Author: Gainako

By Yero Jallow Folks, let us put some humor to this, so some of you boiling in your hearts can just take some cool-aid and vent it out. Can we make some good out of this whole thing? Let us try… From testimonies on CNN, the mighty Donald Sterling, Clipper’s owner, out of luck, uttered some racial slurs against a minority, a black person for that matter, during a rage conversation with his girl friend who posted the picture of a black player on social networking. I know minorities too get a problem sometimes, being too sensitive over…

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By Sulayman Shyngle Nyassi UK I am baffled likewise many who have been following the endless rhetoric coming from the so Called NRMG and it’s leadership..Since the announcement of the formation of the resistance movement, I was under the impression that they are in fact ready for action and that all their men are in high gear and motion to overthrow the current regime of the Jammeh Administration hence its leadership and executive committee comprises of ex-soldiers but to my surprise, they are still bombarding us with conflicting messages thus left me wondering what they really stand for after all?We…

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The adage “desperate situations call for desperate measures,” can`t be more factual in our desire to return our country to democratic good governance, topmost on the minds of the majority of the Gambian people. For almost 20 years the country has sunk rock bottom in terms of free speech, corruption, detention without trial, torture, extra-judicial execution, and state sponsored terrorism etc., a level unprecedented in our history. While efforts are underway to ensure that this national disaster is fixed, divisions are visible all around, both in country and in the Diasporas as to precisely what needs to happen. Naturally…

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  In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Islamic Center of Puget Sound (ICOPS) P.O. Box 5610, Lynnwood, WA 98046 Website: http://icopss.org Email: [email protected]  IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST BENEFICENT, THE MOST MERCY Mosque Banquet Project Dear Brother/Sister, We hereby invite you to a banquet/fundraiser in our quest to build a Masjid for the purpose of conducting worship and other Islamic functions.  Sahill Buhari & Muslims mentioned that our Holy Prophet (PBUH) said “whoever builds a house for Allah (SWT) in this Dunyaa, Allah (SWT) will build for you a house in Jannah. We…

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OPINION By Abdul Savage Allow me to take this opportunity to extend first my appreciation, gratitude and admiration to the many unsung heroes to the cause of Gambia’s advancement beyond the framework of the current regime there, which instituted itself almost 20 years ago, and has since been masquerading under different disguises and touting so-called developments.  Many Gambians in the diaspora are doing great works that we don’t know about, and they neither seek attention, glory or financial rewards. And of all our brothers and sisters on the ground in the Gambia who are opposed to the current…

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MEDIA ADVISORY Open Session of the PSC on ‘’Preliminary Discussion on Unconstitutional Changes of Government and Popular Uprisings in Africa’’    Addis Ababa, 28 April 2014: Journalists are invited to attend an open session of the Peace and Security Council (PSC), on ‘Unconstitutional Changes of Government and Popular Uprisings in Africa, Challenges and Lessons Learnt’, on Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 10:00 am, in the Mandela Hall at  the AU New Conference Center (AUCC), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Session will be open to all AU Member States, Partners and representatives of the diplomatic missions in Ethiopia, academicians, civil society, think-tanks and other relevant stakeholders. The…

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  By Yero Jallow Dear Professor Saine, I write to you openly to convey my greeting of peace. Having followed the activities of the Diaspora for quite a while, I am compelled by the dire urgency of now, to come out with this ‘tough love’ way of reaching out. It wasn’t an easy decision to arrive at, but after some deep thinking, it is only fair to my conscience that I engage you, at least for posterity reference. As it stands, with the many known Diaspora groupings, I see that CORDEG have been reduced to a celebrity organization, with…

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By Mathew K Jallow As a country, much of what shapes the politics we observe is not based on reality, but on the flawed way our brains process information and what we see around us. We draw conclusions that rely on limited information, which often results in a myopic representation of the reality. In my experience living in and learning about various totalitarian regimes, the one constant is their fragility and inherent weaknesses. Because dictatorial regimes use fear as an instrument of gaining control and compliance, they are able to create a false sense of stability, might and invincibility. The…

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The Earth Cries Again! By Yero Jallow It was such an awakening thunder screaming It shook the whole world again With vibrancy as it never happened on earth’s planet I woke up to see and hear the earth’s loud cry She filled her muscular lungs with moist air And like a loudspeaker or flute, she thunder-echoed The passing by wind too stopped to sympathize As I stood there gazing and wondering all by myself Who must have whopped the earth? It didn’t take long before she showed her face She was bruised, skinned and tortured Her one time beautiful…

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  TWO DAYS MEETING – Friday 20 June, time 16.00am to 21.00pm is the opening, Saturday 21 June, time 9.00am to 16.00pm is the main day and  is the closing ceremony.  INVITE ALL YOUTH ACTIVISTS AROUND THE WORLD FROM DIFFERENT POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS AND POLITICAL PARTIES. We even want to invite those living in Gambia to. SEND LETTERS TO ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AND ACTIVIST ORGANISATIONS. For example DUGA, GMC, CORDEG, GCC etc. DISCUSS YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS, CULTURE, TRIBALISM AND RELIGIOUS MORALS IN THE GAMBIA AND IN THE DIASPORA. We want to talk about how to motivate our youths to…

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