EFSTH Has New Chief Medical Director
Professor Khalil is relieved of his duties as chief medical director of the country’s main referral hospital. Perhaps, the only true professor in the country. The man,...
Gov’t Assures Journalists of Press Freedom
The Gambia government has assured members of the media that it remains committed to the idea of a free media environment.
“The promotion of an enabling legal environment...
Politicians are heading to Nigeria: For what?
By Kexx Sanneh
Am reliably informed that, they supposed to meet Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria on the issue of the Draft Constitution.
However, it was abundantly made clear by...
“PLEASE HELP US CONVEY OUR PROBLEMS TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES FOR A SOLUTION” An...
Dear Editor,
My colleagues and I have been working for Africell (call center) for many years before being it was outsourced to 24/7 Call center. We first went...
Open Letter to the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC)
3rdDecember 2018
Dear Sir,
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) was established by the Constitutional Review Commission Act 2017. The Act empowers the Commission to draft a new constitution for...
State Capture, Moral Lapses and Democratic Backsliding
By Capt. Ebou Jallo, 14 January, 2021
Guns, drugs and graft are the perfect recipe for state failure. A state system organized on the basis of collective action and good...
Mass Resignation At Project Aid Gambia
Dear Editor,
The entire management team of Project Aid have resigned a fortnight ago under duress as their chairman, Matthias Ketteler continues to excerpt pressure on them as...
NAWEC Staff, Taxi Driver & GTTI student arrested for ‘fuel theft’
By Omar Wally
Three men have been arrested by personnel of Gambia Police Force, for allegedly stealing fuel at NAWEC Kotu Power Station.
Superintendent David Kujabi, Police public relations...
2021 Budget. More of the same!
Once again, the Barrow Administration has provided budget estimates for 2021 only to reflect more of the same. This draft budget is not only irrelevant to the...
Excavating the history of Eid al-Adha, the spirit overweighs the feast: Purifying the inner...
By: Alieu Fatty
Alieu Fatty is a student at the International Ahmadiyya University of Theology and Scholastic Sciences in Ghana
Eid-u-Adha is an Islamic festival celebrated yearly by Muslims...
Writer Urges Barrow Administration To Drop Charges Against Muntaga Sallah
Editor,
We are in a new dispensation, where law and justice must and should guide our conduct. We have voted for not only a regime change but system...
PDOIS remains committed to transforming The Gambia
By Sulayman Bokar Bah
The People`s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism has since inception called for a change that addresses the socio-economic needs and aspirations of the...
FGM Abolition is not Enough Without Reparation for Victims
In our society, many women have died as they give birth to life due to complications of FGM. Many homes have become battlefields as husbands despise and...
The Gambia: Amnesty for what; no thank you for overdue political prisoner release
A big part of the miracle of change occurs by the forces of nature; sometimes with human influence, but more often; not. It is dynamic, imperceptible and...
Legal Battle Against Unlawful Assembly Fails
By Fatou Sowe
The Supreme Court of The Gambia has Thursday, November 23, dismissed the civil suit instituted by Ousainou ANM Darboe challenging the constitutionality of section 5...
Has PURA become a toothless bulldog barking at the wrong tree?
A recent media dispatch by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) cautioning RADIO stations against the broadcasting of certain content has sent shivers down the spines of...
Stop The Chinese Company Destroying Our Future in Gunjur!
A severe national security threat is unfolding in Gunjur, the hometown of the Majority Leader Kebba K Barrow. There is a Chinese company engaged in fishmeal production,...
President Ernest Bai Koroma To Visit The Gambia
PRESS RELEASE: State House, Banjul, 29 November 2017
The Office of the President informs the general public that His Excellency, Mr. Adama Barrow President of the Republic of The Gambia will receive His...
Critiquing the Presidential Debate: Ismaila Ceesay vs Halifa Sallah
By Musa VAL Banja
On Wednesday 04 August 2021, the two presidential candidates for the December 2021 election in The Gambia held a debate on live television. Hon....
‘I Endorse Touma Njie, PPP National Assembly Member for Banjul South’ Madi Jobarteh
I wish to endorse Fatoumatta Njai commonly known as Touma Njai for Banjul South constituency. Touma is a professional par excellence. A dedicated, modest and hard workingwoman...
