Are Senegalese Authorities Complacent in helping Jammeh Crackdown on Independent Journalists? News reaching Gainako has it that UK based Gambian Journalist and Radio broadcaster Pa Modou Bojang (Prince) of Kibaaro Radio has been denied entry visa into Senegal . Mr. Bojang was planning on traveling to Senegal on Monday March 16th on a short visit to family but was reportedly denied an entry Visa to Senegal because they alleged that he is a Gambian dissident. The report detailed that Mr. Bojang had applied for a travel visa to visit friends and family and have been waiting for…
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Series by Sarjo Bayang Understanding of relationship between the economy, politics and society is crucial to making those governing accountable to the general public as key stakeholders. Everyone is affected in vast ways about economic and political conditions of a country. This is true about Gambia also. For that reason alone and much more, those who take up the crucial task of custody over public resources are under obligation to tell the rest of society how by use of resources the economic engine spins around. It does not stop there though. As the economic engine is set in functioning…
In May 2015, The Gambia Christian Association of Washington DC will be celebrating ten years of existence as an organization. During the last ten years this group have went on their business and silently in their own way, play vital roles in the lives of many young people in The Gambia. The organization also adopted the Cathedral of our Lady Parish in Banjul where they have been very involved in the up keep of the sanctuary. It is deeds like these that need to be trumpeted and Gainako is most delighted to help tell the story of this unique…
For us to attain any gains in our pursuit of freeing The Gambia from the tentacles of a 20 year dictatorship, we must embrace the culture of impartiality, brevity and honesty in our actions as well as our political discourses. For far too long, many observed that most of our political pundits, commentators and those with voices and platforms have been exceedingly kind to certain politicians whilst holding others by the collar. My observation is that PDOIS have been cut more slack than their counterparts, possibly out of respect or we do not see the need to address their…
Halifa Sallah For the Central Committee 11th March 2015 The Gambia is at a crossroads. The party in power has demonstrated its total incapacity to free the people from impunity and poverty. However, its administration cannot end peacefully unless a process is put in place which would enable the vast majority of people, who do not want impunity or poverty to vote for change.The combined opposition in the Gambia has never had 50 percent of the vote. Hence the task of bringing about change is not one of simply unifying opposition supporters. That would not suffice. Change would only…
Over the years through many discussions and from experience with my family, friends and collogue regarding the plight of Africa I came to realize we as Africans have very low expectations, the bar for most African people and societies are usually set very low. Starting out in life with low expectations will eventually lead to low achievements. At this stage of Africa’s developmental which is now about 45-55 years since independence, Africa is therefore a matured adult with kids to raise, our grandparents had great expectations, they expected to achieve independence and that they did. Our parents had low…
By Sarjo Bayang Apart from rampant corruption and gross abuse of his position as president there is further damage that Yaya Jammeh badly inflicted on Gambian society. Since coming to power by staging a coup, Jammeh has been shrewdly utilising public resources to destroy young persons in Gambia by calculated systematic process revealed through keen observation. Majority of young persons who turned into victims may not have noticed in the longest time how it all started. Just in last couple of years, it now came up clear that the whole scheme to destroy future generation of Gambians is no…
FULL REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON GAMBIA’S PRISON & HUMAN RIGHTS Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Juan E. Méndez Mission to The Gambia* ** Summary The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment undertook a visit to The Gambia from 3 to 7 November 2014. This was the first visit ever by United Nations Special Procedures but it was compromised due to the Government’s unwillingness to grant freedom of movement and inquiry to all areas of detention facilities, despite its initial…
By Sainey Faye May 8th, 1943- On this date Aline Sittoe Diatta (Jatta) was arrested by the French colonial forces. Aline Sittoe Diatta was born in 1910, whilst others say 1920; but was not born inside or out of royalty in the African society of Kabrousse; which was once a a kingdom of the Jolas.The society of Kabrousse is strategically located on the Atlantic coast south of Cape Skirring in Casamance. The history of Casamance is very similar to its present day cousins of Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Bissau.As a matter of fact the same colonial forces that divided these territories were the same…
Ya Binta Jarju, the 27 year old cashier has been laid to rest at the Jeshwang Muslim Cemetery at 17:00 hrs GMT with heavy NIA presence according to a source. According to the same source, no remorse was shown by members of the security forces present. The scene at the cemetery was somber and serene with the Red Cross “escorting the body” of yet another victim of a heinous regime. The family, friends and colleagues were obviously in shock as they grief. Many couldn’t understand the heavy-handedness of a military whose primary duty is to protect the territorial integrity…