In pursuit of justice: We must implement the recommendation of TRRC in issuance of...
Dear President Barrow,
I am writing to you about the Gambia and recent concluded TRRC, the Gambia where I was born, a place that I considered another home,...
SAMSUDEEN SARR – TRIBUTE: Tribute to Biri and Imam Barham – could it be...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020, marked a somber day in the Gambia that I feel obliged to share this tribute about these fallen heroes. Two prominent and iconic...
(T)homas (G)regory (G)eorge Senghore, J.P. (1936-2021): Gambian Civil Servant, Governor of Central Bank of...
By Hassoum Ceesay, historian
I have lost a good uncle and friend of mine last weekend, when Mr. T.G.G Senghore, a pioneer Gambian Civil Servant, third Governor of...
Ebou Camara’s mother writes touching tribute for her late son amid his 49th birthday
By Fatou Njie
Ebrima Camara (Ebou) Born on June 25, 1972 in Banjul at 72 Lancaster Street. He went to Bakoteh Primary then to Nusrat High School in...
On the Chronicles of Lambai: Exploits of the Great Sons of Salikenni in Gambian...
Touted for its deep political culture, Salikenni is described by pundits as the 'University of Gambian Politics'. Also called Lambai-Moribolong, Salikenni, is the 12th largest rural town...
The Monitoring Spirit
OPINION
By M R R
Growing up, many of us have encountered that one friend or family member that we assumed had the best interest for us. To a...
On the Realities of our Current Situation: Letter to my President (Part 11)
Your Excellency,
I resume this series with great sorrow and deep pain. I had thought you had made the worst of your mistakes and therefore there could be...
Misconceptions and Misinformation About Secularity Part 2
I have never doubted the continued existence and the future of the Gambia until the issue of ‘secularity of the state’ emerged following the release of the...
On Abdication and Dereliction of Duty: Letter to Former Attorney General Ba Tambedou
Honourable Former Minister and my dear brother, I send you greetings this early dawn of Saturday June, 27, 2020 as you begin the process of abdicating your...
On the EU and their Affront to our Religion and Culture: Let’s Break the...
From the dusty scrolls of our colonial history to the muddy records of our post-independence interactions with Europe and her allied institutions, our past is replete with...
Citizens’ Alliance Eid Statement
As muslims around the world prepare to celebrate Eid Ul-Adha or Tobaski, the Citizens’ Alliance (CA) wishes to extend warmest greetings and best wishes to all Muslims...
On Scholastic Aptitude and Natural Wit: Tribute to Imam Tafsir Gaye
It was the great poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who famously penned this reassuring truth:
“Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave...
Former Gambian VP Vies For Top AU Commission Position
By Demba Ali Jawo
Former Gambian Vice President, Mrs. Fatoumata Jallow Tambajang, is vying for Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), and in an exclusive interview...
Defence analyst calls on army chief to deny Masanneh Kinteh’s bodyguards and cars request
A defence analyst Sariang Marong has called on new army chief Yakuba Drammeh to reject Masanneh Kinteh's request for a nine-man secutity detail and two cars.
Mr Marong...
Embracing Peace and Unity: A Call for Tranquility in Gambian Politics and respect for...
By Bakary J. Janneh
In the heart of The Gambia, where the tranquil waves of the Atlantic meet the golden sands, lies a nation woven with the threads...
NEVER AGAIN: The Manifesto of an Unlikely Candidate (Part Three)
By Baba Galleh Jallow
Fellow Gambians,
It is high time that together we all loudly say enough is enough and Never Again to the chronically poor public utility services...
COVID-19 Exit Strategy: Shall We Tell The President?
Mr President,
As people and businesses yelp the impact of COVID-19, it’s time to think about what works well once the restrictive measures cease. A return to normalcy...
Yunus Hydara writes to Ba Tambadou on manner Jammeh’s seized assets were handled
UK-based Gambian Yunus Hydara has written to the Minister of Justice Abubacarr Tambadou showing concern over the 'manner' former president Yahya Jammeh's assets were handed.
Below is Mr...
‘Your misguided diatribe…’: ZKK tears into Momodou Sabally in letter
Dear Sabally Momodou ,
If your unnecessary, unprovoked vitriolic attack on Counsel Essa Faal was limited and specific to personal and political disagreements, we would have found it...
On the macroeconomic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: Letter to my president
Good morning Mr. President,
I must start with an apology for missing the timeline for the delivery of part 5 of this series entitled “On the Realities of...
