(JollofNews)- Press freedom has become the beacon of hope for many Gambians with renewed sense of liberty. Given the increasing desire to hold public officers accountable, and the proliferation of online news reporting, the government is facing new challenges to preserve freedom of expression. While the government has an onerous obligation[Read More…]
Opinion
Gambia: A Rebuttal To Dida Halake’s Bad Argument!
(JollofNews) – Mr. Halake, the first thing to notice in your letter is that you never cited any legal authority or principle of law or interpretation to support your argument. I cited the authority of The Gambia Constitution, i.e., its language and you relied on your own interpretation and which[Read More…]
Gambia: The Current Coalition Collision, The Way Forward & Potential Outcomes
(JollofNews) – As we all are aware, the Coalition which comprises of (UDP, NRP, PDOIS, PPP, NCP, GPDM GMC and Isatou Touray and team) was the product of a desperate desire to oust former president who was increasingly edging closer to declaring a one party state akin to an Islamic[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: A Response To “Gambian Insider”
(JollofNews) – Clearly my clients, Ba Tambedou and Mai Fatty, have thrown in the towel on this matter. But I suspect that they did so, not because they thought their interpretation of the law is wrong, but because people are so quick (like Gambian Insider!) to accuse them of disregarding[Read More…]
Gambia: An Interpretation On The Amendment Of The Constitution
(JollofNews) – Section 226(1) states that an Act of the National Assembly may alter this Constitution subject to the directives of the said section 226. In lay language, in order to alter certain provisions of the Constitution by the National Assembly, it must follow the directives of section 226. Section[Read More…]
Gambia’s Eminent Luntango Misread The Provisions On Amending The Constitution
(JollofNews) -In a shrunken global community thanks to the Internet, word gets around pretty fast. As I arrived Demba Doo from Dabnani on Sunday evening, a clearly agitated friend called to say I must respond to a critique against my contention that the National Assembly’s (NA) purported amendment of section[Read More…]
Gambia: Is the Coalition Losing The Plot?
(JollofNews) – The Coalition alliance, barely two months after ousting Jammeh, is unravelling faster than a cheap T-shirt. All due to disagreement with the method of fielding candidates for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. The UDP, GMC, NRP parties have made a clean break from the Coalition to adopt a so-called[Read More…]
Gambia: Not Normal Times
“Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed”, Mao Zending “Any Coalition has its troubles as every married man knows”, Arthur Hays Sulzberger These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. The vitality of democracy is civic participation. And[Read More…]
Gambia: Ousainou Darboe Is On The Right Track On the Parliamentary Election
(JollofNews) – First of all it is recognized that there is total agreement that the members of the Coalition should remain under the Coalition to contest the forthcoming National Assembly elections. The question is what approach is the better option to take. I have listened to the two respective[Read More…]
London Letter With Dida Halake: Fatty And Tambedou RIGHT On Age Amendment Bill!
This is the case for the prosecution presented by Halifa Sallah in Foroyaa and Lamin J Darbo in Kaironews:- “The only available mechanism to amend the Constitution lies in the procedure delineated at Section 226, which states, at 226(1):- “subject to the provisions of this section, an Act of the[Read More…]
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