Gambia’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Cherno Omar Barry, has rubbished rumours that his ministry has refused an offer from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to purchase drugs for the country. In recent weeks, some Gambians have been spreading gossip on social media that the[Read More…]
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New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: How Gambian Politics Became So Ineffective
Personally, I find the overwhelming political strife something that holds all of us back, not only collectively as a country, but as individuals who simply want to fulfill our dreams, provide for our families and, if we are a fraction as lucky as you who have the privilege to be[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: The Right To Peaceful Protest And Its Benefits
Section 25 sub-section 1(d) of the Gambia Constitution purposely states that everyone shall have the right to freedom to assemble and demonstrate peaceably and without arms. This is an entrenched clause that no person, authority or institution in the Gambia has the power to change except the people themselves through[Read More…]