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Chiefs and deputy governors should not take sides in National Assembly...

Chiefs and deputy governors are very significant in managing the affairs of districts and regions. They are supposed to serve all the people without...

The need to amend the Elections (Amendment) Act

On the 20 July 2015 ex-president Jammeh’s government enacted the Elections (Amendment) Act 2015 which made it a requirement among other things for political...

The Battle for sanity must prevail Lessons from the Kanfenda crisis

A small spark could cause a prairie fire. This is why all those Gambians who truly value democracy would be tolerant of ethno-linguistic, religious...

THE LANGUAGE OF IMPUNITY

When does a government commence to use the language of impunity? The answer is simple. It starts when its authorities are heard saying that...

THE RELEASE OF DETAINEES AND INVESTIGATION ON THE STATE OF DISAPPEARED...

Soon after the assumption of power a good number of persons arrested and detained without trial under the former regime have been released. But...

PREPARATION FOR THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IS UNDERWAY

Many people who want to contest the National Assembly elections under the ticket of the Coalition or its stakeholders are going around seeking the...

CONFUSION IN THE SELECTION OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES

Citizens who are interested in becoming National Assembly candidates are becoming more confused as the coalition remains silent on who could become Coalition candidate...

Peoples’ Power in Action

Few people could have imagined that a Government that was so entrenched as that of Jammeh could have been uprooted by the ballot ofGambians. This...

How will the Coalition contest the National Assembly elections?

After the euphoria surrounding the peaceful transfer of executive power, the two most important agendas for the way forward is to complete cabinet nominations...

How will the Coalition contest the National Assembly elections?

Coalition 2016 is not a political party. It is established as United Front to sponsor one Presidential Candidate irrespective of party or non-party affiliation....

The KMC and the market women under the Barrow Government

Many women are now moving out of the market to sell their produce in the streets. They come around six in the morning to...

A NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH A PLATE FULL

The Attorney General is the principal legal adviser of the Government. Prior to his swearing in, orders have been given for all detention centres...

WILL COALITION POLITICAL APPOINTEES REPLACE THE APRC APPOINTED GOVERNORS?

The country has gone through peaceful political transition. Institutions are gradually changing. One of the main institutions is connected to regional administration. Governors were appointed...

WILL THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE FOLLOW THAT OF THE...

The resignation of Chief Justice Fagbenle during the impasse in transferring executive power from outgoing president Jammeh to incoming President Barrow left a vacuum...

Waiting for the second batch of Cabinet Ministers

The Spokesperson of the Coalition had told journalists on Tuesday that the first batch of Cabinet ministers to be sworn in on Wednesday constituted...

The need for the present Government to be different from the...

The constant issuing of executive order during the past government had traumatised the population until today there are arrestees who are yet to be...

The need for the present Government to be different from the...

The constant issuing of executive order during the past government had traumatised the population until today there are arrestees who are yet to be...

THE ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT BARROW AT THE AU SUMMIT

The most dramatic change of executive power on the African continent has taken place in The Gambia between the 19 and 21 January 2017. Interestingly...

The Absence Of President Barrow At The AU Summit

The most dramatic change of executive power on the African continent has taken place in The Gambia between the 19 and 21 January 2017. Interestingly...

A New President On Gambian Soil

It is an irony that at a time when Gambia is making history by having the first transfer of executive power through the ballot...