Land Commission To Enhance Law Reform In The Gambia

Land law reform is high on the agenda of “second generation” structural adjustment in many, perhaps most, African countries. This turns out to be far more than a matter of simply “getting the institutions right.” Discussions of land law reform are occurring against the backdrop of on-going tensions and sometimes violence. Rising tensions and violence […]

Message To Her Excellency Dr. Isatou Touray, Vice President

Your Excellency DR. Isatou Touray, Vice President of the Gambia, and my dear friend and good Gambian Sister, RE: WARM AND GRAPHIC CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE.- Friday 15th March 2019, (“The Ides Of March”, William Shakespeare- “Julius Caesar”), was indeed a great day, in The Gambia’s Constitutional /Political history. It was indeed “a red-letter day” (i.e. an […]

An Open Letter To President Adama Barrow

Dear President Barrow,  I write to you as a citizen of the great country The Gambia, I pray that you get my message in good health, open mind and most importantly with wisdom to have an in depth one to one reflection with yourself of what Gambians had to sacrifice which brought in December 2nd. […]

Can The President Interfere In Pending Criminal Cases?

Under Section 85 of the 1997 Constitution of the Gambia, the power to commence and/or discontinue criminal prosecutions is vested exclusively in the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), acting under the direction of the Attorney-General, the principal legal adviser of the Government. That suffices it to say that the President cannot order for the discontinuation […]

Moving Forward With The Times

As we wish our readership a happy New year, our goal continues to inform you of events as they happen in our country as they affect our lives and aspirations.  2018 has not in any way done a lot to help the common man in the streets. The Price of commodities such as rice has […]

New Year Message From President Adama Barrow

Fellow Gambians, Friends of The Gambia, Distinguished Listener and Viewers, The wheel of another year has come full cycle, as today marks the end of 2018. In view of all the successes registered in the year, it is with pride, satisfaction and appreciation that I dedicate this message to all of you. Reflecting on the […]