Friday, March 29, 2024

UDP should stand down!

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By Madi Jobarteh The leadership of UDP need to ask their members to stand down and allow NPP to peacefully celebrate their victory. UDP should go to the courtroom...

LAMIN NJIE – OPINION: The two men who have impressed me most as field...

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If there are any political battlefield commanders who have done an incredible job for their parties in the lead up to this election, it’s Seedy Njie and...

Elections and the Origin of our Discontents

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As Gambians go to the polls in less than 72 hours, it’s hard to muster enthusiasm for any of the top candidates. Barrow is in the habit of...

AMBASSADOR RICHARD CARL PASCHALL – OpEd: Celebrating the Sound of Democracy

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These past few weeks, The Gambia has been filled with the sights and sounds of the embrace of democracy. All around, people are discussing the presidential election,...

Error-prone IEC Tainting Its Reputation to Conduct Free, Fair and Credible Elections

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By Dibba Chaku The Independent Electoral Commission being the referee responsible for conducting elections in The Gambia should drift away from being notorious for habitual errors and gravitate...

Is the UDP that desperate to accept the despicable Sidi Sanneh’s endorsement?

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Sidi Sanneh, the despondent Gambian octogenarian infamous for living a worthless and quarantined life in the USA has finally come out last night to endorse Lawyer Ousainou...

Pa Nderry Mbai: The Fall of An Icon

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By D. A. Jawo The Gambian journalism fraternity and indeed the whole country is mourning the sudden demise of Pa Nderry Mbai of Freedom newspaper, which news hit...

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission from My Vantage Point

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By Dibba Chaku The commencement of the public hearings of the TRRC marks a watershed in our history as Gambians and the world were eager to know the...

LAMIN NJIE – OPINION: IEC were arrogant and thought they’re untouchable – so it’s...

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IEC’s gamble with the law has backfired big time. In this Gambian day and age, you can’t go about breaking the law and think you will not...

Jammeh’s growing belligerence

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By Basidia M Drammeh Former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh is belligerently poking his nose in Gambia’s domestic politics, making hate speeches and promising his supporters that he will...

Presidential Debate Winners and Losers

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By Madi Jobarteh Special commendation to Commission on Political Debates (CPD) for hosting the first-ever true presidential debate because the debaters were indeed the actual candidates and not...

LAMIN NJIE – OPINION: Essa treated Halifa’s ideas with every disdain and no wonder...

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Tell a man who has been in a particular business before you’re born that his ideas are bad and you’re going to have a problem with him. Essa...

LAMIN NJIE – OPINION: Jammeh can give away anything but his arrogance… He can’t...

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Jammeh’s latest address is reassurance he can give away anything but his arrogance. Only death can make him part with that. The former dictator called again from his...

Win the Battle but Lose the War

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By Momodou Ndow You may win a contract, but you may be unsuccessful in the execution of the project. You can also win an election, but fail in...

President Barrow and the NPP-led coalition won the psychology of the race but…

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As the Gambia heads for presidential elections on December 4th, we should evaluate which factors could potentially impact voter behavior. Demographic-based alignments should be openly accepted as the...

Exposing Falsehoods and Bigotry

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By Madi Jobarteh More importantly, if a person is appointed in a position why would his or her ethnicity count as the basis of that appointment? If we...

2021 Presidential Elections: Five Unfulfilled Promises That Voters Should Consider

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Nominations for the presidency have now been completed and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has produced a list of those who have made the cut. Successful candidates...

President Barrow will welcome any disqualified candidate to join the NPP and win along...

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Now that the die is cast with only 6 presidential candidates endorsed by the IEC, Gambians can now be rest assured that President Adama Barrow will have...

LAMIN NJIE – OPINION: IEC has granted my wish… Father and son must be...

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It would have been a shame if the IEC had rejected UDP leader Darboe’s nomination. The election would have been a boring, lifeless event. When Momodou Sabally marched...

LAMIN NJIE – OPINION: Crowd is the most important thing in this election… Any...

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The also-rans in this election is becoming clear. It’s only a matter of time before they’re honest with themselves and coming out to tell citizens they do...