So when you land at the Banjul International Airport, you are forced to pay a 1000 Dalasi “security fee” before you are allowed to leave the airport with your passport. You are forced to pay the same amount if you want to fly out of The Gambia. They call it[Read More…]
Opinion
D. A. Jawo: Some Pertinent Clarifications
I am in the habit of not generally responding to people’s reactions to my commentaries, simply because those are my own views and perceptions of the issues that I write about and I very well know that others also have their own views and perceptions, which may not necessarily be[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow:“For The Nation To Live, The Tribe Must Die”
I came across this quote from a Facebook friend and while this is not the first time that I have seen this Samora Machel quote, something about the quote makes me uneasy because I think many people misconstrue the meaning of it. I hold Samora in the highest of regards[Read More…]