Mystery Still Surrounds Gambia’s Oil Find
The Gambia is a land of Pristine beauty neatly carved into two for a zigzagging river pouring in crystal clear water from the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, across London...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Waqtu Ala! Waatoo Te Jee! Wahtu Amut!
I have repeatedly written about these things, but I will not tire of doing so until I see tangible steps. For...
Mr. President (Barrow) Eid Mubarak
While Muslim around the world celebrate Eid, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Allah for the life and the opportunity to witness another Eid...
We Want A System Change. What is System Change?
For the first time in the political life of Gambians, change of government through elections took place on 1 December 2016. Until then the governance system of...
HERE COMES THE RAINY SEASON AND SO ALSO IS THE “POTO-POTO”
By Famara Fofana
The rains are here again and the famerfolk are naturally brimming with optimism like a poised to receive manna from heaven. For them, this marks...
Public Officers Should Declare Their Assets Publicly
Alagi Yorro Jallow
President Adama Barrow and his government must be ready to push the boundaries of transparency and accountability, even and especially with ourselves. We must be...
Calling on IEC to Investigate Mama Kandeh and GDC Financial dealings
Dear Editor,
This rejoiner follows on the footsteps of an interview Omar Batchilly, a former executive member of GDC political party had with an online publication pertaining to...
Teacher Blames PMO For Lack Of Salary Payment
Dear Editor,
I am a teacher in one of the schools in our beloved Gambia. I would like to inform the public about the authorities of Personal Management...
GAMBIA GETS NEW POLICE CHIEF
The former Commissioner of Prosecution and Legal Affairs of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) Landing Kinteh has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP)...
The epiphany of New Gambia which was imprinted upon us this week
We can agree most pundits will say it was a great week for the Barrow Administration from the official commissioning of ferry Kunta Kinteh where the President...
MASLAHA, YALLAH BAAHNA, NDOGALI YALLAH LA – The Three Retrogressive Phenomena in the Gambia
All these phrases are rooted in religion, Islam in particular but the context in which they are used in the Gambia is not Islamic at all....
The State House Press Conference is in the Right Direction
Kudos to the Director of Press Amie Bojang Sissoho for hosting her first press conference. With this press conference she has set the stage for the Government...
The Case Of: Suwandi Camara
Dear Editor,
What in the world is happening in little Gambia?
After 22 years of fighting dictatorship, my question is are we heading back to dictatorship?
Why arrest a man,...
A true story of our health system
The piercing persistent ring of the phone shattered the tranquil of the brief predawn sleep. I concluded that it was not the Suhoor (heda) alarm having already...
Gambia: An Unsustainable debt burden; A call for total cancellation
By Gibril Saine
I observed with great distress recent reports emanating from Treasury officials in Banjul regarding the health of the nation's finances. The astronomical figures being quoted and claimed...
‘Driver yow soh ma laaleh’
By Famara Fofana
One of the most common sights in major intersections and garages around this time of the month is that of commuters and drivers exchanging verbals....
Hangover from Jammeh’s Mismanagement
Free Baboucarr Nani Sey; Go After the Big Fish
The arrest, rearrest, charging and arraignment of sports journalist Baboucarr Nani Sey beats comprehension. Baboucarr and his fellow youths...
UTG LAW GRADUATE BAGS JOB WITH AN INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
By Alhassan Darboe
Whoever said that UTG graduates or certificates are not recognized internationally must be
having a rethink these days. Famara Singhateh, a UTG law graduate has bagged...
I’m a Patriot?
Alagi Yorro Jallow
How do you measure patriotism in the wake of the unprecedented type of body politics exists in the Gambia? Is it about falling in line...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
We Are Not Sheep....
Mr President, I cannot help but applaud your government through your minister of Foreign Affairs, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe for the Gambia's stance on the...
