Mr. President, as you are about to announce your new Cabinet Ministers, we want to remind you of the constitutional and moral obligations and your Cabinet Ministers to publicly declare your assets and liabilities before your Ministers take their oath of office. Mr. President, when people decide to hold public […]
Opinion
World Press Freedom Day: Journalists Have Not Much to Celebrate Without Collective Bargaining of Labor Rights
Fatoumatta: History does not reward political victory, and it rewards improvements in the human condition and human development. Therefore, the Gambia press deserves labor rights. It is time to see the Gambia government, the Gambia Press Union (GPU), and media owners adopt the Collective Bargaining Framework related to the International […]
President Barrow on Madi Jobarteh – Whither the ‘Never Again” Mantra?
President Adama Barrow has no doubt gained quite a lot of experience during his past five years in office. He is certainly no longer the rookie head of state that he was when he newly assumed office in 2017, but some of his recent statements and utterances seem to indicate […]
On Presidential Attack on Rights Activist Madi Jobarteh, Every Gambia Must be Concerned
Every Gambian must be concerned and forcefully condemn the scathing attack launched against the person of Rights Activist Madi Jobarteh by no less a person than the Head of State. Before the country’s religious leaders, President Adama Barrow dishonestly and misguidedly branded the activist as an arsonist whose only interest […]