Some of the victims' families A lot of our compatriots are understandably disappointed if not outright angry at the Barrow administration’s decision to release confessed murderers from detention because they offered the truth commission some valuable truths that could help in their drive to establishing an impartial record of human rights violations under the tyrant… Continue reading Making sense of the “Junglers’ release
Excessive partisanship is corrosive and deprives the nation, but nothing happens in a vacuum. Why are we so partisan? What explains our roller coaster attitudes of denouncing each other, or justifying wrongs based on who the wrongdoer is and our relationship with them? Why do we seek to be vindictive when those we're opposed to… Continue reading Suspicions and Excessive Partisanship
The President knows very well that besides his sycophantic minions, the nation is overwhelmingly displeased with his governance style. He has burnt out the political goodwill he came with faster than a candle would melt in an inferno. January 2017 seems like a lifetime ago, when one recalls the reception Barrow received on his return… Continue reading The President is isolated and in denial
There were rumors and then dismissal of the rumors. There were names, but only of shadows in the dark. There were screams unheard, there were gasps muffled by plastic bags. There was darkness, loneliness, stillness, and death; lots of death! All shrouded in secrecy, done under the cover of darkness and all of it vehemently… Continue reading Shootings; strangulations; & suffocations. When the Death Squad storm
Lt. Yaya Jammeh The nation was sold on the idea of change, of soldiers with a difference only for those promises to become taboo words and in their wake a callous and brutal tyrant who spilled innocent blood with glee and without remorse even to this day. But tyrants and murderers do not appear overnight… Continue reading July 22nd, 1994 – What are you reminded of?
Anyone who sat in a business class and took lessons in customer service, no matter how elementary will be familiar with one or all of the following quotes: A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in… Continue reading The Intruding Customer
Sana B Sabally We were split on the reactions towards Sana B Sabally's testimony at the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). Whatever one's inclinations are, it'll help to admit one thing... He did a rare thing; an uncommon attitude of taking responsibility no matter how bad one's actions were. Now with us it is… Continue reading Celebrating Sana Sabally
Fatou Darboe (a.k.a Princess Tima Darboe) is showcasing the daily challenges of our women folk who supply the fuel for our economic engine. Her new show on the Kerr Fatou Media platform Kutubung Daala gives us a window into the challenges these women face on a daily basis. From their vegetable gardens to the bare… Continue reading Embark one; alight three – the nightmare of public transportation
When my cousin picked me up from the airport upon my arrival, on the drive home the chaotic nature of the traffic immediately stood out and my first reaction was “I am not driving on these roads!” And I meant it. Seeing how he maneuvered around cars parked literally on the road, how he avoided… Continue reading Organized Chaos
"The Gambia; The Smiling Coast of Africa"! What a beautiful tagline, in fact it is true, only not entirely so. How'd we even come upon the name the smiling coast? I mean, we just emerged from the decades long grip of a murderous tyrant yet we say "The Gambia No Problem" with a smile. People… Continue reading Smile; you look familiar.
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