Our elections cycle has now come full circle, ‘debilitating, internecine ‘wars’ fought in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Must be draining, exhausting, expensive, tumultuous, divisive and polarising for the Smiling Coast. Imagine a forced smile in a war. After the last ‘war’, we can count our losses, celebrate our victories even[Read More…]
Opinion
London Letter With Dida Halake: Gambia’s Political Stability To 2021 – And Two Foolhardy Predictions!
Now that the parliamentary, council and mayoral elections are out of the way, the political environment appears stable for the next three years – not least because the UDP has shown its political dominance winning all these elections. Sure, the first-past-the-post (or winner-takes-all) voting system is unfair, but Westminster is[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: There Is A Difference Between Freedom of Speech And Hate Speech
The Gambian police must not mistake the concept and principles freedom of speech and of expression for hate speech. The principles of freedom of expression and, of speech is a right enshrined in our constitution and may only be limited as prescribed in law. In some of these “hate speech”[Read More…]
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