Surge in Covid-19 cases and, hey! Rams don’t spread Covid
IGP Jobe – Should we speak ill of the dead?
Saikou Jammeh2021-11-29T19:59:03+00:00Rest in Peace, IGP Jobe! It is not every day that an Inspector General of Police (IGP) dies in office. When the death of Alagie Mamour Jobe, the IGP for three years (2018-2021) was announced, the shock and grief could make the president’s public relations team be forgiven for the yet another blunder in the State House media alerts that the ‘president was shockingly informed’ about it. On a more serious issue though, the sudden death of Mr Jobe is a great loss for the country, especially the Gambia Police Force (GPF). But it is not without controversy, putting the ancient taboo...
Saikou Jammeh, former GPU Secretary General
Saikou Jammeh2021-11-29T20:43:04+00:00To a lot of people, Saikou Jammeh is probably one of the finest Gambian journalists of his generation. A former Daily News editor, Mr Jammeh worked for various international news organisations and wrote critical and compelling articles opposing the Jammeh dictatorship. Unlike others, he never went into exile. For the past five years, he has been at the helm at GPU, and credited for the many transformative institutional reforms that have made the Union a force to be reckoned with. Last month, Mr Jammeh caused a huge ripple in otherwise calm waters when he announced he was leaving the GPU...
Contemporary African Exodus To Europe And The Negative Impacts Of Colonial Economies
Saikou Jammeh2021-11-29T21:05:17+00:00Kunta Kinteh is alive but not safe and sound, said social commentator Alagie Jinkang. Jinkang is a PhD candidate at the Department of Law of the Universitá degli Studi di Palermo.
Introductions, please: Malagen means Truth
Saikou Jammeh2021-11-30T15:16:26+00:00“What is a journalist? Not any business manager or publisher, or even proprietor. A journalist is the lookout on the bridge of the ship of state. He notes the passing sail, the little things of interest that dot the horizon in fine weather. He reports the drifting castaway whom the ship can save. He peers through fog and storm to give warning of dangers ahead. He is not thinking of his wages or of the profits of his owners. He is there to watch over the safety and the welfare of the people who trust him.” Joseph Pulitzer