Author: Gainako

By Lamin Camara As Gambians continue to suffer from oppression in the hands of the Jammeh administration and its accomplishes, Gainako has been reliably tipped off by intelligent sources in The Gambia that Momodou Lamin Shyngle Nyassi the Propaganda Secretary of the main Opposition Party in The Gambia may risk arrest and detention by the Jammeh administration in Banjul once he returns home from his current tour in the United States of America.

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The Gambian President on Monday has effected a minor Cabinet Reshuffle under the powers vested in him by the constitution of the Republic of The Gambia.   A News Release from the Office of The President noted that ministers of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, Energy, Transportation, Works and Infrastructure, have been relieved of their positions with immediate effect without explanation.

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By Our Atlanta Based Correspondent The Atlanta Gambian Christian Organization is poised to celebrate their twentieth commemoration of the feast of the Assumption into Heaven by the Blessed Virgin, Mary commonly known as Sang Marie, The celebrations according to the President of The Gambia Christian Organization, Mrs Yvonne Ndure- Mboob will kick off of Friday 16th. August with a welcome reception held in honor of His Lordship, Bishop Robert Patrick Ellison of the Catholic Diocese of Banjul who will be the guest of honor for this years historic celebrations and also the principal celebrant of solemn High Mass to be held on Saturday at the church of…

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Little did Gambians know that the autocratic Jammeh regime was operated and directed by marabous and supervised by Imam Abdoulie fatty until he emptied the closet of his cabinet to the Council of Elders who called on him to mark the end of Ramadan. In his bid to show Gambians that he is in charge of his government’s affairs, President Jammeh shockingly disclosed to his visitors and viewers of GRTS that most of his cabinet ministers believe so much in their marabous that they pay little or no heed at all to his cautions and instructions. He went further to…

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By DA Jawo While most people will no doubt agree with President Yahya Jammeh’s condemnation of the British government for besieging for over a year the Ecuadorean embassy in London, apparently in a bid to apprehend Julius Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, as well as his criticism of the US government’s desperate attempts to get Edward Snowden extradited to the US for blowing the whistle against its internet surveillance program, during his most recent exclusive interview with the GRTS as part of the commemoration of his 22nd July “Revolution”, but his approach has been quite abominable, to say the least.

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In an exclusive interview with Gainako radio former Vice President of the Gambia Honorable Bakary Bunja Darboe who had briefly returned to serve the AFPRC during its early days has described President Jammeh as someone who lacks “maturity, capacity to think and understanding of basic issues” Mr. Darboe was responding to a question by Gainako’s co-editor Demba Baldeh who asked about his impression of President Jammeh when he met him upon his return to work for the AFPRC government. In what appears to be a high level assessment of first impressions of a young leader, from someone who is highly…

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By Mathew K Jallow For those Gambians with even the most basic understanding of economics, it seems inevitable. And it is. It is now only a matter of when, before the looming economic implosion; not whether. For something which began on that fateful July day back in 1994, the unraveling of the Gambian economy has been a long time in the making. The dire consequences of Yahya Jammeh’s Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council’s (AFPRC), voodoo economics are coming back to bite, and no amount of glowing, yet mendacious World Bank and IMF economic health reports can restrain the hardship precipitated…

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By Lamin Camara The National Reconciliation Party (NRP) is set to hold a national congress in order to remain relevant in the political process as the party faced a backlash  as it distance itself from the objectives of the group of six. The congress will also allow the party to restructure the party’s structures in the country as well as to partner with agencies affiliated to the promotion of Democracy. Sources close to the party leadership told Gainako that the congress which is tentatively slated to take place in September will take place in the Provincial town of Farafenni in…

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Gainako has been reliably informed and can confirm that UDP’s strong and outspoken youth leader Dodou Kasa Jatta of Bakau has fled the Gambia to neighboring Senegal in fear for his life. The outspoken youth leader who allegedly is the most arrested and detained opposition politician in Gambia in recent years reportedly has received numerous threats for him to desist from criticizing President Jammeh or face the consequences. His family reported that plain clothes men have been visiting his home at very odd hours asking for his whereabouts. He reportedly disappeared last week and his whereabouts was unknown as reported by…

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By Lamin Camara Gambians have been divided again on the observing of the Muslim Feast of Eid-Fitir locally known as Koriteh following the announcement made by the Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) on Wednesday despite the fact that a moon was not sighted by Gambians all over for the prayers to be declared Thursday. The atmosphere in the Greater Banjul Areas seem busy as some communities have welcomed the news made by the GSIC.

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