Author: Demba A. Jawo

A Tribute To A Life-Long Friend

I had known the late Badara Alieu Joof for more than 50 years. We first met at the Yundum College in 1972 to train as teachers and we were not only batchmates, but we also built quite a strong bond of friendship which survived up to the very last day[Read More…]

Denied Access To A Public Document

I am presently engaged in researching for a book that I am writing on Gambian names and one of the institutions that I approached for that research was the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). I personally contacted the Vice Chairman, Mr. Joe Colley, for access to the voters’ list, which I[Read More…]

Gambia: Barrow’s Take-Over Bid For BCC, KMC

President Adama Barrow seems to have devised a clever plan to take over the opposition-controlled municipalities of Banjul and Serekunda by announcing his intentions to impose on them an administrator, no doubt to curb the powers and influence of the mayors in those two municipalities. Speaking on Sunday at the[Read More…]

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