PUBLIC STATEMENT The Edward Francis Small Centre hereby registers its unreserved condemnation of the Speaker of the National Assembly and the President of the Republic for failing to uphold the Constitution in regard to the tabling of the 2025 budget estimates. Following an amendment of Section 152(1) of the Constitution […]
Author: Madi Jobarteh
EFSCRJ Concerns Over the Gambia’s Participation at COP29
PUBLIC STATEMENT The Edward Francis Small Centre hereby expresses its deep concerns about the participation of the Gambia at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) currently taking place in the city of Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 – 22 November 2024. The COP is an annual summit that brings together world […]
Sunlight is the Best Disinfectant: A Response to Ismaila Ceesay
On Tuesday, Minister Ismaila Ceesay went on Coffee Time with Peter Gomez to rain invective on Alagie Saidy Barrow and my humble self, describing us as dishonest, cowards, idle, ungrateful, liars and bitter. Ismaila Ceesay said I am hiding behind activism to push a political agenda but that I am […]
EFSCRJ Concerned with Decision to Grant Procurement Exemption to Public Bodies
PRESS STATEMENT EFSCRJ Concerned with Decision to Grant Procurement Exemption to Public Bodies The Edward Francis Small Centre for Right and Justice is deeply concerned about the decision of the Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA) and approved by the National Assembly on 1st November 2024 to grant nine public institutions […]