Unfortunately, it is often true; the story of the hunt glorifies the hunter. The lack of punishment for tax evasion and is a sham. Is justice equal for all: We seem to write our laws for the poor alone. What is the price to pay these crooks when there is[Read More…]
Author: Alagi Yorro Jallow
Happy New Year Is Not Just A Greeting This Year But A Prayer
(JollofNews) – Today is the last day of a year and we shall rejoice and be glad. Why not? For as Robert Schuller challenges all Gambians, “tough times never last but tough people do, and tomorrow is January 1, 2019. It should ordinarily be a day of celebrations. But, for[Read More…]
Gambia: Too Many Political Parties Spoil The Political Broth
(JollofNews) – As with Africa, so with the Gambia. The ideologies that held together the big political groupings of the 20th century is fraying; likewise, the millennials in active politics have lowered the barriers to joining established political groups. Political parties are multiplying and some see this as a cause[Read More…]
“Kang-Killing” Erupts Gambia’s Political Volcano!
(JollofNews) – In the Gambia, it used to be fashionable for politicians to campaign on the concept of a “divided nation.” Then, a leader appeared on the scene and suddenly, we are “Kang-killing”, which translates to a unity coalition, something the country had been lacking. This alliance of political alliance[Read More…]
Gambia: Where Are Muckraking Journalists Today?
(JollofNews) – While our democracy may not yet be strong enough and our institutions will constrain whatever abuses of power President Adama Barrow’s administration might commit during his three-year transition, but his policies and actions will not be as extreme as we me may fear. However, the truth is that[Read More…]
Gambia: “Intellectual Astigmatism”
(JollofNews) – Sometimes, self-criticism is necessary for us to make progress and what makes nations successful is the ability to find public policies and political institutions relevant to their people. Intellectualism and ideas are life; they must be relevant to our lives; they must be relevant to the African realities.[Read More…]
Gambia: President Jammeh Why Opprobrium In A Doom Cause Or Did You Deserve To Die?
(JollofNews) – Only death can end both the spell to bewitch and the prerogative to dominate- and sometimes even death can snuff out power from a tyrant. The killing of a tyrant is specially designed to echo the leader’s vices (Jammeh is a narcissist, killer, bigot and misogynistic). President Yahya[Read More…]
Gambia: People’s Power Is The Answer To Jammeh’s Arrogance
“Whoever can conquer the streets will one day conquer the state and any state ruled by a dictator for every form of power politics, and any dictatorship-run state has its roots in the streets.” (JollofNews) – The Gambia is going through a reawakening. The country has ushered in a new[Read More…]
Gambia: Dictators’ Lessons And Intellectual Prostitution
‘Kakatar Syndrome And Human Billboards’ (JollofNews) – Without prejudice—What I find fascinating about being in and then out of Africa is that the contrast gives you a filter that allows you to adjust your focal length, to get certain clarity. I thought it was exile, but now I think it’s[Read More…]
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