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Letters: The case for 5 years as opposed to 3 years

Dear editor, I had from the get-go always stuck with the three-year deal. It wasn't a popular decision then. The three-year crew was a lonely one. But for...

Letters: July 22, a day of infamy! Lest we forget!

Dear editor Remember, history always repeats itself for those who forget and fall asleep! Be Vigilant! Check your elected and appointed public servants and people in...

Letters: Why forming a National Development Party, NDP is wrong

Dear Editor, Forming this party could be wrong in law, wrong in principle, and wrong in ethics. This post title is predicated on the rule of...

Letters: Letter to the Minister of Higher Education on GTTI university fiasco

  Honourable Minister and my dear respected koto, I salute you with great reverence and with good reasons for that respect: You have always been a...

Letters : You failed this PR stunt, Mr Tangara

  Dear editor, I read the story of Foreign Minister, Mamadou Tangara's lame excuse distancing himself from the atrocities of the Yahya Jammeh regime. Not so fast....

Letters: Political opportunism and corruption breed underdevelopment

  Dear editor, Barely fifty years and counting since Africa gained independence from Europe, every effort to develop the continent has been constrained by the political...

Letters : What is the Department of Physical Planning doing?

Dear Editor Onboard a taxi in Serekunda the other day, we meandered through a snail-slow traffic only to come to a halt at a dead...

Letters: Rohey Malick Lowe deserves national accolade

  Dear editor, On Friday 5 July 2019, I passed through Banjul to North Bank Region to investigate an incident at that end. However, I was not...

Letters: Inconsistencies in Toufa’s claims

Dear editor, The inconsistencies in so-called Toufah's rape allegation needs to be questioned. Is there any DNA that supports her allegation? No DNA. Is there any evidence...

Letters: Lawyers have a prima facie duty to defend rule of law

  Dear editor, Lawyers must stand up for what is true, what is honorable, what is right, what is pure, what is of good repute, what...

Letters: Rape from an Islamic perspective

  Dear editor, Rape allegations levelled against former Gambian strongman Yahya Jammeh have left Gambians torn between utter shock and cynicism. An interview aired by the Chronicle...

Letters: Women’s issues; front and center

  Dear editor, In reaction to Ms Fatou Kah, Gambians are not unique in accepting without evidence, or denying without proof, accusations of rape. But, it's more...

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