By Alagi Yorro Jallow (Published November 8, 2023) “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty,” authored by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, is a compendium of historical facts and figures synthesized with developmental economic analysis that crossed centuries to answer the question: Why Nations fail boldly? The […]
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Gambia‘s former Interior minister‘s trial to open on January 8
The trial of Ousman Sonko, former Interior minister of the Gambia will open on 8th January 2024 before the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, LTN has learnt. A publication made by Trial International, an NGO fighting impunity for international crimes and supporting victims in their quest for justice indicates that this will be […]
Senegambian Journalism Cannibalizes and Suffers with Little Hope for the Future
Fatoumatta: I will speak off the cuff. Also, I will say this to you. No amount of image laundering will save the face of the journalism profession in two neighboring countries, the Gambia and Senegal. I say this to my friends and relative journalists, and I will say this to […]
NAMs, Gambians say NO to the ‘Former Presidents Bill 2023’
Luxurious benefits for who? Accommodation, gratuity, yearly vacations and vehicles for who? What for? Former President ‘ Yahya Jammeh for one does not deserve a dime to be spent on him from Gambian tax payers money, noting that these benefits will be borne by the taxpayers. ‘The evil that men […]