It is indeed very concerning to once again see a Gambian president publicly hand over fat envelopes full of money to communities at political events. The news that Pres. Barrow donated an envelope full of money to women in Jarra Soma is indeed unfortunate and unbecoming of a president expected[Read More…]
Opinion
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Gambia Needs A Comprehensive Data Protection Law
With the unmasking of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The confession of Christopher Wylie about how Cambridge Analytica harvested data from millions of Facebook profiles, without taking the consent of the users and Mark Zuckerberg’s declaration of guilt, is alarming and troubling. The citizens of the Gambia deserve a strong and[Read More…]
The Constitutional Review Commission Act 2017: An Instrument For Democracy Or A Dictator’s Charter?
There is no doubt an overwhelming national consensus that the current 1997 Constitution which came into being following the overthrow of the PPP regime in July 1994 is unfit for purpose. The flaws of such code have over the following 20 plus years preceding it served as a constant disruption[Read More…]