Former Vice President and Finance Minister of the Gambia Hon B. B. Darboe has again emphasized that Gambia’s debt burden both Domestic and International can no longer be ignore by the Jammeh administration and any concerned Gambians. Mr. Darboe was speaking at a symposium in London organized by Gambians over the weekend. Below is one of the topics of discussion and Mr. Darboe’s full presentation. Topic: Domestic borrowing as well as international debt at record high, [with] YJ showcasing his [illonati-gotten] wealth, is there any correlation to the poor performance of the Dalasi? What are the necessary corrective measures to…
Author: Gainako
It is important to engage our citizens at all times from every corner of the world so everyone or at least majority of Gambians particularly those politically conscious understand the state of our country and the political situation we are dealing with. One of the first steps is to do soul searching and self-discovery of how much we understand the Gambian political situation and what we can do to help end the strangle on our God given rights as Gambians… If someone stops you today on the street and ask you what is your pride as a Gambia? What are…
Senegalese President Macky Sall has sacked the prime minister he appointed soon after coming to power last year. Abdou Mbaye, a former banker who did not belong to any political party, has been replaced by Justice Minister Aminata Toure. “The president has asked me to form and lead a new government. I have accepted the job,” she said.
By our Embedded Military Reporter President Jammeh’s recent frequent appearance in full military gear in public is raising eye brows within the security apparatus and the nation at large. People familiar with military security intelligence and psychological tactics indicate that it is not a good sign for a civilian President to frequently appear in full military uniform despite the fact that he was a soldier. Often when a president see the need to appear in military camouflage he is more likely sending a message to security officers especially within the army that he can be anywhere at any time. …
By Asset Kandeh Tears fill my eyes When I steal a moment To internalize the unimaginable life experience Of the iron-willed,Old Mother Whose indefatigability Denied her comfort and rest But made her precious little ones the best Tears fill my eyes When I reflect on The harsh and unenviable life experience Of the Old Farmer Who defied Age and rude,routine chores To indemnify his little ones’s future landing on safer shores Tears fill my eyes When my rude imaginations Get tilted towards The unwarranted and wanton destruction Of precious human life and valuable property All in the name of the…
By Kawsu Sillah and Mamadou Salieu Jallow Courtesy of MyBasse: @ http://www.mybasse.org/ Recently, Friends of Basse (FoB) embarked on a Good Samaritan project to provide meals to nearly 1000 people during the recent holy month of Ramadan. The project provided four Iftars (“Huntari”) and a dinner on the night of Lailatul Qadr (Night of Power) and five bags of sugar to each of the satellite communities of Koba Kunda, Manneh Kunda, Mansanjang and Kaba Kama.
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by a Dakar criminal court’s decision yesterday to close the privately-owned newspaper Le Quotidien for three months and sentence its editor, Madiambal Diagne, to a month in prison and a damages of 10 million CFA francs (15,000 euros) for an article criticizing a former foreign minister.
By Our Embedded Military Reporter Following our news reports earlier this week on the alleged arrest and subsequent secret execution of the erstwhile fugitive CDS of the Gambia Colonel Ndure Cham, Gainako has exhausted all avenues within the Gambian security intelligence to verify the story but to no avail. Our high profile top Intelligence sources in the Jammeh administration Wednesday August 28 informed Gainako’s embedded reporter under the strict conditions of anonymity that they have also heard the news of Cham’s arrest and alleged summarily execution by the administration. ” We are neither aware of his arrest nor his execution…
Note: This material is mainly recycled from previous articles These are very fundamental questions. However seeing, hearing and talking things always make me feel there is no unanimity of purpose in our struggle. Probably that is an extreme statement. What I meant to say is we have different understanding of the problem and we are looking for different outcomes.
Dear First Lady: Mrs. Zineb Jammeh, After learning that you were here in Maryland, I could not sleep at night knowing that you are the closest person to the President’s heart that can talk to him in order to reason with him. It is 1:30am, and I am at work but determined to write to you so that you can deliver this letter and message to him. I owe it to God, my religion (Islam), my people, and to my country: The Gambia.