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No To Salary Increments For Top Public Officials! – Madi Jobarteh
Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist
By Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist
In the Gambia, the President, Ministers, National Assembly Members and Judges are the highest paid public servants. They are not…
The Current Discussion On Salary Increments Reveals A Significant Abuse Of Power And Misplaced…
Essa Mbye Faal, Former Presidential Candidate
Dear fellow Gambians,
I am deeply dismayed by the recent developments surrounding the proposed bills in the National Assembly aimed at increasing the…
Unfair Recommendation on NAWEC Staff
Madi Jobarteh is a Gambian rights activist
In February 2023, it was reported in the media that the Government signed performance contracts with three state-owned enterprises (SOEs), namely GPA, GNPC and SSHFC. Then in…
Leadership. Who Will Save The Gambia? – Madi Jobarteh
Madi Jobarteh is a Gambian rights activist
By Madi Jobarteh
The fish rots from the head. Leaders make or break the country, or the institution, organization or group they lead. The tragedy in the Gambia is…
Press Release: Changes in the Civil Service
Ebrima G Sankareh, The Gambia Government Spokesperson & Presidential Diaspora Adviser
Banjul - The Gambia. In consultation with the Public Service Commission, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, has…
Economic Law And Democracy- An Analogy
Lamin Komma, Former Director Of Lands
By Lamin Komma, Former Director of Lands
An economic law addresses the logistical requirements to make goods (and services) available. In a liberal economy, the…
Central Government Should Stop Undermining Local Governments
Madi Jobarteh is a Gambian rights activist
The intention of the 1997 Constitution is to decentralize the governance system of the Gambia to ensure sustainable national development. Section 193(3) states that, “An Act…
No Legal and Moral Justification to Allocate Land to the President
Madi Jobarteh is a Gambian rights activist
Instead of the NPP giving a baseless response to the allegation that the President has been allocated public land it should have been the Ministry of Regional Governments and…
Ministerial Town Hall: Mansa Kunda – About Open and Honest Government
Madi Jobarteh is a Gambian rights activist
Under the ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’ in the Constitution, Section 214 states that “The Government, with due regard to the principles of an open and democratic…
100 SUVs and the OIC Disaster- Dr. Ousman Gajigo
Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Economist formerly with ADB
By Dr. Ousman Gajigo
By now, everyone has heard about the government’s decision tobuy 100 luxurious sport utility vehicles (SUVs) for the…