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  By Sheriff Saidykhan & Amadou Manneh Stall owners along the Tippa garage-Serekunda road have expressed their growing frustration over the demolition of their stalls. They decry that their source of income has been halted. They also lamented that if they don’t have place to build their stalls they’ll be without income.  The demolition of stalls on the roadside is part of government's nationwide road cleansing exercise. The exercise is conducted by the police force, military and other security apparatus. Nyima Sanneh, a vendor whose stall was demolished, lamented that  the demolition took her off-guard.  “I was barely ready to pack my things. It was so such sudden, in fact, there was no notice from the authorities that I should vacate the stall,” she said. She added that the demolition causes devastation for her family as it halted the source of her family income. She fears that if she couldn’t find new stalls her family will lose their source of income. Sainabou...

 |  Legal Luminary Hammers His Views On The Impacts Of Colonial Settlers, And The Geopolitical Crisis In The Middle East | By Almamy Fanding Tall The European tribes of the human race have a lot to answer for on the deplorable state of our planet. From conquest of non-European lands, rapacious looting of national artifacts and the plunder of natural resources, genocide slavery settler-colonialism to full-blown colonization  through assimilation practiced by the French speaking clans of France and Belgium predominantly in West & Central Africa and pockets in the Caribbean and Polynesia until the middle of the 20th century when the liberation movements demanded independence. Their British cousins were nor less avaricious but British colonialism was more subtle in style with the twin mechanisms of control being ‘indirect rule’ and ‘divide and conquer’. A sprinkle of british civil servants with the Governor General as the representative of crown controlled the destiny of ...

A recent tragedy of our Airport By Mod Lamin Conteh  Once upon a time, there existed a small mainland country in West Africa, The Gambia, whose general assessment of health is no other than a minimal priority to her people, the authorities, and even those in charge of their own healthcare sector. Government offices and parastatals that are ought to take care of their own health and make resounding policies that will help boost the health and practices of their people are assess to near zero in terms of their occupational health hazard protection, safety, precautions and even their own personal health. Just of recent, our airport was expose and it is just a matter of time before other institutions face similar or more horrific incidents except we fixed our priorities right.  in terms of emergency preparedness and response at airports, seaports, municipalities, telecommunications, our courts, ministries amongst other departments,  to prioritize the health of the staffs, the...

         By Sheriff Saidykhan The Gambian-U.S. based criminologist has said that, President Adama Barrow is doing psychological behavour as a weapon to silence his critics in the country. “President Barrow is doing psychological behaviour. As a leader if you lead with your ego and pride this happens. If you don't have your people analysing and assessing the situation, this is what always happens,” he said  Modou Lamin Faye, a specialist on Law enforcement and national security matters said President Adama Barrow is using 'scare tactics' in the drive to intimate citizens in the country.  "He start with a kind of scare tactics, if it does not work it will escalate into something. The more it escalates it turns into violence," He posited.  In a telephone interview with The Outpost Media on Saturday, the security analyst said President Barrow is using the state media as a propaganda tool for his political gains.  “He is using the media as propaga...

  By Sheriff Saidykhan The Coalition of Progressive Gambians (COPG) has urged President Adama Barrow to exercise tolerance. The pressure group further expressed its discontent and shock over President Barrow's recent speeches in Nianija and Jarra. “It is with great concern that the Coalition of Progressive Gambians express their disappointment and shock on the recent utterances of President Barrow during his recent visit to Nianija and Jarra. The pronouncements made by the President took a good number of Gambians by surprise as it was unexpected at a time when there's speculation about the failure of democratic values in the country,” according to COPG. The Coalition of Progressive Gambians  further reminded  President Barrow to focus on mitigating the pressing issues affecting the country, chief among which is the cost of living conditions among others.   “The issues expected to be of concern should be the 2020 draft constitution, the high cost of living, unend...

    | Urgent Call to Address President Adama Barrow's Recent Attack on Media and Freedom of Expression in Gambia | By Sheriff Saidykhan Muhammed S Bah, the President of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) is still concerned about press freedom and democracy, amid the recent rearrest of Alagie Bora Sissawo, an online talk show host with Kerr Fatou Media. He said President Barrow’s frequent attacks on Journalists and media freedom is undermining the country's hard-fought progress it has registered over the past years. “President Adama Barrow's actions and statements in this regard are deeply troubling and demand our immediate attention. In recent weeks, there has been a noticeable escalation in President Barrow's attack on the media and freedom of expression. Journalists and media outlets and some members of the public have faced intimidation, and harassment both online and offline. This assault on the free press and freedom of expression is not only detrimental to the principle...

  By Amadou Manneh The Faculty and Staff Association of the University of The Gambia (UTGFSA) requested the authorities like the National Assembly to establish an impartial investigation committee to probe the gross grade scandal at the university. The UTGFSA raised the concern after the University of The Gambia (UTG) distributed a two-page, unsigned press release to the UTG community and some media outlets, purportedly from the Governing Council of the University of The Gambia regarding the grade scandals that have recently come to light. This issue is of significant concern to the general public, and as the UTG Staff Association. “We would like to state our position: 1. Concerns about the Fact-Finding Panel:The staff association have concerns about the impartiality of the Fact-Finding Investigative Panel because the panel included deans from some of the affected schools, a conflict of interest that may have affected the findings. The association is adamant that an impartial and i...