After many months of waiting for the other shoe to drop, Gambians finally heard President Barrow announce his readiness to fight for re-election. Silent majority of Gambians would have been relieved had he chosen to forego a second term; but many others were probably ecstatic about his declaration. There is[Read More…]
Year: 2018
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Don’t Romanticize Ignorance
“President George Weah went back to school. George Weah went back to books, George Weah went back to learning”. “Ignorance is not bliss. Ignorance is tragedy. Ignorance is devastation. Ignorance creates lack. Ignorance creates disease. Ignorance will shorten your life. Ignorance will empty your life and leave you with the[Read More…]
President Barrow Under Fire For Granting Amnesty To Norwegian Paedophile
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has come under fire for rewarding a Norwegian paedophile who was serving time for fiddling six Gambian children with an early release. Svein Åge Sandåker was given a three-year jail term and ordered to pay a D600,000 fine in 2012 for abusing six children,[Read More…]