. After reading his writing, I am beginning this wonder if Mr. Lamin Darbo is not of such persons who could not stand meaningful progress by any Gambian or Gambian groups. It seems instead of contributing to our Gambian struggle, Mr. Darbo pride himself in negative criticism of anything resembling Gambian achievement either collectively or individually. I recall Mr. Darbo’s past postings and/or reviews as always been negative, although he sees them as constructive criticism. I would advise Mr. Darbo to strive to achieve something constructive for the Gambian people rather than for his own individual interest. Mr. Darbo…
Author: Gainako
Fellow Gambians, I am forced by historic circumstances to come up with this write-up to put the record straight for the benefit of all, particularly the younger Gambians. Please take time and read it. Since the AFPRC/APRC ascension to power from a Military take-over on 22nd July, 1994, many allegations, accusations and ill-remarks were leveled against the previous PPP government by members, officials and Party Militants of the AFPRC/APRC ruling council/government that during their 30 years of rule, they did not establish or construct anything in the Gambia compare to the 19 years of AFPRC/APRC rule. During the 30…
President John Dramani Mahama has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to replace President Alassane Dramane Ouatarra of Cote d’Ivoire. The position was being sought by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Yaya Jammeh of The Gambia. Presidnet Mahama was elected at the 44th Ordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Yamoussoukro, the political capital of Cote d’Ivoire. The election was scheduled to take place Saturday March 29th 2014. The early results indicate that consensus around Mahama has been building earlier than observers thought. In short, it was a “no contest” elections probably even before the delegations reached Yamoussoukro.…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is said to be convening a meeting in Ivory Coast’s Capital Yamoussoukro for the 44th Ordinary Session of the Conference of ECOWAS Heads of States and Government. The ECOWAS Chairmanship is rotated within member states and is voted into every two years. The current Ivorian President Alasan Wattara is the current outgoing chairman. The vibes in the media is that Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is said to be en-route to Ivory Coast to attend the meeting. He has reportedly been lobbying to become the next chair of the Regional body.…
OPINION I’m writing this letter specifically to Roman Catholic Church and the entire Christian community in The Gambia. I write to you my friends with passion, deep, and with a grieving heart; I greet you in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. The Catholic Church is not only symbolic but cannot be dissociated in the affairs of the Gambia, including its political endeavors. The Catholic Church is one of the most well known institutions in the entire world and this, in part, is due to the church’s 1500 years of existence coupled with its radical propensity to…
By Musa Jeng, It is the tone of the opening paragraph that set the message of the write-up, and left me with bewilderment and disappointment. Let me preface by saying that I have a tremendous respect for Lamin Darboe, someone that brings lots of experience from the bench with an unquestionable sharp legal mind that a future Gambia really needs in the new dispensation of justice in the judiciary, a required building block for a viable Gambia. If one of our best hopes could reach to these conclusions, and decided that it needed to be said in order to…
As EU and African leaders prepares to meet next week in Brussels to discuss EU-Africa Partnership, Jean Lambert Green Party,Member of European Parliament have back calls for the EU to shine spotlight on the appalling human rights situation in The Gambia at the summit. Her comment came as the former Vice President of the European Parliament David Martin, recently rebuked the Gambian authorities for the continues abuse of human rights in the West African country, calling for targeted sanction against President Yahya Jammeh and his immediate circle. In a statement issued ahead of the high level meeting between…
Its leadership is almost entirely Diaspora-based, with some absent from The Gambia for two, maybe three decades. Under Professor Jammeh’s Constitution, none of those leaders are qualified to contest any public elections slated for 2016/17. Outside the cyber political world, the organisation and its leadership are unknown, and crucially, to all but probably a negligible fraction of the home-based electorate. With no money on the table, it nevertheless pretends to the title of “… home to Gambian opposition political parties and Civil Society organisations at home and in Gambia’s various Diasporas”. Without so much as a passing justification, it…
By Yero Jallow. I was alerted to the historic debate on some of our Senegambian musicians singing praise of dictators and oppressing leaders, notably Yaya AJJ Jammeh. Recently as widely surfaced on the online media, Jaliba Kuyateh, Ouza Jallow and Thione Seck has been called on to review their praise-singing of Jammeh. Reactions from Thione Seck and Ouza Jallow on Freedom Newspaper are very disappointing to say the least because the expectation is such leaders of the cultural arena are held high and expected to act mature and ethical. The topic is where one would have to show tough…
The People Progressive Party (PPP) is pleased to present the Party leaders: Omar Jallow (OJ), former Agriculture Minister, His Excellency Mr. Bakary B. Darboe, former Vice President and Minister of Finance; To a meet-and-greet town hall meeting and to raise funds in the following States in the United States of America: New York Friday the 28th of March through Thursday April 3rd 2014 Main Event will be held on Sunday 30th of March 2014 from 5PM to 9PM EST Location: 2006 Westchester Avenue in The Bronx, between Parkchester and Castle Hill train stations. Contact Person: Sulayman Mbenga Phone number:…