Let us face it. A fiasco in the making? When caught in a fight between a weak presidency and the National Assembly, that play the majority or ‘tyranny of numbers’ politics, with weak independent institutions and a crippled economy, in the middle of a pandemic-instigated economic tailspin. It would be[Read More…]
Opinion
Madi Jobarteh: Stop Taking Things For Granted
Speaking up against abuse of power and corruption, especially in a post dictatorship society is an urgent, necessary and a historic duty incumbent on all conscious sovereign citizens! The incidence of abuse of power unfolding in The Gambia at this moment is alarming unless if one is not watching! We[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: How To Steal An Election (Part 1)
Elections are seen as a cornerstone of any democracy and that includes the unabashedly pretentious democracies like the United States. To buy legitimacy, even the most vile of dictators would hold periodic elections in order to claim legitimacy and be a “government of the people, by the people and for[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Time For President Barrow To Revisit The COVID-19 Response
It is indeed outrageous how citizens ignore preventive measures to combat Coronavirus. However this problem lie at the foot of the President and the sooner he realises that the quicker he should get up to reverse the situation! The current bad situation is expected if one follows the huge missteps[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: Covid-19 In The Gambia: Hold The Government Accountable
May be instead of blaming the people for their “ignorance” or “indiscipline” in the fight against Covid-19, we should look at the Government and its acts of commission and/or omission in this whole saga. I ask these fundamental questions: what is the purpose of Government? Is it fulfilling what we[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Coronavirus Pandemic: Living In Perilous Times (Part IV)
The Gambia has thus far confidently braced itself for the Covid-19 pandemic in the face of inadequate healthcare infrastructure. Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed nearly exponential growth in the number of new cases (498) and death(9), reaching almost the entire country nears a grim milestone. One wonders whether[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Coronavirus: This Is No Time For Politics
Vice President Dr.Isatou Touray Becomes First High-Profile Gambian Politician To Test Positive For Covid-19 The executive branch is shutting down—no meeting of cabinet and the National Security Council. Moreover, the Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus and the State House in Banjul is by implication grounded[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: Navigating The Complexities
So someone sent me a message because they are unhappy that I liked a particular comment that was made on a post I wrote. This person feels that the comment is negative towards a group he belongs to and I should not have liked it because that denotes support for[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: The Time To Act Is Now
The state of insecurity in the Gambia is very grave. Very dire and frightful. Our citizens are not safe. Both the people and the government know this, and we are losing live and properties. We are losing our humanity. Why do partisans engage in deliberate falsehood in the face of[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: The Struggle To Buy Tobaski Ram In Gambia
This year’s Tobaski (Eid-ul Adha) is Friday.) It’s a festival of sacrifice and feasts for almost all Muslims. The majority of Gambian Muslims struggled or are still struggling with rage to buy common rams for the Tobaski celebration. Capitalist or elite greed breeds mass poverty, which tears the moral fabric[Read More…]
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