By Papa Kumba Loum April 10 & 11 2000 was the testing Ground for Jammeh to further Subjugate and Emasculate Gambians Who It appears do not Stand for Anything. April 10 and 11 2000 massacre and maiming by Jammeh of Gambian students who were demonstrating against the alleged torture and killing of a fellow student by fire brigade officers at Brikama Fire Station and the rape of a student by men in military mufti at the Bakau Independence Stadium are just one of the many incidences of the unchecked brutality that Jammeh has meted out to Gambians during his 20…
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“The Job of Every Diplomatic Mission is to Straighten Relation “–Senegalese Counsellor, Washington, DC. By Yero Jallow As Senegal Clocks 54 years, the Senegalese community in Minnesota (USA) gathered at the Shoreview Community Center to commemorate their 54 years of nationhood. The event, an annual gathering, was this time around graced by the Senegalese Diplomatic Counsellor, Honorable Oumar Kane, from the Embassy of Senegal in Washington, DC. In a brief speech, Kane thanked the Senegalese community for their patriotism and highlighted on the significance of the Senegalese National Anthem –Pincez Tous Vos Koras. Kane further informed the…
By Demba Baldeh Seattle, WA It is a common knowledge that artists and their audiences live a symbiosis life where neither the artist nor the audience can afford to alienate the other. The artist needs the audience as that is his farm where he gets his daily living and the audiences need the product of the artist for entertainment which nourishes the soul and brings temporary excitement into their lives. It is also a conventional business practice and smart public relationship strategy for any corporation or private entity no matter how big or small to stay away from negative…
By Mathew K. Jallow Exactly fourteen years ago this week, sixteen young Gambian students’ lives were cut short by the crackle of machine-gun-fire. The morning began uneventfully as citizens went about their normal business. In down-town Serekunda, the hustle and bustle that gave notoriety to the Gambia’s largest metropolis lived up to its image of confusion and disorder. Two miles to the east of Serekunda, where the Kairaba Avenue, the Birkama Highway and the Serekunda/Banjul speedway converge, and the spectacular display of human activity spoke loudly of hope but also of subdued desperation, no one could predict the…
Fourteen years ago on the 10th & 11th April 2000, security forces in The Gambia gunned down and killed 14 school children, including a 10 year old boy, a 3 year old toddler and a Red Cross volunteer and journalist Omar Barrow, who was helping to evacuate dead and wounded children. Scores more school children were also maimed, as they staged a peaceful demonstration against attacks on young people, including the unlawful killing of a school boy Ebrima Barry and the rape of a young school girl Binta Manneh by Gambian state security officers, weeks earlier. In sombre remembrance, CORDEG…
By Sam Phatey As we remember the heroes of April 10 & 11, let us also remember the injured and let us seize this moment to remember not just their souls but for what they have sacrificed their lives for – justice. So let us put those candles up and sing songs of praises and songs of justice for them. Yes, we have the right to be angry, so let us sing those songs of war and let the drums beat for the battle of justice. Let every man that can hear me, arm him or herself with…
April 10 – 11 Victims Remembered! The man in the picture, Abdoukarim Jammeh was shot on his leg, and to date, he lives with the pain of disability, with neither compensation not justice, just like the hundreds of other victims. In his rememberance of April 10/11th victims, Sidi Sanneh argues, thus: “The Jammeh regime has refused to grant them neither justice nor peace. A successor government will, and that’s a promise.” Please read … By Sidi Sanneh, Virginia (USA) April 10 – 11 are days that will live in infamy when the lives of 14 unarmed school children were…
In his steadfast call for Gambians to rise up in an effort to liberate themselves from the clutches of tyranny, Ebrima Manneh argued and concluded, thus: “In other to restore democracy and the rule of law in any society, the will of the people will be tested. The Gambian peoples’ compliance, courage and the love for country have been tested on numerous occasions and it is time to rise to the occasion. Rebelling for the greater good of country is a sign of patriotism and history will always be on the side of those that made such…
By Sulayman Shyngle Nyassi I wish never-ever to remember this day but hence we as humans are blessed with the ability to store data of memories in our brains, Gambians and the rest of the world will never forgot what transpired on the 10th-11th of April, 2000 and nor shall we rest until justice is seen to take it’s course for that matter. It is 14 years today, when our unarmed and defenseless future leaders were brutally gunned down by the notorious “trigger happy” Military and police of the Gambian State. The Security officers fired indiscriminately on us…
Vice President Isatou Njie-Saidy in charge during 2000 Student massacre By Momodou Ndow Like April showers bullets rained down Leaving students soaked in profuse blood The new God came down like a ton of bricks Students crushed and 14 lives expired? Screams poignant enough to puncture ear drums Helter Skelter and ringing heads Heads inundated with noise filling the valleys of the mind Gusting through the brain and bloodstream Dust clouds form as students run to safe lives Theirs’ and that of others Defenseless but brave State Securities operating with impunity Green souls evaporated with unfulfilled promises left…