Author: Madi Jobarteh

Opinion, The Environment

Let there be a Full and an Independent Investigation into Illegal Timber Trade

The Government’s press release on July 1 that it has revoked all timber permits with a new regulation is nothing but a smokescreen to divert attention from the corruption involved in this business perpetrated by Government officials themselves. Now that they have been adequately exposed by both the media and […]

Human Rights, Opinion

Cautious Welcome to the Vice President Alieu Badara Joof

If the Barrow administration had done what they are constitutionally mandated to do from January 2017 to date, today Vice President Alieu Badara Joof would not have stood before the nation to solemnly acknowledge failures, lament poor performance and admonish colleagues for ineptitude and corruption. Since 2017, there have been […]