The Social Contract – Towards a Healthy Democratic State
When the renown French philosopher, Mostesquieu, coined the term ‘separation of powers’ between the executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government, little did he knew centuries later...
Foreign Affairs Clarifies Calls For The Closure Of The Gambian Embassy In Dakar
It has come to the notice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia that The Standard newspaper had published...
DR ISMAILA CEESAY – COMMENTARY: The case for mass testing in The Gambia as...
By Dr Ismaila Ceesay
To help contain the novel coronavirus, it is imperative for The Gambia to conduct mass community testing as cases surge in the small West...
Misconceptions and misinformation about secularity
By Madi Jobarteh
Since the release of the draft constitution two weeks ago a growing struggle over the soul of the nation has been brewing up over a...
The Gambia’s Transition to Democratic Woundedness: We are Reaping What We Have Sewn:
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Gambian, care to Listen to a pertinent sermon from Pope Francis? "Power is like gin in an empty stomach. You get drunk, feel dizzy, lose...
UDP Should Betray the God of Gambian Politics
Being a cautious optimist, I have, in many conversations, contended that hope is an overrated force in human history -- but I do also realize that hope...
IEC BOSS SAYS HE WAS A TARGET FOR LETHAL INJECTION
The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission has revealed more details which spurred him into fleeing to Senegal after he refused to tweak the results in favour...
Janneh Commission Parts Company With Alhagi Kurang
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Tambadou has said that Mr. Alhaji Kurang’s position as Secretary to the Janneh Commission ‘has become untenable'. The attorney general...
Germany To Support Gambia’s Energy Sector
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany has promised to support The Gambia's embattling energy sector.
President Steinmeier was speaking to dozens of journalist with his...
Lessons from July 22…
The importance of studying history is to learn from mistakes and not repeat them. In fact, the best history lesson is to learn not from your mistakes...
Intellectual astigmatism
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
Sometimes, self-criticism is necessary for us to make progress and what makes nations successful is the ability to find public policies and political institutions...
Let’s Make Gambia Great for the Future
Gambians, what does celebrating the birth of our nation mean to you? We could have celebrated much more than we did, only if we had invested the...
Gambia Democracy Fund Audit
PRESS RELEASE
The Gambia Democracy Fund better known by its acronym - GDF – was established in 2014 as a conduit to raise funds from Gambians and friends...
Why the Rearresting of Freed ‘Three Years Jotna’ Leaders is Bad on Every Front
By Pa Louis Sambou, Blogger
One really need not have a vested interest in the subject matter nor even have a skin in the game one way...
Open letter to political factotum Reverend Father Peter Lopez
I made an audio about this subject this morning of Wednesday, September 22, 2021but thought it necessary after a good lunch to write something about it in...
State Minister In Legal Fight With School Principal
Gambia’s Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Ms Claudia Cole is engaged in a legal fight with one Isaac Ague, a school principal on the ownership of...
Barrow Shoots Himself in the Foot
By Cherno Baba Jallow
In the presidential elections of 2016, Gambians were presented with a Hobson’s choice: return an erratic dictator to power or hand the presidency to...
Truth, Reconciliation, Justice and Forgiveness
Part 2
If other Nations Can do it; Darboe pardoned Jammeh; ‘Yes We Can’ forgive & Reconcile Gambia!
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Truth and Reconciliation is turning toward the good, the...
State House Media Briefing Notes
Media Briefing
11thJuly2018
Good morning colleaguesand welcome to our media briefing.
Environment
The operations of the Fishmeal plant in Sanyang has been suspended until the existing laid down requirements have been fulfilled....
Kexx Sanneh and the Police
No citizen should be charged with ‘giving false information to a public officer’. The Poliso Magazine has reported that the Police have established that Kexx’s story of...