID Money: The Rumbles and Grumbles
By Famara Fofana
These days in our country, talk of money and its usage or the lack of it seems to be a permanent fixture in most public discourse. In fact, CORRUPTION is arguably one of the most widely used words, with or without evidence…
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…