PRESS RELEASE The Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MOTIE) continues to remain committed to ensure that essential commodities are available, accessible, and affordable by the general public especially during these trying times of Global economic turmoil in which prices of essential commodities are on the rise as […]
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Riot is the Language of the Unheard. Barrow Needs Guidance
It was Martin Luther King Jr who had said that riot is the language of the unheard. I would paraphrase to say that protest is the language for the defense of human rights, the demand for goods and services and for holding the government accountable. During the civil rights movement […]
The Government Must Take Responsibility for Corruption, not the Private Sector
Either the Minister of Finance, Seedy Keita, does not know the purpose of the Government, or he is just playing to the gallery when he made the unfortunate remark that Government and private sector do corruption together. By his statement, he has acknowledged that his Government is indeed corrupt which […]
Madi Jobarteh: The Minister of Justice Should Protect Whistleblowers and NOT Threaten Them
If the Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow is truly interested in combating corruption, abuse of office and the overall good governance of the Gambia then he must be seen protecting whistleblowers and not to threaten them. Whistleblowing is not a crime. Rather it is a critical instrument in the fight […]