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Public Institutions Fail to Comply with Access to Information Act 2021

PUBLIC STATEMENT Public Institutions Fail to Comply with Access to Information Act 2021 The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice informs the public that after submitting requests for information to six public institutions on 14th October 2024, all of them failed to comply with the Access to Information […]

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Ministry of Information Turns to the Ministry of Truth: Orwell’s 1984 Dystopian World Becomes Reality in Gambia Under Minister Ismaila Ceesay

By Arfang Madi Sillah, Washington DC In George Orwell’s haunting novel 1984, the Ministry of Truth is not an agency of transparency but one of profound deceit, charged with rewriting history to suit the ever-shifting whims and caprices of a totalitarian regime. Orwell’s vision of a government that bends reality […]

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An Information Minister or Government Spokesperson is an official tasked with defending government actions and policies, distinctly different from historical figures such as Joseph Goebbels

Fatoumatta: An Information Minister or Government Spokesperson is an official tasked with defending government actions and policies, distinctly different from historical figures such as Joseph Goebbels. Two years ago, and again this year, I cautioned that the role of a Ministry of Information is globally seen as obsolete. Information Minister […]