Author: Gainako

Gambian film producer, writer and social critic Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu has been appointed Ambassador of the Gambia’s two premier Sarahulleh Youth Development Organization (SYDO) and the Dynamic Sarahulleh Association For Change and Development (DSACD). This was confirmed during the celebration of the annual “Soninkara  Laada Koiye” cultural day of SYDO at the Alliance Franco-Gambienne and the ongoing “Nti Communities  Tournament” and related events of the Dynamic Sarahullehs, operating from Churchills Town. 

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THIS NEW POLITICAL PARTY HAS BEEN CREATED TO GIVE AN INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION TO THE OPPOSITION PARTIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA AND END THE DICTATORSHIP IN OUR HOMELAND. IT’S LEADER, SHEIKH SIDIA BAYO IS THE FOUNDER OF THE NATIONAL TRANSITIONAL COUNCIL OF THE GAMBIA, LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2012 FROM DAKAR, TO BRING DOWN THE JAMMEH REGIME AFTER THE EXECUTIONS OF THE NINE DEATH ROW INMATES IN AUGUST 2012 IN THE GAMBIA.

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29 April 2013 THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA STATE HO– USE BAN RE: ON DEVIATIONS FROM THE RULE OF LAW The setting up of different dates to inaugurate councils after the April 4th, 2013 Local Government elections reflects a lack of uniformity in the assumption of office by members of Councils who are elected on the same day and have equal tenure of office.

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By Cherno Baba Jallow Until in recent times, Kukoie Samba Sanyang, the architect of the abortive July 31, 1981 mutiny in The Gambia, had barely made any headlines at all. He had gone largely mum, but, without question, still cognizant of his standing, if detestable, in the ongoing tell-tale of Gambian history. Gambians can never forget Kukoie. He and the calamitous events he set off in 1981 remain entrenched in the deep recesses of our national memory. Now and again, some of us hearken back to those dark days of 1981, reliving the tragedy and uncertainty of the times. Now…

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By Sulayman Jeng, UK Nothing good comes easy. In the same vein, it can be equally asserted that conferred cosmetic recognitions received on a silver platter do not radiate the pride that successes achieved through hard work and personal sacrifices reflect. In a nutshell, one tends to value and cherish things that one has toiled hard for more than those received from the hand of fortune. The same can be said of a freedom achieved on a silver platter and that fought for tooth and nail. That is precisely why those who fought to achieve their freedom will go to…

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Ambassador Jackson McDonald, President Jefferson Waterman International LLC 1401 K Street, NW Suite 400Washington, DC 20005 Dear Ambassador McDonald,   Re: THE GAMBIA – State Department’s Human Rights Practices for 2012   The U.S. State Department’s Report on the human practices in The Gambia for 2012 ( henceforth referred to as the Report ) is out and it does not make pleasant reading.  The report prepared by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor is the most scathing of any report emanating from the U.S. Government on the human condition in The Gambia.     Even the legitimacy of the APRC…

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By Mathew K Jallow   To digress from the nastiness of politics for a moment, this focus, instead, on human nature in Gambia, is a fundamental component of the changes in our cultural landscape. This plunge into the complexity of human nature attempts to contextualize the enormous lapses in judgment to which many Gambians have become willing victims. And, this is not in reference to theoretical psychology, but on the facts of our lives that respond to our moral groundings. It is our lived experience, groomed by society’s norms, and distinguish our capacity to rationalize from the other forces in…

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By Sainey Faye April 27th, 1972 ….On this date Dr. Kwame Nkrumah passed away. His death took many by surprise, all around the world. He was eulogized, offered prayers from Cairo to the Cape/Azania for the sacrifices he made for Africa and humanity. Elsewhere, in the diaspora Africans born in the Caribbean, U.S.A., Canada, Brazil, South and Central America; Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim; all paid their respect to this great giant and African Freedom Fighter. As his fellow freedom fighters and comrades reminded the world and Africans to continue the struggle for dignity, freedom, and liberation for the ultimate…

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Invitation to a Congress of UK-resident Gambians. As you are no doubt aware, as far back as 1994 with the advent of the current dictatorship, Gambians, including those in UK, have in different ways been fighting to rescue our country and her helpless people from tyranny. Yet the fact remains that the regime is not amenable to reason and continues the same dismal record of bad governance and human right abuses as highlighted by recent eyewitness accounts echoed by Radio Freedom.

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By Matthew K. Jallow There is growing resistance; the coalition is fortifying and the unity of purpose is coalescing around a central theme that has dominated Gambian life and politics for more than a decade and half. It is belated, yet it is coming not a moment too soon. Raleigh, North Carolina, represents more than just Imperial King, Yahya Jammeh’s cruel perversity; it is the prelude to Gambia’s contemporary history and the preface of a new Gambian dawn. Raleigh symbolizes a storied history written and told in our own weary voices; voices that echo the hopeless cries and the painful…

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