By Yero Jallow, Minnesota (U.S). I write to endorse Pa Modou Ann for the Osseo School District Board of Minnesota (U.S), the local election of which is slated for November 4th 2014. As an acquaintance and neighbor to Ann, I am endorsing him for the Osseo School Board. I am asking all of you to give him your vote and be rest assured he can make the big difference in seeing a brighter future for our children. A power within our hands is to exercise our democratic rights in seeing representation at all levels, to which the Osseo School…
Author: Gainako
Five officials of the Ministry of Agriculture were arraigned before Magistrate Nyima Samateh of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, charged with economic crime and other related offences. The accused persons are Ada Gaye, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fafanding Fatajo, project coordinator at Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project (FASEP), Omar Jammeh, financial controller of the FASEP, Foday Jadama, deputy director of the soil and water management services under the Ministry of Agriculture, and Dr Abdou Ceesay, director of the department of livestock services. The particulars of offence on count one stated that Ada Gaye, Fafanding Fatajo and…
Extent to which Yaya Jammeh remains threat to Gambia and how damaging that is… By Sarjo Bayang He is the lead actor and we keep record of his tracks as history unfolds. Welcome to Gambia where poor junior army ranker seized power by force of guns, nothing in his pocket. In the course of 20 years, he is first Dollar Millionaire African president. How did he do it? First he seized power by coup in July 1994 and promised returning to barracks after two years transitional military rule. Later he resigned from the army to contest elections. By…
Professor Ali Al’Amin Mazrui 1933 – 2014 Professor Ali A. Mazrui is dead. We hereby call upon the Almighty Allah to grant him mercy and the best of his rewards to his servants. His death is a shock to many of us and to the countless numbers who knew him personally and benefitted from his writings and other forms of sharing knowledge and memories. In writing this brief obituary it is imperative for us to educate the reader about the man and his works. Born to an Afro-Arab family with strong roots going back to the Middle…
Gambia Is Not an Islamic State- Gambian Muslims Being Radicalized by an Animist Idol Worshiping President Jammeh? Religion like tribe and race is a very sensitive topic and at the same time has a “romantic” and idealistic appeal which has invoked and continues to invoke a lot of passion and fervor among people, groups and nationalities. There are many who believe and also want others to believe that their religion, tribe and or race is better and superior to another. Nations and people have gone to war to propagate their religion (e.g. the crusaders, jihadist) and others have died resisting…
I agree with Dr Saine critique of Mr Salieu Njie’s invitation to a point; however, I completely disagree with his insinuation that for any idea to have claim to legitimacy, it has to derive from a foundation of broad popular support. Every successful institution or organization has its origin from the mind and idea of one individual; not, in fact, never the plurality in a given community. The other point I find baffling is Dr Saine’s questioning of the role of journalist as “king-makers.” In the real world, even though their roles in politics have generally been benign,…
Dear Editor, I wish to request space in your widely read medium to add mine to your article written about the Bishop of the Methodist Mission in The Gambia, Bishop Hannah Faal. I am a Gambian Methodist resident in United Kingdom and I join many Methodist Men and Women condemning this satanic woman. I totally agree with the author’s take that she has no moral authority to preach from any pulpit, let alone lead a Mission. We Krios are dismayed by her act during the July 22nd so called Revolution celebrations. Bishop Faal is no stranger to the atrocities committed…
Aspirations among many diaspora-Gambians for a single leader to head a unified organization, is at best daunting, if not a futile charge. This does not mean various groups could not unite on key principles, and issues under a functional umbrella organization with each group enjoying relative autonomy. The assumptions that drive the quest for a single leader, and organization, are: “we are all Gambians,” and, as such, “we are all the same,” and, therefore, “we can, and must unite.” While Gambians share cultural, religious, and other markers, they are also differentiated along: ethnic, gender, class, religious, regional, party, and…
Two Terms and Done By Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs In early August, U.S. and African leaders had their first opportunity to discuss security, economic growth, development and good governance during the U.S.-Africa Summit in Washington. Over the course of three days, President Obama and the leaders of some 50 African countries discussed strategies to for stimulating growth, creating opportunities, and supporting an enabling environment for Africa’s current and future generations. Democracy was a central component of these discussions. Large majorities of Africans want more democracy. Moreover, support for democracy and free and fair…
“Jammeh Tells Speaker He will send him to Mile II if New Parliament Building is not Maintained” – Guest Exclusive Watching the celebration of Jammeh’s hijack of our Democracy; one must conclude that Gambia has a very long way to go. Before even going into the very nonsensical speech Jammeh delivered, we can all agree that after twenty years, Jammeh cannot even put together a ceremony. It was one of comic proportion with the caveat of the usual 400 years speech condemning British rule in The Gambia. Wow, after twenty years;…