TRIBUTE: Alhaji Imam Tafsir Gaye(1936-2020): Gambian Orientalist, Religious Teacher and Columnist
By: Hassoum Ceesay, The Gambia National Museum, Banjul
Last Sunday Alhaji Imam Tafsir Gaye died aged 84, and I lost another friend and confidante of twenty years standing....
On the plight of Gambians abroad during this COVID-19 era: Letter to my president
Your Excellency Sir,
This is the 7th letter addressed to you in this series themed “On the Realities of our Current Situation: Letter to my President”.
I know that...
Tribute to the late Nogoi Njie
By: Musa Bassadi Jawara
From the onset, let me mention that the late Nogoi Njie and I were not acquainted, and I never remember meeting her, even though...
CITIZENS’ ALLIANCE – STATEMENT: Citizens’ Alliance COVID-19 Plea: A Call for Leadership and Unity
Fellow Gambians, on April 23rd of this year the Citizens’ Alliance called for a press conference, where we expressed our heartfelt sorrow and disappointment towards the Government’s...
GIBRIL SAINE: Has The Foreign Minister Misled Parliament on EU Deportations?
Appearing before deputies at the National Assembly last week, the minister of foreign affairs, international cooperation and Gambians abroad, Momodou Tangara, informed the House that a certain...
Open letter to Lower Saloum National Assembly member
From Abdoulie Jallow,
Lower Saloum constituency.
Dear Honourable Sainey Jawara, it is with a great sense of humility I write this open letter to you regarding the Prado cars meant...
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...
BABA GALLEH JALLOW – STORY: The adventures of Alkatan
By Baba Galleh Jallow
Alkatan was a small old man, slight of build, but very healthy and very strong. He was cheerful and had a lively air around...
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,...
GAP – STATEMENT: Individual interest ahead of rationality for the public interest leads to...
The larger Gambia Action Party family under the visionary leadership of Hon. Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly is greatly reduced to the kingdom of worrisome for the simple...
One year on, the agony of loss lingers on
By Basidia M Drammeh
Exactly one year today, according to the Gregorian calendar, my mentor, teacher, confidante and senior brother, Sheikh Banding Drammeh, passed on.
One year has elapsed,...
NEVER AGAIN: The Manifesto of an Unlikely Candidate (Part Two)
By Baba Galleh Jallow
Fellow Gambians,
It is high time that we establish a government that will be technically functional and efficient, and that will be responsive to the...
On the Macroeconomic Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Letter to my President (Part 2)
Mr President,
It’s Sunday morning and I have just stepped out to the bakery close to your newly inaugurated (though incomplete) International Conference Centre around the Senegambia Hotel...
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...
ZKK writes letter to Gambians on toxic pattern of political discourse
Dear fellow Gambians,
I have observed a toxic pattern in our political discourse that threatens civility, respect and other necessary values binding us as a People. Our strong...
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...
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...
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...
Always be mindful of that friend or close relation that has a deep-seated animosity...
What the Readers Say:
By M R R
Always be mindful of that friend or close relation that has a deep-seated animosity against you.
They are the first to cheer...
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...
