Author: Gainako

Friends are few in number and relatives live an ocean away, but since moving from his native country, Gambia, Buya Jammeh has gained something precious. “This is the land of liberty,” Mr. Jammeh, 32, said. “Since I stepped my foot in the United States, I feel like I’m O.K., I’m a free man. I’ve regained the life I lost. I have nothing to fear in the U.S.” Mr. Jammeh grew up in the north bank region of Gambia. After high school, he began a career in journalism. Gambia has a weak independent press, according to…

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague have withdrawn charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta. He had been indicted in connection with post-election ethnic violence in 2007-08, in which 1,200 people died. Mr Kenyatta, who had denied the charges, said he felt “vindicated”. The prosecutor’s office said the Kenyan government had refused to hand over evidence vital to the case. Mr Kenyatta said he was “excited” and “relieved” at the dropping of charges. “My conscience is absolutely clear,” he said, adding…

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Early on the morning of October 6, 1976, 24-year-old Adolph Lyons was pulled over by two Los Angeles police officers for driving with a burned-out taillight. As the facts of the incident were later recounted by Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, “The officers greeted him with drawn revolvers as he exited from his car. Lyons was told to face his car and spread his legs. He did so.” After an officer slammed his hands against his head, Lyons complained that the keys in his hand were hurting him. What happened next nearly killed him: Within 5 to 10 seconds,…

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Remembering Nelson Mandela – A great Revolutionary Leader (Born : July 18, 1918  – Died : December 5th, 2013) . Some famous words of wisdom, from one of Africa’s  greates revolutionaries of the twentiteh century. “It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” —Nelson Mandela “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine…

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Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC December 4, 2014 On December 5th, we mark one year since the passing of Nelson Mandela, a remarkable journey of life completed, but a legacy that still motivates all of us. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who touched as many lives on a global basis as Nelson Mandela. He had a profound effect on my wife Teresa when she was a young girl in school in South Africa, and his example motivated her and her classmates to demonstrate on campus against apartheid. He helped spark and motivate my…

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  Gambian President’s $3.5 Million Manson in Potomac MD Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Human Rights in The Gambia The United States is deeply concerned by continued reports of human rights abuses in The Gambia.  Since October, the Government of The Gambia has denied access to UN Special Rapporteurs investigating reports of torture and extrajudicial execution, targeted individuals for arrest and detention because of their perceived sexual orientation or political position, and enacted legislation that imposes a possible sentence of life imprisonment for the so-called crime of “aggravated homosexuality.”…

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John Nute Jabang was not the son of a president, not the son of a tycoon , CEO, some director and not even a teacher,he didn’t travel to overseas but the son of a Palm wine tamper. One of the poorest and among the most looked down occupations in The Gambia. He used to live in a house entirely made of grasses and sticks with no windows, clothes made of hard material served as doors, just secured enough to keep a stranger from seeing the inside of the house at just a glance; clothed windows were sluggishly put up…

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By Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu Since the 7th November 2014, a group of 12 men, women and a boy, is held incommunicado in The Gambia, West Africa, on suspicion of being gays and lesbians or LGBTs. More arrests are anticipated from a list with about 200 names compiled by the country’s secret police, the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Apart from the usual written protest by rights groups and the prejudicial remarks by religious hypocrites, no prominent person, Gambian or non-Gambian, has gone further in taking decisive action for the detainees to be…

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Mambanyick Njie acquitted Former permanent secretary Mambanyick Njie at the Ministry of Youth and Sports was yesterday acquitted and discharged by Principal Magistrate Dawda Jallow of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. Monday’s judgment brought to end two years of trial, after he was indicted on a single-count charge of giving false information to a public officer. Police prosecutors accused Mambanyick Njie that on 1 March 2012 in Banjul whilst serving as permanent secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, he wrote a petition to the Office of the President stating that the then Gambia Football Association (GFA) executive officers were…

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For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations. It’s kept us youthful, dynamic, and entrepreneurial. It has shaped our character as a people with limitless possibilities. People not trapped by our past, but able to remake ourselves as we choose. But today, our immigration system is broken, and everybody knows it. Families who enter our country the right way and play by the rules watch others flout the rules. Business owners who offer their wages good wages benefits see the competition exploit undocumented immigrants by…

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