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                                    By Sheriff Saidykhan  ChildCare Gambia, a non-profit organisation aimed at confronting child abuse has warned against street begging of children in the country.  ChildCare Gambia, joins the rest of the world marking International Street Children's day. The day is set aside annually to amplify the voices of street children, and to protect their rights.  In her Facebook message posted yesterday Sainabou Chaw, the Executive Director of ChildCare Gambia said children begging off the street leads them to many explorations. “Many children often faces anxiety and trauma which may lead them to substantial abuse and suicide. This is a duty of societal exclusion and trauma which affects their mental health. Kids are not meant to be in the street. Sending them on the street will expose them to danger,” she posited. She further called on the government of The Gambia, and other stakeholders to protect the rights of the children. “I am calling on the governmen

  By Sheriff Saidykhan Victim-Led Organisations in partnership with Civil Society Organisations of The Gambia, have frowned on the slow motion of justice, for victims of April 10/11 student demonstrations. Marking the 23rd anniversary of the April 10th and 11th student demonstrations, the Victim-Led Organisations and its partners said in a statement.  “For more than two decades now, Victims and their families continue to be ignored and sidelined by the government of The Gambia, making it extremely difficult to seek for justice. Until today victims of April 10th and 11th 2000 are still not given the due consideration they deserved,” the statement said. April 10/11 2000, is a day set aside to remember students who were killed, tortured, maimed and rape during a peaceful demonstration under the leadership of former President Yayha Jammeh. “This was the day that the former government under the leadership of Yahya Jammeh, ordered the unlawful shooting of students, who were merely protesting

By SHERIFF SAIDYKHAN  Customers of the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB), one of the commercial banks in the country have lamented their growing frustrations over the long ques and poor banking service at the various branches of the  bank. An anonymous source said he stopped banking with GTBank, due to the poor service delivery. This he said, has compelled him to switched doing banking transactions with GT Bank.  Anna Sambou, a customer of the bank highlighted the lack of customer friendly service, which she said is difficult to make banking transactions.  “At times it is very difficult to make transactions there, because some of the tellers are not friendly. Sometimes they talk freely to customers,”  she argued. Lamin F. Fatty, a regular customer of the bank queried on the slow motion of effective service. He also complained about the long que of customers, especially during the beginning and the end of the month.  “Banking with GT Bank is one of the boring things, because they have many cus

      By Sheriff Saidykhan The Gambian-U.S based criminologist has said that, there is need for a new paradigm shift of security operations in the country. Modou Lamin Faye, a specialist on Law enforcement and national security matters said his initiative is poised to support the Police and The Gambia Armed Forces, with modern security tools and equipments. In an interview with The Outpost Media Mr. Faye highlightedw the significance of the initiative, saying it will help ease the burden of security operations in the country.  He further called the government of President Adama Barrow to support the initiative, in order to enhance the security sector of the country.  He said his initiative has developed a “tactical playbook” to better prepare the security forces in their modus operandi during protests.      “With a tactical playbook in place, the controversy or misunderstanding of the excessive use of force that occurs between the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) and the public during ri

  By Sheriff Saidykhan     Muhammed Sanyang, the former manager of DHK radio is in urgent need of overseas medical treatment.  He was diagnosed with a Liver disease at the Royal Victoria and Teaching Hospital (RVTH) in Banjul. In a series of medical consultations at the Kanifing hospital confirmed that, he is also battling  with other illnesses, including heart enlargement, diabetes and high blood. For over one year, Mr.  Sanyang has been reeling with the sickness, and still lack the financial muscles to go for the overseas treatment.  He was admitted at the Fortis Hospital in India, to undergo a Liver transplant surgery costing USD 30000.  In an interview with The Outpost Media, Muhammed Sanyang explained the state of his health conditions.  “My stomach gets swollen sometimes, and under my feet I feel pain. It is very painful.  Also I urinate blood anytime I go to the toilet on several times,” he worried. Muhammed Sanyang is currently appealing for help, from philanthropist and donor

  By Sheriff Saidykhan  Consumers in the country have lamented their growing frustrations over the exorbitant price of basic commodities during the month of Ramadan.  Many consumers are financially struggling to afford ‘Iftar’ meal for their families, saying the price of meat and other basic commodities in the market is expensive.  Awa Secka, of Kunkujang argued about the price hike during the month of Ramadan, adding that her fish money cannot afford to buy most of the basic commodities. “Meat is costing 400D, my fish money is 150 how will I manage it to cook good food for my family. Nowadays every one is complaining about it, the cost of oil, onion , chicken, meat and Irish potato all of these commodities are expensive honestly,” she queried.  Fatima Sonko, a resident of Old Yundum equally spoke about the expensive prices of the basic commodities in the market. The soaring price of the basic commodities she said, have been exacerbated by artificial hoarding. This she added,  have neg

  Beware of The Sinister Thief: Social Media Social media has transformed our way of life. While social media may offer some  benefits, research has shown that regular use of social media causes mental health  problems, addictions, lower attention spans, physical health problems, poor sleep  quality, relationship problems and more. However, the most harmful effect of social  media is on our hearts and our relationship with Allah _سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالٰى‎ Today, one of the biggest obstacles in our journey to Allah is social media and the  entertainment industry. Thus, before the month of Ramaḍān begins, it is vital that we  reassess our relationship with social media and reflect on its harms. Ramaḍān is the  month in which we should undertake a much needed ‘detox’. Psychologists are now  advocating ‘fasting from social media’. If we could do the same in this month for our  spiritual health, our Ramaḍān would truly be transformative. The following are some of the key harms of social media