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The Final Draft Constitution: My Vote is YES in the Referendum!

By Madi Jobarteh Let me first of all express my heartfelt congratulations to the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) for producing a robust, positive and forward looking final...

Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic in The Gambia: Is Not as Easy as ABC

By Baturu Mboge, New York, U. S. A. Public health is about the health of the population. And part of an essential public health function...

Has the National Assembly Approved the D500 Million?

By Madi Jobarteh On Thursday, March 19, the President announced a package of D500 million as response to the Coronavirus. This is indeed a laudable...

Congratulations to the Heroes and Fatu Network!

By Madi Jobarteh Let me first of all appreciate the many Gambians who believe in me and the work I do to the point that...

Mama Fatma Singhateh Should not be the UN Special Rapporteur for Children

By Madi Jobarteh The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council has nominated former Minister of Justice Mama Fatma Singhateh as the Special Rapporteur...

Press Release by NHRC on Detainees During the COVID-19 Outbreak

RECOMMENDATIONSTO THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE & JUDICIARY: RIGHTS OF PRE-TRIAL, REMAND AND CONVICTED PRISONERS DURING COVID-19 Pandemic: Further to the NHRC’s Press Release dated the...

Lawyers Must Help to Contain the Spread of COVID-19 in The Gambia

By Bubacarr Drammeh According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States of America, the novel Coronavirus spreads in the following way: Person-to-person...

The Gambia Government and Timber Trade: What Next After BBC Report?

By Madi Jobarteh It is more than seventy-two hours since BBC released a damning documentary on the illegal timber trade between The Gambia and Senegal...

The Thing about International Women’s Day

By Madi Jobarteh It is on such internationally designated days like today, International Women’s Day when you get to see and hear international organizations such...

The Finality of Prophethood

By a Concerned Citizen The meaning of Rasul is Apostle or Messenger The one who receives the Message (Resalah) to the people from Allah. The...

The Illegal Closure and Opening of the Radio Stations

By Madi Jobarteh The only reason The Gambia Government decided to withdraw from its violation of the law by allowing the re-opening of Home Digital...

Access to Loan is a Good Thing

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A. Since when did having access to a loan become a bad thing? What one does with the loan is the...

Essa Faal’s Illegal and Unethical Conducts to Imam Fatty

By a Concerned Global Citizen William Ruto, one of Essa Faal’s former clients at the International Criminal Court (ICC), was accused of orchestrating the killing...

U.S. Senators Call for the Prosecution of Michael Sang Correa

Two United States Senators, Patrick Leahy and Richard Durbin, call for the prosecution of Michael Sang Correa, a Jungler in the death squad of...

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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