Do not give up your dignity for (Tom Yum Kum) a bowl of soup....
Alagi Yorro Jallow
The great wit Oscar Wilde once said: “A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” Stephen Colbert...
IS PRESIDENT BARROW’S COALITION GOVERNMENT PLANING TO CLOSE DOWN THE COUNTRY’S MAIN REFERRAL HOSPITAL?
One would think that The Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) being the main referral hospital of the country which receives critical patients from the other health...
Gambia’s newfound freedom was earned, not given
By Dibba Chaku
It has become apparent that one thing that continues to reverberate in President Barrow’s ears is the notion that he and his administration are the...
Piece Of Advice For Imam Abdoulie Fatty
Congratulations, Abdoulie Fatty! I have read with interest, which I always do when I read or hear your statements about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, your statement on...
The Gambia: the challenge to not diverge from the important, the necessary and the...
It was a vigorous back to back manifestation of new breath of political life. First, PDOIS held its annual Congress in Bansang and produced an ambitious 17-point...
All Gambians need to rebuild their country, even members of the old regime
By Sait Matty Jaw
Guardian Newspaper
How do countries with no history of political transitions survive one when it comes along? How will Gambians endure their transition from authoritarianism...
Pres. Barrow, Think About Life After The Presidency!
In 2006, the parliament enacted the Former Presidents (Office, Allowances and other Benefits) Act. Since Barrow is now on the seat, I wish to remind him that...
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: are they both illegal?
Dear editor,
Please allow me space in your widely read paper to just clarify a few things on tax avoidance
and tax evasion.
This article is hinged on an article...
ALIEU SK MANJANG – OPINION: How Distinctive are We? The Boundaries between...
By Alieu SK Manjang
The Gambia has different ethnic groups, and this has become an unquestionable reality of our social order. However, the question remains in which way...
The Pardon? What Next for the Opposition
The euphoria about the presidential pardon continues to excite Gambians of all walks of life. Indeed the individuals who are released and their families will particularly rejoice...
THE GAMBIA: MORE THAN JUST THE UDP PARTY LEADER; TURNING THE MOMENT INTO A...
Clearly, political events over the past two decades have shown Gambians’ incredibly capacity to let each national crisis lapse without appropriately responding to the gravity of each...
The “Suspected Lunatic Act” of 1942, Outdated Fails to Protect the Human Rights of...
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Felije didn’t have a shirt on, revealing skin caked with so much dirt you could tell that the last time he probably had a bath...
The Kavumu child rape cases: finally, a trial
Bukavu/Geneva/New York, 2 November 2017
For immediate distribution
In the village of Kavumu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), families once endured the unspeakable: children abducted in the...
President Barrow’s Statement On The Occasion of the First Anniversary of The Coalition Government
I thank the Almighty Allah for making us witness this momentous occasion marking the first anniversary since our beloved country witnessed the ushering in of a new...
A SWEDISH DRAMA TEACHER URGES GAMBIANS TO BURY TRIBALISM
Dear All,
I know once again some of you would be asking the obvious question: ‘What on earth has
any toubab to do with our social problems?’ My answer...
Writer Calls On President Barrow To Help Save GAMCEL Before It Is Too Late
CURRENT SITUATION AT GAMCEL
Dear Editor,
-GAMCEL got a new billing system in April 2014.
-This New system that took over the GAMCEL billing system is called Red knee, the...
Gambian Media and the COVID Money: The Rumbles and Grumbles
By Famara Fofana
These days in our country, talk of money and its usage or the lack of it seems to be a permanent fixture in most public...
Is The Commander In Chief Aware Of The Mass Promotion At GAF?
Editor,
I am a senior officer of The Gambia Armed Forces who is very concern about the mass promotion of officers in the army by The Chief of...
Open Letter To The Inspector General Of Police
Dear Honorable Inspector General of Police,
I would first like to congratulate you on your appointment to the highest position in the New Gambia Police Service. I want...
Setting the records straight; IEC clarifies on GDC – Batchilly saga
The IEC has clarified that it received a letter dated 13 May 2017 from Musa Batchilly that he has resigned from the GDC party. But this letter...
