Opinion and Essay

Quite a number of us did propagate for cabinet reshuffle because, viewing from outside, our perception was that Barrow was running a seemingly loose cabinet and government, which doesn't seem to be under his firm control and that led to:-…

President Barrow’s minor cabinet reshuffle has shaped up to have a smaller percentage of women Cabinet Secretaries than his first cabinet and that of his predecessor’s cabinet picks for decades. This cabinet makes it one of the least…

1. Barrow is making a statement and he needs to come out to the public to explain the rationale for this utterly incomprehensible action! 2. The Coalition is dead because only UDP and NRP remain in the government. All other parties are…

Section 25 sub-section 1(d) of the Gambia Constitution purposely states that everyone shall have the right to freedom to assemble and demonstrate peaceably and without arms. This is an entrenched clause that no person, authority or…

Since Independence street protests get violent in the Gambia only when armed police personnel are deployed to the scene. They come in full combat gear with the intention to forcefully disperse citizens. In the process they kick and slap…

The police force represent the strong arm of the state as in Section 180. The police are operationally independent of the government. This means that although the government is responsible for the police budget, the legislation that…

The belief in The Gambia is that if you are in government, department, agency or institution, you must make money like Bill Gates of Microsoft. If you don’t use your position to amass wealth, your friends and family members think of you…

The loss of life in Faraba is indeed very tragic and regrettable. I am mourning with my fellow citizens; and I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to grieving families and friends, including those who sustained injuries and are…

Let me go straight to the point: I do not understand what is the rationale and value of the military and the intelligence representatives in the Faraba commission of inquiry. The incident that took place on Monday June 18 in that village…

By Alagie Yero Jallow With few exceptions, freedom fighters rarely remain so after tasting power. In many cases, they turn to dictatorship and find comfort in corruption. However, the worst are those who do not achieve…