Bombshell

Gambia risks losing 50million Euros as Lawyer Fatty casts gloomy political picture

--Also, Gruesome Tales of Torture & Intolerance unveiled to EU Press Corps

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Ever since his laudable meeting with officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague on Tuesday March 9, 2010, Gambia’s intrepid human rights lawyer and opposition leader of The Gambia Moral Congress (GMC), Mr. Mai N. K. Fatty, has been making significant headways across European capitals informing and educating governments and international originations about the dismal political climate in the West African state of The Gambia under “one of the worst repressive regimes in Africa”,

Lawyer Mai Fatty at EU , Brussels on Monday

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Karamba reacts to Maatong’s corruption commentary, clarifies letter on taxation

Dear Editor,
                 

I wish to address the short reference Mr. Maatong made in his long diatribe against a laundry list of individuals aboutthe recent article I wrote in which I tried to discuss the currentonerous taxation regime and its consequences on individuals and businesses. In writing the oped I endeavored to support my argumentswith a historical context coupled with substantive and verifiabledata so that the reader is not left with hollow generalities.

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GMC Press Release

YAYA JAMMEH COPIES FROM GMC MANIFESTO ON FISCAL REFORM SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT

In his address to Parliament on the 26^th March 2020, President Jammeh unveiled a programme of accelerated growth called PAGE which is predicated on what he describes as MTEF (Medium Term Expenditure Framework) contained in the recently introduced Public Finance Management Reform Policy.

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Commentary

Asantehene: power and self-restraint

By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong

“Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most,” - Thucydides

Both as America’s first African-American Secretary of State, National Security advisor, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Colin Powell, kept an epigram of Thucydides, the Greek thinker, in his offices. In his years in office, Powell has to deal with complex networks in every foreign-policy squabble. Powell has to deal with North Korea and was alone in Europe's defence scheme; he was dove among hawks on Iraq, and an internationalist among isolationists on Kosovo and the Balkans.

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Reporters sans frontière/ Reporters Without Borders Releases

“The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning defamation of religions”

Reporters Without Borders is extremely concerned by a resolution condemning “defamation of religions” which the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on 25 March. It was submitted by Pakistan on behalf of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

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Analysis

Letter from America

By Mathew K. Jallow, Associate Editor

Dear Gambia,

We heard that you are being challenged by another internal turmoil. Yet, you don’t seem fazed by it all. Just guessing! This is hardly surprising. Political cynicism and intellectual quackery has everything to do with it. Don’t you think? Just the other day,

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Breaking News

Gambian Opposition Leader talks tough on human rights during Quais D’orsay talks in Paris

By: Marie Adrienne Jones

Paris, France--Intense diplomatic activity continues as the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs played host to GMC Flag Bearer, Barrister Mai N.K Fatty in the French capital, Paris, Thursday, March 25, 2010.  Barrister Fatty was accompanied by Mr. Kemo Jaiteh a GMC France based Senior Adviser, and a Gambian businessman in Paris.

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Rejoinder: “Kanigee; who ruined the NTC?”

By Hamadi Maatong

Say it again Sankara!! These are the very buffoons that ruined The Gambia’s public corporations such as the NTC, GPA, GPTC, GUC, NAWEC, GCAA, SSHFC, Gamtel and the list goes on. This breed of leeches worked in tandem with the NIB, MFEA and fancy government schemes that include the Divestiture of Public Assets and other pots of honey to zap the juice out of the system.

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Breaking News

Sacked Finance Minister, Abdou Colley bounces back as Trade Minister;

Dr. Njogou Bah is new Works Minister  

--Also, Yankuba Sonko confirmed IGP

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Unimpeachable sources within the corridors of state power, report that sacked Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, Mr. Abdou Colley, was reinstated into Jammeh’s lackluster Cabinet this morning and appointed new Trade, Employment, Industry and African Integration Affairs Minister.

Abdou Colley and Dr.Njogou Bah

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‘The Worldwide Maternal Health Crisis: 42 women of Sierra Leone’ hosted by The Royal Commonwealth Society and Amnesty International UK

Thursday 25^th March 2010, 615pm. at The Commonwealth Club, 25 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AP

In Sierra Leone, a country recovering from a brutal 11-year civil war, women are striving to reclaim their rights. Many still battle against immense hardship and despair. Photographer Lee Karen Stow has documented their struggle in 42 stunning images, symbolising the women’s life expectancy of 42 years. 

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Breaking News

Austrian Minister of State for African Affairs welcomes GMC Leader, Mai Fatty

By A Special Correspondent

VIENNA, AUSTRIA-- His Excellency Helmut Freudenschuss, Minister of State for African Affairs at the Austrian Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs, received GMC Flag Bearer, Barrister Mai N.K Fatty at his Office on the afternoon of the 18^th March 2010, in the Austrian capital Vienna. Minister Freudenschuss and Barrister

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Breaking News

Gambia: Treason trial   kicks off with startling revelations

As Principal witness, Ebrima Marreh, implicates Gen Tamba and colleagues

By: Njie Khakatarr, Banjul, The Gambia

& Ebrima G. Sankareh, Boiling Springs, NC

After five grueling months in solitary confinement behind the harrowing walls of Gambia’s most dreaded Mile II Prisons- Africa’s hell on earth; former Gambian Army Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Lang Tombong Tamba and 9 other accused conspirators are now in a legal battle for their lives following withering allegations of complicity to commit treason, serious offenses that are punishable by death under Gambian law.  

The Dictator Vs. The General.

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Bombshell

Powerful US Senators blast Jammeh’s Poor Human Rights, seek Commonwealth indulgence

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Amid mounting diplomatic pressure, simmering tensions between Jammeh and his own loyal forces, harrowing human rights, daily arrests of citizens and numerous summary executions, state enforced disappearances and blatant recklessness on the part of Gambia’s utterly despicable dictator, Yahya Jammeh, five powerful United States Senators have yet again raised their voices and in this unprecedented move, the lawmakers, led by Illinois Senior Senator, Richard Dick  Durbin, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and Law have sent a strong message to Gambia’s dictator over the disappearance of Gambian journalist, Chief Ebrima Manneh.

Sen.R. Durbin, Sen. R. Feingold, Sen. R. Casey

 Sen. J. Liberman & Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin

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Commentary

Jammeh Vs. the Military: The battle has begun, as fear and uncertainty grip the nation

By Mathew K. Jallow, Associate Editor

There is no way to know what is going on Yahya Jammeh’s head, but there is a sense that he is not a happy camper these days. Yahya Jammeh must be sleeping with one eye open; constantly worrying about what is around the corner; whether he will wake up at the end of each night, or whether finally, he would have come to the end of a long journey. There is a war brewing between Yahya Jammeh and our military, and this time, it is real. Yahya Jammeh’s

The Dictator Vs. The General.

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Mariama Jallow pays tribute to Dr. Palmer

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would be very grateful if you would allow me space in your widely read newspaper to pay tribute to the late Dr. Samuel J. Palmer. On Friday 12th March, 2010, the Gambian people laid to rest one of its greatest benefactors who laid the foundation to ensure that all Gambian women & children live and enjoy a good healthy life as Almighty Allah intended for us all.

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BREAKING NEWS

3 Ministers sacked, treason trial of Gen Tamba, 6 others begins in Banjul High Court

--Also Gen Lang Tamba blasts Gambian press

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

In what many Gambians characterize as the beginning of the end of President Yahya Jammeh’s shameful regime, he has yet again, sacked three Cabinet Ministers earlier this morning. The three are Finance Minister, Abdou Colley, Trade Minister Baboucarr Jallow and Justice Minister, Marie Saine Firdaus.

Gambia's mad leader, Yahya Jammeh

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Yahya Jammeh’s reign of terror and the agony of our people

By Mathew K. Jallow, Associate Editor

The tragedy began a decade and half ago with the murder of Koro Ceesay in the woods of Busumbala village where his government issued Mercedes Benz was turned into his fiery grave. Since then, the horror stories emanating from The Gambia have not ceased coming to light, despite Yahya Jammeh’s best efforts at sealing information flowing from behind the fortified

Yaya Toney Daba Ibilis Jammeh

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Amnesty International tells Gambia to charge or release detainees 12 March 2010 AI Index: PRE01/093/2010  Amnesty International today calls on the Gambian government to immediately charge or release all former government officials detained during a wave of arrests over the past week. The detained officials, who reportedly include former Inspector General of Police Ensa Badjie and Commander of the Navy Sarjo Fofona, are also being denied visits from lawyers and family.

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Bombshell

President Jammeh sacks rogue diplomat, Ebrima J.T. Kujabi

--Damning Allegations of Corruption Linger as Kujabi flees Banjul

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

As President Yahya Jammeh’s madness reaches fever pitch, not even his so-called errant boys like the rogue diplomat, Ebrima JT Kujabie, are spared from his wrath. Today, The Gambia Echo has received information from highly placed sources at the President’s office, that, Ebrima J.T Kujabi, whose unbridled arrogance has recently been the subject of numerous acerbic Echo editorials, has been axed.

Ebrima JT Kujabi Sacked

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Breaking NEWS

Gambian lawyer, Mai Fatty meets ICC

--Urges Court to Invoke Art. 53 of Rome statute

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Highly placed sources within the Protocol Department of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today, confirmed the visit of Human Rights Lawyer and GMC Flag Bearer, Gambian Barrister, Mai Fatty to The Hague, Netherlands for consultations with the ICC. However, it did not disclose the substantive details of the contact.

Lawyer Fatty, Tyrant Jammeh & Deputy ICC Prosecutor, Gambian born Fatou Bansuda 

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2009 Human Rights Reports: The Gambia

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

March 11, 2010

The Gambia is a multiparty, democratic republic with an estimated population of 1.86 million. In 2006 President Alhaji Yahya Jammeh was reelected for a third five-year term in an election considered partially free and fair. President Jammeh's party, the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), continued to dominate the National Assembly after elections held in 2007, which were also considered partially free and fair.

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Alieu Mboge: The picture of Heartlessness and Lack of Apathy

By Mathew K. Jallow, Associate Editor

I was flabbergasted by Alieu Mboge’s very demeaning letter to Yahya Jammeh. It is similar to Bala Musa Gaye’s letter more than a year ago and Lamin Sanyang’s letter more recently last year. I was unable to react to Bala Gaye’s letter, but I am taking the liberty to respond to Alieu Mboge’s pathetic and humiliating letter to the animal; Yahya Jammeh. Below is Alieu Mboge’s letter and my response to him.

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The Gambia: another display of amateurish governance

By D. A. Jawo

Banjul, The Gambia--The recent confusion regarding the transfer and subsequent rescinding of some ministerial portfolios, together with the spate of sackings and re-instatements of civil servants, is no doubt another manifestation of the amateurism in the way and manner The Gambia is being governed.

Yaya Toney Daba Ibilis Jammeh

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Breaking NEWS

“Neck cutting”

President Jammeh arrests Human Rights activist, charges him with giving false info.

Mr.Edwin Nebolisa Nwakaeme, the Director of Programs of the Africa in Democracy and Good governance (ADG) was today charged with giving false information before the Kanifing Magistrates' Court, following his arrest and detention eight days ago.

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Kanigee

In today’s Gambia, ironies will never cease. Is it not strange that the very people who looted the NTC  encouraging an idiot like Yahya Jammeh to seize power are now praising the Kanilai liar and genocidal murderer? We are students of history and know how these rats stole our monies and educated their children at the expense of the poor brilliant provincial children. Who ruined NTC?

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Dixon Colley and I: A Story of Encouragement & Admiration

By Mathew K Jallow, Associate Editor

It is hard to believe that in early 1991, there were only a few independent newspapers in The Gambia: The Gambia Onward, The Nation and a few others. Then, along came The Point Newspaper. And much later, in 1992, The Daily Observer Newspaper was birthed. Since then, a proliferation of newspapers at home and overseas, has put The Gambia among the countries with the highest per capita newspaper ratio. Today, Gambians have developed a vociferous appetite for reading and an unquenchable thirst

Mathew K. Jallow, Associate Editor

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Breaking News

Drug Squad Chief, Bully Sanneh, 3 others sacked and arrested

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Unimpeachable sources close the presidency report that Mr. Bully Sanneh (a.k.a Bun) has been sacked from Gambia’s National Drug Enforcement Agency with immediate effect. He is reportedly axed along with three subordinates and all have since been arrested by the most predacious National Intelligence Agency.

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Breaking News

Ex-Fisheries Minister, Antouman Saho arrested

--Also, Maj Wally Nyang sacked, arrested

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Unimpeachable sources nestled within the corridors of state power, report that Antouman Saho, who was sacked along three other Cabinet Minister on Friday, February 5, 2010 has been arrested in the wee hours of this morning from his Serekunda residence. Our operative Njie Khakatarr says minister Saho was picked up from his second wife’s house early this morning by a team of armed security guards and NIA agents.

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Guest Editorial

Violence against Women (wife-beating): A Bastion of Male-domination that must End

Professor Abdoulaye Saine of the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, laments that “the practice of wife-beating in The Gambia, Gambian households in Europe and the U.S. has reached epidemic proportions” and urges Gambian men to stop this practice or else risk being sent to jail. Below is his arresting piece on this troubling phenomenon, an outdated, barbaric and ancient practice that has caused mental, physical and psychological destruction to numerous Gambian women across generations of time.

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Science to be at the heart of Britain’s largest inter-faith gathering

Commonwealth Day, on Monday 8^th March, will be marked in London by an Observance at Westminster Abbey. For the first time, Britain’s largest inter-faith service will put science and technology centre stage. Organised by The Royal Commonwealth Society on behalf of the Council of Commonwealth Societies, this annual event is attended by HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. This year, they will be joined by HRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

Queen Elizabeth II

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Editorial

The Yahya Jammeh Debacle: A Compendium of Tragic Misrule

By Mathew K. Jallow

Under ordinary circumstances, those of us in the media would not give a hoot whatever happens to the perpetuators of Jammeh’s dictatorship once Yahya Jammeh disposes off them like pieces of garbage. But as media personnel, it is our responsibility to protect the rights of every citizen no matter how horrible we think they are. The responsibility to try and condemn citizens falls under the purview of a free, fair and independent judiciary. As we

Afang Iblis comes to town

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Bombshell

IGP Badjie and Alieu Mboge sent to Mile II Prisons; Navy Chief, Fofana axed

--several others axed & arrested

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Unimpeachable Sources close to the Gambian Presidency report that, the country’s most powerful Inspector General of police, Ensa Badjie (a.k.a Jesus), was sacked and arrested earlier this morning. He is currently being interrogated at the Mile II Prisons where he has sent several

IGP Badjie languishes at Mile II

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Jammeh sacks aide; appoints Gen Badjie, Dpty. Army Chief

--Also Jermaine Jackson Dines with Gambia’s Judas

By Ebrima G. Sankareh, Editor-In-Chief

Yet again, The Gambia Echo has been vindicated four days after we broke news that Gambia’s Deputy Army Chief, Major General Yankuba Drammeh was sacked. Today, Gambia’s National Stenographer- Daily Observer (excuse our sarcasm) quoting a presidential release, reports that Drammeh has been axed and is replaced by Brigadier General Ousman Badjie.

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