“How can a man rape a woman without her consent?’ The Kiang man bellowed. “If you don’t love a man while accept money and gifts from him?” another bemoaned. ‘Girls and ladies nowadays are immoral and of easy virtues’, he pontificated from his corner. ‘It is all about the way[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Character Is An African Woman’s Front Teeth
WOMEN, without character, classy and elegant, feminine rectitude are closing the gender gap in hate speech, insulting, social banter, so when does banter become bullying as well as physical and verbal violence. Character is a woman’s front teeth. The one who loses them has lost the mainstay of her beauty,[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: How Is Coronavirus Harming The Mental Health Of Our survival And Wellbeing?
The Gambia government has introduced several measures: State of Public Emergency Powers measures, and Public Health measures and the private sector are also taking steps to contain the virus, treat the affected and prevent an escalation of the disease. However, of all the measures taken so far, it seems that[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Police Power Under The State of Public Emergency
The Inspector-General of Police, custodian of the enforcement of the regulations and restrictions of the State of Public Emergency Powers and Order, must caution the police force against trampling on citizen’s fundamental rights and order tight security around vulnerable targets. We do not think brute force is very efficient in[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Proclamation On Declaring Public Emergency Powers Concerning COVID-19 Outbreak
I have read the draft bill Restrictions on State of Public Emergency Powers Regulations,2020. The reading constrained me to conclude that it is a wise decision the members of the National Assembly on Thursday moved a motion for the Select Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters of the hallowed[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: Eyes Right On The D500M Against COVID-19
If the “soul” of this nation is operated on, I bet the autopsy report will read “cause of death: corruption”. And so all eyes, especially that of the National Assembly, should be on the 500 Million Dalasis earmarked to combat COVID-19. Every butut fully accounted for; every payment meticulously scrutinised[Read More…]
Samsudeen Sarr: President Barrow Should Unify The Nation
I read a brilliant article, The need to revamp the Gambia Armed Forces!!!, written by Mr. Assan Sallah a journalist in Germany adding his input to the need for the Gambia government to accelerate the ongoing Security Security Reform (SSR) so as to start entrusting the Gambia Armed Forces with[Read More…]
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Coronavirus Public Emergency Is A Legal Necessity And Constitutional Imperative
President Adama Barrow made a televised broadcast, Friday, 27 March 2020 on measures being taken by his administration to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in the Gambia also as part of the national response to addressing the Coronavirus pandemic announced the restriction of movements in the Gambia by[Read More…]
Madi Jobarteh: The Final Draft Constitution: My Vote is YES In The Referendum
Let me first of all express my heartfelt congratulations to the CRC for producing a robust, positive and forward looking final draft constitution within the timeframe provided to them. In that same regard Pres. Barrow and his Justice Minister deserve commendation for setting up the CRC and allowing them to[Read More…]
Njundu Drammeh: Dr Samateh, The Man In The Arena
The “‘man in the arena” is Dr. Amadou Samateh, and his gallant health workers. Certainly it is in moments of adversity, of great calamity, of seemingly insurmountable crisis, of unprecedented disasters and emergencies, of void created by the absence of others who should have been at the vanguard, that we[Read More…]
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