While most people no doubt welcome the recent press release from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) requiring all registered political parties to hold their biennial congresses, but there are certainly much more urgent things that the people expect the IEC to deal with before the next electoral cycle. It is[Read More…]
Opinion
Madi Jobarteh: Standing With Journalist Omar Wally!
All citizens must defend the press and its journalists from public officials who weaponise their positions to attack the media. Government officials who ridicule, insult and threaten journalists are only doing so to silence the media hence silence the public hence kill transparency and accountability thereby promoting bad governance. This[Read More…]
Darboe Hints At Waning Global Trust Over Gov’t’s Attitude Towards Money
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has indicated that the international community has started losing confidence in the Barrow government over its management of public funds. The UDP leader believed the trust of the international community in the Barrow government as regards finances was dwindling. To Hon. Darboe, the recent ‘diversion’ of D200,000[Read More…]