(JollofNews) -As Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) is the main referral hospital of the country, which receives critical patients from the other health facilities in the country and also being a place where doctors and other health workers are expected to be trained on the best standards of patient[Read More…]
Opinion
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: Building A Modern Democratic State
Introduction: This a follow up on Njundu Drammeh’s conversation with President Adama Barrow and I refer all to read it. I have picked up one piece of that conversation to also elaborate for the attention of Team Barrow and the entire Gambian people. Since Ghana became the first independent African[Read More…]
Gambia: Long Letter To President Adama Barrow
‘There is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things’ Machiavelli (JollofNews) – Mr. President, I am cognisant of the fact that there is nothing more difficult than managing a transition from one government[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Give “Jammeh’s Lands” To Local Farmers ASAP
(JollofNews) – In response to Madi Jobarteh’s no-nonsense piece with regard to the Kanilai Jammehkunda gates altercation between some Jammeh loyalist Gambian soldiers and the ECOWAS forces, I would like to suggest that the government of President Barrow and the National Assembly should pass an emergency bill, temporarily allocating all[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: Government Must Exert Effective Control
(JollofNews) – Straight to the point: Within 21 days Gambians have witnessed two acts of lawlessness in Kanilai by folks who have shown their determination to stand against the verdict and sovereignty of Gambians. While it has been reported that the Interior Minister said the latest incident was as a[Read More…]
Analysing Gambia’s 2017 Appropriation Bill
(JollofNews) – This is an analysis of the Gambia’s 2017 Appropriation Bill, which was presented on 22 December 2016 by Abdoulie Kolley, former Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of the previous APRC Government. Expected revenue Expected tax revenue D7.86 billion Expected non tax revenue [Read More…]
Gambia: Lawyer Ousainou Darboe: Iconic Image Of Ladyjustice
(JollofNews) – In April 2016, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) was arrested by the former Gambian regime of Yahya Jammeh after he led a street protest to demand answers over the death in custody of the his party’s organising secretary, Ebrima Solo Sandeng. Mr Sandeng[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh: Where Is The 2.2 Million Euros For Bakoteh Dumpsite?
(JollofNews) – Without doubt the Bakoteh dumpsite is not just an eyesore but constitutes a crime against the surrounding communities for the dangerous fumes it releases into homes and schools, particularly the SOS Children’s Village everyday. Many citizens in these communities suffer from respiratory diseases because of this dumpsite, which[Read More…]
Building The New Gambia With Madi Jobarteh:Why Do Africans Go To The West?
(JollofNews) – Western Europe and the United States share a terrible history with Africa. History has shown that slavery and colonialism were the imagination and invention of Europeans for the purpose of exploiting and oppressing Africans. History has shown that London, Manchester, Amsterdam or Paris were small and poor towns[Read More…]
Religion: Death For Blasphemy Deserves Scorn
(JollofNews) – In a recent lecture, Owen Jones, who described himself as a ‘socialist humanist’ and an ‘atheist’, drew attention to his objection to ‘aggressive atheism’. He defined aggressive atheism as that form of atheism that treats religious belief and believers with contempt. Jones said, “Yet while I am an[Read More…]
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