As The Gambia progressed to 87 out of 180 countries in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders. Amid a worldwide fight against the novel Coronavirus( COVID-19) Pandemic, Gambian journalists and the Gambian Diaspora media practitioners are joining people around the globe in commemorating World Press[Read More…]
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Alagi Yorro Jallow: Is Labor Day Celebrated As A Day Of The Workers And For The Workers?
It is necessary to ask what activities are planned by Gambian workers on May 1 and whether it is going to be another day of empty political rhetoric; travel to visit relatives and friends; unfortunately this year, the coronavirus threats and the State of the Public Emergency Powers has placed[Read More…]
Weekend Story: When My Friend Invited Me To His House For Iftar
My friend called me around 5am yesterday. I thought it was a mistake and so I didn’t answer. Then he called again around 7am and this time I answered. “Where are you breaking your fast?” He asked me without even saying hello. Bewildered, I told him I would be home.[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: The Redeployment And The Reasons Advanced: More Than Meet The Eye
“Consistent with its philosophy of fostering growth and promoting rapid and efficient delivery of resources within all sectors of governance, The Gambia Government acting on Executive advisory, has effected major changes within the Civil Service….” So the Government’s philosophy is “foster growth” and “promote rapid and efficient delivery of resources[Read More…]
Coronavirus: Gambia’s Petrol Prices See Biggest Fall In Many Years
The Government of the Gambia has stepped in to subside the price of petrol to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lives and livelihood of its people. From today, the a litre of petrol has fallen from D49.36 to D40 while diesel fell from D50.04 a litre to[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: The Next COVID-XX From China Will Exterminate Mankind
In my last article published by the North Carolina-based Freedom Newspaper on the plight of the Africans in China, racially persecuted for “causing the coronavirus pandemic” there, I suggested the need for African governments to exert pressure on the Chinese government to be more responsible and dispel the preposterous-state-orchestrated stigma[Read More…]
Gambia For All Party Issues Position On Managing The COVID-19 Crisis In Gambia
In the face of the unprecedented aggression of our country by the deadly coronavirus, the position of our party has remained steadfast. From the onset, we expressed solidarity with our people and advocated for the nation’s resources to be mobilised for the fight/ to decisively win the do-or-die war. To[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Gambia: A Country of Jobless Youths (Part 1)
“A nation’s true greatness begins from little truths,” Mazisi Kunene, was a South African poet and an active supporter and organizer of the anti-apartheid movement in Europe and Africa says, so, what truth will set today’s youth free from the jailhouse of want and joblessness? From January 19, 2017, to[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: What’s The Rationale For This Massive Do-called Deployments?
A close study of the nature of the movements within the civil and public services clearly indicates that this is not a decision meant to promote and protect national interest. Rather this is yet again another misdirection and misstep by Pres. Adama Barrow to weaken the Government machinery thereby injure[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Epitaph: Death Of A Teacher Who Could Not Stop Teaching
I am saddened by the passing of Principal Rev. Willie Carr. Though we had not been in touch for some time, I knew him during my student day as well my sojourn at the Independent days and found him admirably courageous and principled, as well[Read More…]
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