By Sulayman Shygle Nyassi On the 49th celebration of what is instilled in us by our former colonial masters to be a day of which we attained our independence as a sovereign state, free from colonial rule, I thought to take the time out to share with you my deepest thoughts and observation as we all mark and celebrate this memorable day of our nation’s history. First and foremost, I will join you all in extending my sincere gratitude to our founding fathers who led us to peacefully gain our rights to self-governance as a sovereign state. We the future…
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By Ndey Tapha Sosseh Life begins at 40 as the saying goes. While this idiom holds true for many situations and individuals this does not hold true for The Gambia. Instead of bursting into a new life in 2005 when The Gambia celebrated its 40th independence anniversary celebrations the country witnessed a spiraling downwards into a quagmire of decadence, insecurity, hopelessness and helplessness, inequality and total unaccountability. Supporters of the Jammeh government will be quick to jump into the defense by pointing to the many infrastructural developments that have taken place such as schools, hospitals, bridges, GRTS and the University…
Raleigh, North Carolina U.S.A. February 17 2014 The Gambia Democratic Action Group (GDAG) expresses its concern at the Gambia government’s continuous harassment, unlawful arrest and detention of citizens. The government of Yahya Jammeh in its reckless behavior to marginalize the opposition in The Gambia has continued the barbaric tactic of unlawful arrests even when these arrests are brought upon people exercising their rights under the full accord of the Gambian Constitution. The atrocities committed in the year 2013 under the leadership of Yahya Jammeh were one of the worst among many years of human rights violations in The Gambia.…
The general public is hereby informed about the establishment of Kairo News. With offices in the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden, Kairo News publishes and broadcasts Radio Kairo on www. www.kaironews.com. Kairo News is formed by a group of Gambians committed to inform, educate and entertain a news hungry population. The group seeks to champion press freedom by giving voice to the voiceless and help bring back sanity to the Gambia. Kairo will therefore strive hard to pursue the truth in its coverage and analysis of news and current affairs. We are pleased to invite the general public…
By Mathew K Jallow, Adviser, Gambia Consultative Council “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.” If Thomas Jefferson’s premonition, more than three centuries ago, seemed sagacious, and even prophetic; it was because he understood the enduring power of freedom. Even after the elapse of so much time, Thomas Jefferson’s ominous maxim puts in proper perspective the inevitable demise of Gambia’s pungent military regime. But Thomas Jefferson’s divination only reinforces the human desire for liberty from the strains and stresses of political abuse, which continue to consume the…
By Yero Jallow People have personally asked me how to celebrate Gambia’s 49th Independence anniversary in the depths of tyrannical darkness. I neither claim to have the perfect answer to this question nor even being close to an expert in the subject matter, but I have a citizen’s opinion which I am entitled to. I wanted to share my opinion with Gambians and the international community about Gambia’s 49th anniversary. 49 odd years! Yes, numerically, we are 49 years old on February 18th 2014, but are we that mature? It depends who you ask, and for me, here…
On the Occasion of the Republic of The Gambia’s National Day Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC February 17, 2014 On behalf of the American people, I send best wishes to the government and people of The Gambia as they celebrate 49 years of independence on February 18. We celebrate with you on this joyous occasion, and look forward to working with you to build a better future for all Gambians. The United States wishes the government and people of The Gambia a festive celebration and prosperous year. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs,…
By Malick Kah It is not uncommon to hear Gambians in the diaspora lamenting, the lack of a unified organisation as well as a solid leadership that should serve as the pivot to champion the course of the struggle, leading us to having a common position in the international community as well as help for the restoration of our rights usurped under the dictatorship of the APRC government, however, this aspiration, increasingly is becoming an illusion. It has become an illusion because any time organisations are formed for the attainment of these purposes, they are usually castigated and written of, even before its mandate is spelt out, hence…
By Sidi Sanneh The dogged pursuit of irrational economic policies by the Jammeh regime has accelerated the deteriorating conditions of the Gambian economy, and yet neither the political parties on the ground nor the dissident community abroad is able and willing to capitalize on the bad numbers to effect political transitional change. Why is this the case? In the next few paragraphs, we will attempt to show how Jammeh succeeded in holding off IMF and World Bank scrutiny, and thus giving the general population the impression that the economy is not as bad as critics claim. But first,…
By: Journalist Abubacarr Saidykhan- Dakar On Friday, the 14th of February 2014, Yen’ A Marre in collaboration with the Democratic Union of Gambian Activist (DUGA) together with Article 19, jointly organized one of the biggest and well attended Press Conference in Senegal which was held at Parcelles Assainies situated at the Western periphery of Dakar, meant to Educate and sensitize the Senegalese Population about the autocratic nature of the administration in the Gambia which has been at the wheel of power for almost two decades. The essential purpose of this conference was to distribute clear information to the general…