Demand and Supply in the Bread Industry
Bread is an essential commodity. Hundreds of thousands of people consume it on a daily basis. This means that bakeries must produce and serve...
Claiming The Divine Right To Rule
In the past, when monarchs rule and pass on their throne to their children, their subjects accepted. The subjects were made to believe that...
May Day Under A Change Of Government
May Day is workers’ day. Section 107 of the Labour Act states:
“Workers and employers have the right to establish and join workers’ and employers’...
Building a Nation or Preparing For Election?
The Gambian people were promised that the change of 2016 will bring about national cohesion and a national drive to build a nation that...
Debate On The Secular State And The Secular Republic
The Constitutional Review Commission is charged with the responsibility of engaging the population on their recommendation for constitutional reform. It has been brought to...
The Importance Of Transitional Politics
The principle of substantive justice hinges on the notion that only those who are capable of delivering justice to conceived enemies would deliver justice...
Indeed A High Profile Witness!
When it was announced at the TRRC that a high profile witness would appear before it yesterday, many people thought that it was just...
Are The Political Parties Campaigning For Elections Or Building The Foundation...
What type of constitution do the political parties want? What type of electoral system do they subscribe to? How should the political parties relate?...
Coalition Talks Without Conclusion So Far
Those who decided to follow developments after the announcement that Coalition talks have been convened at Kairaba Hotel were keenly waiting for the media...
The Deaths That Cannot Be Forgotten
The Death of Ebrima Solo Sandeng is before the courts. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission may have been the best place to conduct...
The Bakers, Flour Producers, Middlepersons And Consumers
Bread is a core driver of the informal sector in The Gambia. Food is an indispensable commodity. Each person must eat every day to...
What Should Happen When The Constitution Is Violated?
The Gambian people should know their rights and should know what they should do when their rights are violated. There are two sections of...
April 10/11 Revisited
Almost 20 years ago on April 10/11 2000, the nation went into a state of coma after live bullets took the lives of 14...
What Next After Bashir Has Gone?
The military in Sudan has ousted Omar al-Bashir after nearly 30 years in power. A state of emergency has been announced and the military...
The President And The National Asembly Should Know
Gambian troops are being deployed to DARFUR and we have not heard any interaction between the executive and National Assembly before any such deployment....
Unemployment, A Burning Issue
Unemployment is still a burning issue in The Gambia and there is no sign in the national development plan that this problem will soon...
Perpetrators Who Testify Before A Truth Commission Should Have Confidence In...
A truth commission is not a criminal court that seeks the conviction of offenders. It unearths the truth and opens the way for perpetrators...
Trumps’ America and the ICC
The news emanating from The Hague that the visa of the ICC prosecutor to enter the US has been revoked due to the fact...
Where does the power of the Commission stop and that of...
Section 6 of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission Act states:
“The Commission shall –
be impartial and fair in the performance of its functions;...
Real Development Versus Cosmetic Development
Government is established in a Republic to serve a sovereign people in whom sovereignty resides. When one serves a people one must know what...
