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Kibaki signs Justice and Truth Commission into law

President Kibaki has given the green light to establish a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission to probe gross human rights violations.

TOGO: Truth and reconciliation process underway

Almost 23,000 people responded to a UN-funded survey that is the first step in establishing what will be the country’s first truth and reconciliation commission. They were asked how to design a truth and reconciliation commission capable of confronting culprits who brutalised tens of thousands into exile. Security crackdowns during the deadly 2005 presidential poll that elected President Faure Gnassingbe to power forced 40,000 to flee into neighbouring Ghana and Benin, according to the UN. A...

The Truth About Soaring Prices

As conveyed in our lead story, many businessmen we spoke to  have called for reduction of tariffs on imported goods. They are of the view that high tariffs and taxes are responsible for the recent hike in prices of essential commodities in the country. It is a widespread conception that business in general has gotten so slow in the country that some major shop owners have started relocating to other countries where duties are cheaper. Another worrying phenomenon is that people from the...

Lovelines: I cheat on my boyfriend

Lovelines Is this not a big trouble? I have being with a guy for a long time. He loves and also trusts me so much but I am cheating on him. Notwithstanding my cheating on him, I love him so dearly. Right now I have made up my mind to remain faithful with him but I do not know what to tell the other guy I am presently dating. Ndey-Amie ************** This is a simple emotional separation. Tell your latter boyfriend that it is enough time to stop hiding the truth from him because you are...

The ultimate way forward

Editor Fellow Gambian brothers and sisters, as well as parent’s.  As the common saying put it: “It is hard to swallow the truth.”  However, human conscience never denies the truth, and only the truth inevitably sets your mind free. When a frog in front falls in a pitch, others behind should take caution.  My heart is filled with pain and agony at the rate of speed with which nations in Africa are substituting each other in terms of violence, crime and war.  The recent violence in Kenya makes...

Keep up the spirit, President Jammeh

Editor Please spare me a space in your widely read paper to yet again congratulate and salute our charismatic and visionary leader, the president, Dr Yahya Jammeh, for having the courage to tell the truth to the leaders and representatives at the Organisation of Islamic Conference, held in Dakar Senegal. Gambians, honestly president Jammeh is a leader we should be proud of because he believes in telling the truth even in the midst of his fellow leaders.  What he said is indeed the fact...

Yahya Bajinka had tooth-ache - he is not “dead”!!!

Editor,          I never wanted to respond to the idiot’s reporting anymore but as it is right now i am compelled to write to the Daily Observer to dispel his false story about my younger brother Yahya Bajinka. It is very disheatening and frustrating to read his recent reports about my younger brother Yahya Bajinka.There is no iota of truth in that stupid report.Yahya is well and alive. I would like to inform you that Yahya only had a toothache and was taken to the hospital and it was taken...

Jammeh: record speaks for itself

Editor, I have been a detached observer closely monitoring what is happening in The Gambia. I have been reading the newspapers and talking to my fellow countrymen about the current state of affairs in the country. Even though it is a mixed bag of reactions across the political divide, yes there are bound to be critics, but the bottom line is one should be candid enough to admit the truth. The point I am making is that this country is blessed with a leader, an individual who is on a mission to...

YOUNG OBSERVER-The old man and the AIDs children

There was an old man who married three wives.  His name was Ebou, he was a farmer and went to work on the farm on daily basis except on wednesdays.  As it is a tradition to rest the day.  His eldest wife Kumba, the middle Fanta and the third wife Kodou all lived in the same household. The old man had eight children with the eldest wife, five girls and three boys..The first three of the off springs were girls and the rest were much younger.  Both Fanta and Kodou had three off springs who were...

God bless Gambia amen

Editor, I am a regular ready of your online newspapers found to be informative and admire your patriotic stand and responsible journalism practice. your editorials of 17th January,'The Breakthrough' and 'A Super Power of Hope', 21st January 2008, among others, were a plain truth and fascinating reality. But never mind the cynical drive of other puppet papers based abroad. I was down for Christmas from UK and saw the smooth, steady development going on in the country. May the abundant blessing...