Opinion and Essay

By Mustapha K Darboe In December 2016, I was one of those who were recording history. Brothers became sworn enemies with minds prepared to put a dagger in each other’s heart. Those were trying times. A beautiful soul, Ebrima Solo…

 By Madi Jobarteh It is less than three years when we ended a Dictatorship notorious for violations without accountability hence impunity. For 22 years we had a regime in which the law enforcement and justice delivery institutions were…

  Statement by Madi Jobarteh at the Monday press conference of Team Gomsa Bopa on the arrest of 37 Youths I wish to state upfront that my interest here is to ensure justice and the respect for the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental…

By Roï Rosenblit, Ambassador of Israel to The Gambia “The idea of settling conflicts between peoples by peaceful means applies to all countries, in the Middle East as in Vietnam” said Prime Minister of the Gambia, Sir Dawda Kairaba…

 “It is only when people are at peace with themselves that they can share it with their neighbours. One can certainly not give what one doesn’t have. One has to have peace to be able to give peace. One has to have a democratic spirit in…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo The more one thinks about the release of the Junglers, the more it becomes clear what a truly bad decision it was. The reasonings provided by our Justice Minister, Mr. Abubacarr Tambedou, demonstrates that he has…

Minister Yankuba Sonko Ministry of Interior Kotu Your appointment as the Minister of Interior has come at a significant juncture in the history of the Gambia hence the decisions and actions you make in your new portfolio henceforth will…

Since the group of youths including Raptivist Killa Ace were arrested and detained and then released on bailed on Monday August 19 they are yet to appear before any court of law. Rather they have been asked to be reporting to police…

By Siaka Jatta, Political adviser to President Adama Barrow Kindly accept this statement as an expression of my utter dismay and indignation at the recent comments made by one Madi Ceesay, a national assembly member for the United…

Dr Ousman Gajigo The surfacing of a bank transfer request last week demonstrated that the Barrow government has no intention of changing the corrupt practices that were prevalent under the Jammeh dictatorship. The transfer notice shows…