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The Zimbabwe and Kenyan Power Sharing Governments- Is Worth Emulation

  The other day I was listening to Network Africa, a BBC morning Programme show, which mainly focuses on African issues. To be précised it was on the Morning of Saturday the 20 September 2008, the presenter of the Programme, was on power sharing. Can you imagine?  The case of the Zimbabwe power sharing was the main topic under discussion in this particular BBC morning show. The presenter gave the impression to his audience that he was reading text messages from listeners. The messages were on...

Mosque Road residents raise concerns

Residents of Churchill’s Town have expressed concern about the heightened risk of accidents along the Mosque Road in Churchill’s Town. Since the new road was erected, dangerous driving seems to have become the order of the day.    According to one Abdoulie Gaye, there is an urgent need to put up a ‘‘sleeping police’’, as only preventative measures can help to curb the threat.   Buttressing this idea, Omar Jobe called on drivers to respect the traffic code by driving carefully in busy areas...

WHERE IS YOUR COUNTRY, OR REGION IN FREEDOM OF THE PRESS 2007?

 Freedom is possible only in a democratic political system in which governments are accountable to their own people, the rule of law prevails, and freedom of expression, association and belief are guaranteed. This can only be achievable where freedom of the press is found. Read this report to know whether you are in a country that allows the freedom of the press in order to enjoy the above. Out of 195 countries and territories in the world assessed, 74 countries (38 per cent) were rated Free,...

Mass Detention Without Trials Update

  Detention without trial is still persisting in the Gambia. The people whose names are listed below are still in detention and the state is yet to prefer charges against many of them. This is up to the 1 of June 2008. Courtesy FOROYAA Newspaper 30 May- 1 June 2008. Journalist Ebrima Manneh a senior journalist with the pro-government paper, Daily Obersaver News paper, was arrested by the state security agents since 7 July 2006 at his office in Bakau.He is still at large. Kanyiba Kanyi, a staff...

LET’S REVISIT OUR POLICIES; IT IS POLICIES THAT CAN SEND PEOPLE BACK TO THE LAND AND NOT VERBAL CALLS.

  The collective farm in Sabach Sanjal is the right direction that all Gambians who are interested in self sufficiency in food should go in for. This farm that is initiated by them and as far as the information reaching us the farm and the produce belongs to them. This is a product that they can always fall back at when the need arises. No barrier at all as far as access to the produce is concern since it will be in the safe hands of the members of the community themselves. Chief Mambiran Gaye...

Journalists Trade On Dangerous Ground As African Governments Grow In tolerant to media

World over records have indicatedthat African governments are very hostile to journalists. In most of thesecountries, there are records of killings, tortures and total disappearances ofjournalists and other media workers. The media workers are not also spearedfrom unnecessary attacks from those who are anti press, whose acts are beingendorsed by their governments. These endorsements are not openly done but the factthat the laws will never take its courses is clear indications that...

Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh Still Missing, Who Is Holding Him?

It is another July, since July 2006 when Chief Ebrima Manneh was said to have been arrested and reported missing. He writes for Daily Observer at the time of his arrest and purported disappearances. He is gone without any trace of him since then leaving his old age mother and father in a state of stress and confusion as to whether their son is alive or dead. “Since my son’s disappearance its tears and sleepless nights, I am not who I use to be” Sulaa Ceesay, chief’s mother.  In tears she...

Journalism Course to kick off in September 2008

  In a press briefing at the head offices of Media Agenda on Wednesday May 28 2008.Journalists were informed of a journalism course to kick off by September of this year. The training is jointly being organized by Media Agenda and Insight Training Center. Madi Ceesay the Director of Media Agenda informed journalists that his organization have been working with Insight Training Center to wards a journalism programme for the past six months. A technical committee was set up tasked to write a...

Dialogue With People’s Tour Introspective /did the President got it Wrong? Part Three

This is the final part on the president’s dialogue with the people’s tour introspective. The president have concluded the tour and what one can consider as success is the pronouncements by the head of state on some major undertakings that his government is up to. Some on them are the same promises in the past years but few are new ones. What is of great concern to the people is whether he will fulfill such undertakings within the time frames given. Gambians were promised rural electrifications...

AMMREN Gambia Chapter Celebrate World Malaria Day

As part of World Malaria Day celebrations, AMMREN Gambia Chapter, in collaboration with the parent body, on Monday held a one-day sensitisation forum on malaria and its burden on society at the media agenda in Churchill Town. The sensitisation forum attracted members, journalists and medical experts from well-recognised institutions who gave brief presentations on malaria and its burden on society. In his keynote address the AMMEREN country coordinator, Mr. Pa Modou Faal, said that today is...