Even for those of us that do not subscribe to religious narratives on the beginning of humans, we have all heard about the story of Adam and Eve or Adama (not your president; I mean the original Adama), and Hawa or Awa or Awa Yombeh or whatever you call them.[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Yorro Jallow: The Arrogance Of Power And Intellectual ‘IFANBODI’ New Normal In Gambia
‘In Sickness and Power’ is the title of a 2008 book by Lord David Owen. It is a sober narration of the queer marriage that exists between medicine and politics. Running through over a hundred years, it x-rays political, military, security, business leaders, and Human rights lawyers what they contribute[Read More…]
Alagie Saidy-Barrow: In Response To Gambia’s Vice President (Part 2)
So to be considered an accomplished elite, one has to be on a sisyphean journey to be the like the Tubab because that is the key to admiration and respect. You do not get respect or admiration by loading or unloading rice while the elite celebrate their accomplishments on[Read More…]
Yanks Dabo: President’s Barrow’s Aid Is Too Little, Too Late
Almost 35 days after declaring public emergency and partially locking-down The Gambia on 17 March 2020, the Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has finally rudely awakened to the plight of the Gambian people – after attracting barrage of criticisms for his seeming indifference to their plight, in confronting the challenges of[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: Our Youth Aren’t Lazy: It’s Governance And Leadership Which Have Failed Them
“Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth” Archimedes Just that: a lever and a place to stand. Just the tools and a little opportunity. Nothing more. “Our youth are lazy” is probably one of the oft-quoted, moth eaten, commonplace cliches we parrot[Read More…]
Alagie Saidy-Barrow: In Response To Gambia’s Vice President (Part 1)
Amidst the opinions swirling around about the statement of our wonderful, caring and very educated VP regarding our “youths”, I think I have some opinions I’d like to disguise as questions. Let us assume that Gambians don’t like to engage in manual labor and let us also assume that this[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: Falling In Love With Hon. Yakumba Jaiteh
I am increasingly feeling virtuous in my recent prediction that the post-coronavirus-pandemic world will never be the same as before in that despite all its devastating pitfalls it will end up dramatically raising the awareness of the world population who before uncritically tolerated the unsustainable economic and sociopolitical order of[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: A Perfect Example Of High-Tech Lynching
In the 80s and the early 90s, before the July 1994 military takeover, the Gambia Bar Association was a vibrant organization standing for the rule of law, the welfare of lawyers, justice, and human rights for all Gambians, irrespective of gender, tribe, or any political persuasions. Today, the Bar Association[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: Teach The Children Our True History For National Salvation
Our children must be taught our true history if they are to grow up into honest, responsible and patriotic politicians and public officials who will defend the rights and best interests of their people at all times and refrain from defrauding them or abusing their office, privileges and power. Our[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: We Need Electoral Reform In Gambia Now
Gerrymandering is a political subterfuge; the Independent Electoral Commission and the government must embark on this urgent electoral reform, boundary delimitation of constituencies for a fair, equitable representative system, adjust population inequities across all constituencies especially in Banjul, Foni and the Kombo Administrative areas ensuring equal and fair representation of[Read More…]
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