By Demba Baldeh, Commentary History teaches us that no nation has ever been freed from the clutches of tyranny, economic and social ruins without the direct or indirect involvement of its elite class who has benefited the most from the resources of that nation. History and conventional norms further teaches us that the pride of national origin, nationality or religious identification far surpasses that of family linage, cultural heritage and social background. Each of the other sections of society puts us into an identify box and group of citizens who identifies with one…
Author: Gainako
By Momodou Ndow Do you remember that someone in your adolescent years who made your heart thump and hands sweat? Seeing them became terrifying and exhilarating. Would you see them at school? See them in the street? You hoped and prayed. But when your wishes were granted, and you got a glimpse of them, it satisfied nothing; it only inflamed you even more. You pump your fist and smile when you are alone, when you’ve achieved nothing but a mere glimpse. Every time you summon your courage or confidence to talk to them, neither will show. Most of us…
A US policeman has been charged with assault after a 57-year-old Indian man was thrown to the ground, an incident he says left him partially paralysed. Footage from police cameras shows a confrontation between Sureshbhai Patel and two officers in an Alabama suburb. Mr Patel speaks no English and tries to walk away from the officers, who eventually shove him to the ground. He has filed a legal case accusing the officers of racism, and the FBI is also investigating. Police officials in Madison, Alabama, apologised to Mr Patel and his family at a news conference on Thursday. They said…
By Sarjo Bayang For a president that seized power dislodging democratically elected government by force of guns in a coup, Yaya Jammeh has no moral justification and lacks all political sanity celebrating 50 years since Gambia became independent from colonial rule of Britain on 18 February 1965. There are serious crimes routinely committed by President Yaya Jammeh that makes him the wrong person talking about Gambian independence and therefore unfit calling for celebrations. Here are just some facts regarding why Jammeh is flat on his nose as crime bearer at odds with all tenets of independence. Dislodging by force…
By Yero Jallow Mr. Cherno Njie, a Texas real estate developer, pleaded not guilty to charges brought against him by the United States Government in violation of the Neutrality ACT. Earlier last week both Papa Faal and Alhagie Barrow were granted conditional bail to a government monitored center in Minneapolis. Both accused are likely to be released and charges dropped if they continue to fulfill their bail conditions. As usual Gambian dissidents stormed the Federal courts in St. Paul, shared information with Cherno’s lawyers to show support for their fellow citizens. Jammeh and his gross human rights records was…
By Baba Galleh Jallow One of the most annoying things about being an African is watching despotic governments like Yahya Jammeh’s engage in bogus so-called independence celebrations. Millions of scarce dollars are spent in absolutely frivolous events to mark an independence that never was. So-called leaders like Yahya Jammeh should be ashamed of themselves because they are presiding over political regimes that are more incapable, more brutal and more repressive than the white colonial regimes ever were. That they should now purport to celebrate independence is not only an insult to the African intelligence, it is a mockery of…
Three Gambians alleged to have been engaged in homosexual acts in the country and diverse places yesterday appeared at the High Court in Banjul before Justice Abi. The three suspects – Alieu Sarr, Momarr Sowe and Modou Lamin Bittaye – were charged with six counts of unnatural offences and conspiracy, which they all denied. Counsel LS Camara, S. Jahateh and Coker represented Alieu Sarr and Momarr Sowe, while BS Touray represented Modou Lamin Bittaye. The particulars of offence in count one stated that Alieu Sarr, sometime in 2010 at Bijilo in the West Coast Region, committed an offence when…
The movement for Democracy and Development is organizing a protest march in New York at the Gambian Mission offices to the UN. The march is in solidarity with Gambians across the world who protested on January 26th against the arbitrary arrest, detention of the family members of the alleged December 30th coup plotters. Gambians across major cities in the world took to the streets in Washington DC, London, Seattle etc on January 26th to express their anger and dissatisfaction with the human rights violations of the Jammeh regime in Gambia. The protesters also called for the support…
Having a nationality is something most people take for granted – but to those who do not have one, this lack often sentences them to a life of discrimination, frustration and despair. This problem is much more wide-spread than many might think: it affects at least 10 million people worldwide, and every ten minutes another child is born stateless. In Africa, we have data on nearly three-quarters of a million stateless people, but know the real number is significantly higher. Imagine what life is like for most of the people who are unable to prove their nationality. They cannot send…
By Sainey Faye Born: December 29, 1923 …….Died : February 7, 1986…….On this date he passed away and joined the ancestors.He was one of Africa’s greatest thinkers of the twentieth century.Born in Diourbel, Senegal; Cheikh Anta Diop was a scientist, mathematician, and historian/anthropologist.He was a well known African historian, who authored many books on African and world history, and dispelled the myth of Egypt being non-African.Probably, he more than any other historian on Egypt; defended and provided evidences of Egyptian civilizations Africaness.He authored many books on it, along with Africa’s contributions to world civilization in general. He challenged the theory…