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On the Interdiction and Investigation of Gorgui Mboob

By Madi Jobarteh I receive with great caution and gross dissatisfaction the news of the interdiction and the opening of investigation on allegations of corruption...

U.S. Government Seeks to Forfeit Yahya Jammeh’s Mansion in the Potomac

Prosecutors in the United State, on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, filed a civil lawsuit in the United States District Court in Maryland seeking to...

Exuberance is the Bane of Humility

By The Editorial Board The National Assembly of The Gambia has before it a proposal to amendment Section 19(1)(g) of the Local Government Act of...

The Vanguards of the Paradigm Shift against their Intellectual Progenies—Part 1

By Musa Sanneh The more things evolved, as social scientists have noted, the more they sometimes look alike. That has been true not only for...

The Local Government Act of The Gambia 2002

LOCAL-GOVERNMENT-ACT-2002Download The above is a link to the 2002 Local Government Act of The Republic of The Gambia as Amended in 2015 at the bottom...

To all Gambians I ask: Why the Degenerative Ethnic Politics?

By Da One If you hear the names Sheriff Touray and Pa Amadou Saho, you might have already subconsciously categorize them to particular ethnolinguistic groupings....

Inclusive Citizen-Centered Transformative Policing: The Future of Policing in The United States and the World.

By Dr. Binneh S Minteh The history of policing and the use of deadly force against African Americans is not a new phenomenon. It is...

Another Unconstitutional Travesty

By Madi Jobarteh Once again, the President has decided to abuse the Constitution by imposing a state of emergency by blatantly ignoring the National Assembly....

Gambian Students in South Korea Form Association, Elect Executive

Gambian students in South Korea, Saturday, May 24, 2020, formed the first ever Gambian Students’ Association in South Korea (GSAK). This was held in...

A Review of Assets Management & Recovery Corporation 2009—2016 Financial Statements

By Dr. Lamine J. Conteh, CFE Introduction On the request of The Gambia Times, I have reviewed the 2009 – 2016 financial statements of Assets Management...

Welcoming the New Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow

By Madi Jobarteh I recall the days when Dawda Jallow was the head of programs at the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) where he...

Vaccines Worshiping: Crimes in the Name of Science

By Ousainou Mbenga The “old boys club” (women increasingly) of conventional medicine-"the guardians of the old boundaries of science” have convinced the general populations the...

The Republic, Democracy and Rights

By Madi Jobarteh What is a Republic? The basic dictionary meaning is that it is a state in which power is held by the people...

Section 34(6) Cannot be a Basis for Declaring a State of Emergency (Rejoinder)

By Babucarr Drammeh In his article published by The Gambia Times on June 12th, 2020, with the above title, Madi Jobarteh asserted thus: Section 34(6) is...

The Indispensability of Strong Government Institutions in Democratic Governance

Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

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