The Impact Of Coalition 2016 On Political Parties
The objective of establishing Coalition 2016 is yielding the opposite of what was intended. The Coalition informed the electorate that they had decided to...
How To Avoid History Repeating Itself After Presidential...
The 2021 Presidential Election is just around the corner. According to Section 46 of the constitution: “There shall be an election for the office...
How Those In The Judiciary And Commissions Should Comport Themselves
Courts and Commissions are very powerful and autonomous institutions. This is why their impartiality should be unalloyed. They should protect the integrity of all...
Bill Board PoliticsA Symbol Of An Open Society
The Public is being treated with a new diet of politics that would have led to further opening of Gambian society if all adhere...
The Challenge Of Internal Party Democracy
The general expectation is that if there is going to be any political conflict, it would be between parties and not within parties.
Recent developments...
The 54 Million Dalasi Allocation To Parliament And Elections
The Independent Electoral Commission is experiencing shortfalls in the allocation of resources. Donors are questioning why Gambia needs help to finance its own elections.
The...
Could A Bill To Amend, Promulgate Or Repeal The Constitution Be...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The answer is in the negative. A Bill on the promulgation or repeal of a constitutional provision can never be...
The Power To Amend Or Repeal Constitutions Lies In The...
The 1997 Constitution has explained how it should be amended. It reads:
"(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an Act of the National...
Is Covid-19 A Fetter To Democratic Elections?
March is just round the corner. A quarter of a year would soon elapse. The Year 2021 was going to be a year of...
The Time To Take Stock
On the 18th February 1965 the flag of the United Kingdom and colonies was lowered and was followed by the red-white-blue-white-green flag hoisted to mark the...
Celebrating Independence Amid Covid-19 Surge
The state is thinking of filling a stadium to commemorate Independence Day. Politicians are contracting musicians to fill the stadium to raise funds or...
Why Prolong Politically Motivated Actions That Are Behind Us?
Three years have already elapsed. The actions of persons who wanted to pin President Barrow to three years have already been overtaken by events.
The...
Is Independence To Be Celebrated As Usual?
State responsibility for quarantine of visitors has shifted and the borders are open between Gambia and Senegal. Restriction in Senegal is leading to movements...
The Senegalese Leadership Should Rethink
The coincidence of military onslaught against MFDC near the Guinea Bissau border and the current tension in mainstream Senegalese political landscape which emanates from...
The Need For Scholarship For Tertiary Education
Girl students are increasingly steering away from early marriage in order to attain higher education to earn more income as mothers in the future to...
Did People Come From Cassamance To Torture Gambians As Alleged?
During the Jammeh administration many allegations used to be made to claim that rebels from Casamance were recruited and used as thugs to impose...
The Announcement Of Presidential Candidature Must Be Accompanied By A Manifesto
Section 46 of the 1997 Constitution states:
“There shall be an election for the office of President in the three months before the expiration...
The Hidden Economy And The Dangers
The Gambia has a hidden economy which does not depend on exports alone to ensure foreign exchange earnings for the country. The sum in...
The NPP Launches Party At The Stadium
The NPP has one National Assembly member and one councillor. Its first major National Contest would be the Presidential election of 2021 when President Barrow would...
The Minister Of Finance And Accountant General Should Listen To The...
Pensioners say that information circulating is that the authorities want to make it a condition for them to receive their small pension entitlements from...
