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.
After being away from home for so long, you reminisce about your childhood days, going about life with so much innocence about the world around you. Then you grew up into a social culture where everybody knows everyone else and the stories of our daily encounters enthrall us. Pirogues loading to cross the mouth of… Continue reading The Gambia Experience
Those who grew up in Yundum and the villages around the vicinity of the Yundum (Banjul) International Airport will tell you how, at some point they used to frequent areas within the airport grounds to scavenge for plastic wares dumped from airplanes. When planes made service or routine stops, they get cleaned out ready to… Continue reading Mansa la M’beddo
D1 note from the first republic featuring a portrait of Gambia's first President Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Was it just a mere declaration by the Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia that the monetary agency is about to issue new legal tenders and scrap the old notes which bore the portrait of the… Continue reading We Have Icons Worth Celebrating
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