Opinion and Essay

By Njundu Drammeh "If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven…

By Madi Jobarteh The Ministry of Justice is not a damage repairer! The Minister of Justice is not the spokesperson of the President. Therefore let the Ministry of Justice spare us with their “choice of words”! The Ministry of Justice…

President Adama Barrow should tell Gambians where he got the money which he said he used to sponsor the election of National Assembly members for parties of the 2016 Coalition. Since Barrow made this statement, I have not seen or heard…

By Madi Jobarteh The president has no authority to discontinue any court case in anyway. He has no such powers at all! The power to discontinue a criminal case lies with the Director of Public Prosecution under Section 85 of the…

By Abubacarr Darboe The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission in response to the public outcry over contracting a for-profit media company QTV over the national broadcaster did proof, gladly, that GRTS have the competence to do…

By Dr Baba Galleh Jallow Over the past several days the TRRC has had to manage a lot of controversy surrounding the award of a contract to QTV. One of the rumors making the rounds is that QTV was awarded the contract because Muhammed Jah…

By Cherno M. Njie Austin, Texas January 4, 2019 Please, pardon my naivete: I have been insufficiently cynical of the UDP-controlled National Assembly and the Barrow administration. The recent shenanigans surrounding passage of the…

The passing of the SAB is a clear indication of the general lack of courage and conviction in our National Assembly Members collectively. There is no doubt that the Executive will bring proposals that could be either unconstitutional or…

By Dr Assan  Jallow The center of gravity in our distress public debt seems to have shifted in favor of international advisors. The appointment of International Advisors by the current administration to advice and help negotiate on the…

Over the weekend of December 14, the APRC party held their Congress in an unsavoury classroom in Bwiam where they issued a very tragic resolution confirming former dictator Yaya Jammeh as their party leader and flagbearer as well as…