A National Teleconference on ‘A Citizen’s Movement for Democratic Republic of The Gambia’ Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:00pm – 7:00pm EST Conference Call # and Code: (605) 475-5900 & 416 565 6#
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By Mathew K Jallow The night-sky was blaze with irradiant fireworks, but the ephemeral pump and pageantry only masked the drudgery of life on the mean streets of Serekunda. Just two mile east of the center of Gambia’s largest metropolis, Kairaba Avenue teemed with charming Gambian girls whose angelic innocence encapsulate their preordained drift to the social and economic periphery of Gambian society.
July 4, 2013 AGERA is again calling for the entire community to join their very own and commemorate again the historic July 4 Festivities. This year’ is that with a difference. Yes, all information here is final and it is happening. We are starting this one of a kind program with a remarkable Book Signing Event with Multiple Gambian Authors from all over. This special occasion will be held at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel and will be followed by a spectacular Cultural Night. This years’ Cultural Night will be bringing you a very special guest. The one and only “Djily…
By Sulayman Jeng, UK As a young boy growing in the provinces, every evening especially during the harmatan season, all my siblings and friends who happened to visit at the time gather around a log of wood burning to keep us warm. During such gatherings exciting and chilling stories were usually narrated occasionally accompanied by singing and clapping to school us about living a respectful and meaningful life. Most of the characters of these stories were the wolf and the hare. Almost all the stories centred on these popular characters often depict betrayals, deceits, hatred, jealousy, love, kindness, righteousness, conscience, and…
Mixing up personality with the state is a dangerous Precedence. President Jammeh is completely mortgaging the Gambian State and Nation. Mixing up celebrations of the President’s birthday with unveiling of national projects and policies is absolutely dangerous and unprecedented. A nation is too big to be owned and operated by an individual. A State is too complicated to be personalized into a family affair! This is what is happening in Gambia.. The newly unveiled Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) duped as public corporation is the biggest scam on Gambian public assets. In fact we are not surprise that President Jammeh…
Now that the 2013 Mother’s Day Weekend activities have passed and categorized by many as a huge success held on behalf of the Gambian women highlighted with the “Mother Of the Year” award presented to the lovely Mrs. Sainabou Jobe Jabang, GFAA is once again on the verge of presenting to the Atlanta community it’s fifth annual and second biggest summer program known as the FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND. The women are once again ready to reciprocate and show their men how appreciative they were for the Mother’s day events held on their behalf.
By Yero Jallow Development coming from South Africa about Mandela’s health is not pleasing at all. While many news outlets described his situation as stable, many others including a statement from the South African Government hinted that his health condition is serious this time around. (Reuters, June 8th 2013). Mandela’s greatness doesn’t wholly stem from the fact that he was a president or an apartheid hero. Agreeably, something stood very clear about a world icon of Mandela’s caliber. It is certainly his wisdom to face the realities of life and live it to the letter. He knows that a leader…
By Burama Jammeh “If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking’ – George S Patton “Where we all think alike no one thinks much” – Unknown I recognized efforts made by many out there to change the path of our nation. The efforts are not necessarily good enough if they are not equal to and/or not addressing the core problem. We should commend all the opposition organizations and their followers for maintaining the political discourse within Gambia for this long at times of severe risks. On the flip side the political activists, especially those outside the Gambia are yet…
By Mathew K Jallow It is an integral part of Gambian history. The Raleigh Conference, that is. Not history as in things past. For Raleigh is still ongoing, still under a slow, painful birth; still emerging out of the dark shadow of Gambia’s tragic story; and still being crafted into Gambia’s political reality. One can rightly argue that Gambia is exceedingly messy both in its politics as well as its socio-economics, even laden with smoldering bitterness beneath the surface tranquility, and some Gambians are often divided by the familiar nonsensicality of their individual illusions of intellectual prowess, but there is…
By Sidi Sanneh The underwear that Yaya Jammeh wore on the 22nd July 1994 was bought on credit from a Senegalese ‘bana-bana’ of ‘baitchayk’ for five dalasis. We know this because the following day when it became clear that “Kanilai”, as he was known to many around Bakau Depot, was chairman of the AFPRC, the poor Senegalese man wondered out loud to onlookers as to how he was going to gain access to State House to demand payment of his five dalasis from the new head of state. I am recalling this incident to remind Gambians, if they need reminding,…