Thursday, November 21, 2024

Editorial

PRESIDENT BARROW SHOULD FOCUS ON THE ISSUES OF THE DAY

The problems of The Gambia are quite serious and the Barrow administration has to give them the attention they deserve. In 2023 imports amounted...

THE PRESIDENT RENEGES ON HIS PROMISE 

Presdent Adama Barrow, the candidate of Coalition 2016 made a clear commitment in his manifesto that all media related laws that were inimical to...

IMPUNITY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY SAYS UN SECRETARY GENERAL

The United Nation was established to ensure that the atrocities of war which enraged and outraged the conscience of humankind during the first and...

A COUNTRY MUST RELY ON ITS HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES TO...

 A country must rely on its material and human resources to attain economic development not by exporting the labour of its citizens. The Minister...

BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION MINISTRY AND FREE EDUCATION

The Constitution has indicated in section 30 that, “All persons shall have the right to equal educational opportunities and facilities and with a view to...

LEBANON: ATTACK AND COUNTER ATTACK, A RECIPE FOR DEVASTATION

Hamas initiated a suicide attack on the people of Israel and the Netanyahu government retaliated by committing genocide against over 40,000 Palestinians and making...

SOME GAMBIANS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO...

According to section 39 of the Constitution, every Citizen who has attained the age of 18 has the right to be registered as a...

MAKING A CHIEF A JUDICIAL OFFICER SHOULD BE QUASHED

When a Chief as a local government authority assumes the position of president of a district tribunal, the principle of separation of powers is...

THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY

The 10 billion CFA francs equivalent to 1.1 billion dalasi The Gambia owes SENELEC an electricity provider led to cessation of supply that caused...

POPULATION CENSUS 2024 REVEALED

Census is a fundamental tool for assessing the size and characteristics of a population in order to facilitate planning to ensure human security and...

ARE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS GETTING ANSWERS TO GET THE FACTS...

Apparently, the 30 million dollar petroleum product saga that is now a subject of parliamentary inquiry is still a subject of public interest. About...

INTELLIGENCE THAT RAISES POLICY CONCERNS IN THE UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR: GERMAN CHANCELLOR...

An interview granted by those who had occupied high posts both in Europe and USA that led them to indicate that Ukraine’s sending of...

HAMAS AND THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMNENT ARE BEHIND TIME

It is the people of Israel and Palestine who matter, not the leaders who are subjecting the people to untold brutalities before the eyes...

THE DANGER OF A LOW EXPORT AND HIGH IMPORT ECONOMY

The government should go back to basics. The foundation of development of a country is its productive base. Infrastructural development could be based on...

GAMBIANS SHOULD BE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH REGARDING CONSTITUTION BUILDING

The content of the Draft Constitution is yet to be published in the Gambia Gazette as Supplement “B”, yet a very divisive debate is...

A CONSTRUCTIVE NATIONAL CONVERSATION IS NEEDED BEFORE A REFERENDUM

There is a trend of discussion after the content of the Barrow Administration Draft Constitution leaked before its publication in the Gazette. Many critics...

THE NUCLEAR THREAT

Israel is suspected of having nuclear weapons, Russia has nuclear weapons. However, the world is looking at the situation where war is raging without...

SEARCHING FOR THE SOURCE OF SCARCITY OF SOME DRUGS

The availability, accessibility and affordability of drugs to cure illnesses must be of primary concern to the government and those stakeholders in the private...

A CONSTITUTION IS NOT A PARTISAN INSTRUMENT

When the Coalition won the election in December 2016 people envisaged many reforms. The president elect stood as an independent candidate and the agenda...

THE COUTRY IS STILL WAITING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF SUPPLEMENT “B”...

It is important to have a clear perspective of where we are in the constitution building process and where we are heading to. A...