‘Her Virginity’: The hymen is not a reliable indicator of virginity
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu & Fatou Camara
‘Her Virginity’: The hymen is not a reliable indicator of...
Brain Drain and Its Impact on The Gambia’s Health Sector
FEATURE
By Alieu Jallow and Sheikh Manneh
The “brain drain complexity continues to cause human capacity deficits in many developing countries, including The Gambia.
This exodus of human capital often...
TRIBUTE: Sally P.C Njie(1932-2020), (The Gambia’s First Librarian; Pioneer Chief Librarian of The Gambia...
The Mother of Library in The Gambia is Gone!
By: Hassoum Ceesay, Historian
Aunty Sally P.C Njie died this week at the ripe age of 88. She was the...
All About The Coaching Career Of Gambia’s Coach Tom Saintfiet
Tom Saintfiet was appointed manager (Coach) of the Gambian national team on 18 July 2018. He has made history by taking the country for the first time...
Black History Month: The Poet, a Gambian descent, who met George Washington in 1776
By: Bully Sowe
If Gambians ever heard her name, Phillis Wheatley would be remembered as one of their descendent. This remarkable woman, born in present-day Gambia, overcame unimaginable...
17 Abdoulie Touray Way: A Beacon of Gambian Pride in the Bronx, New York
As you stroll through the bustling streets of the Bronx, New York, your attention is drawn to a sign that reads "17 Abdoulie Touray Way". You pause...
MAJaC and Freedom House Launch “Empowering Ethical Journalism Excellence” Project
By: Zackline Colley
The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), in collaboration with Freedom House, officially launched its pioneering project, "Empowering Ethical Journalism Excellence," on Tuesday. The...
Darboe’s New Year speech full text
Fellow Gambians, compliments of the season and a Happy and Prosperous New Year to you all. As we ring in 2020 and wind down what has been...
The Million Dollar Question The Ministry Of Agriculture Needs to Answer
We have many failings as a people. Chief among them is this: How can a people who have fertile land, own a fresh water river that runs...
The Gambia’s Anti-Corruption Bill May Not be the Missing Piece of Our Corruption Jigsaw...
Opinion
By: Dibba Chaku
With the plethora of corruption scandals in The Gambia, it is without a jot of doubt that there is an urgent need to introduce measures...
Risking his teen life on the perilous journey to Europe, Jibril realises his childhood...
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
In 2015, 16-year-old Jibril Boja (spelt Bojang in Gambia), who at the time lacked fate in actualizing his dreams of a better future and...
Golden Thunder At The End Of Gina’s Lightning Feet
By: Hadram Hydara
On the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean — far from home and feet upon the rubber tracks of the African Athletic Championship —...
The Riverside and the Jolt of Memory
Essay
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
I keep having flashbacks of a trip I made to the riverside in the middle American city of Detroit several moons ago.
It was the...
My Experience With COVID-19
By: Benjaminah Palmer
I’ve been living with COVID19 since the first lockdown in the UK.
I had gotten used to wearing masks almost every single day of my life....
The benefits of having many lovers
By BBC (article first published last year and brought back again by the outlet)
“What does exclusivity mean to you?” asks Amy Hart, a contestant on UK reality...
On International Women’s Day: Success and Challenges in the Gambia
THE WRITER
ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES IN THE GAMBIA.
The 1997 Constitution of The Gambia recognizes the fundamental rights of women as equal citizens of the...
Golden League Vs The People of Gunjur Intensifies. Gambia’s Sovereignty Questioned
As anger mounts in Gunjur, concerning the alleged environmental abuse by the Chinese Company Golden League, the youths of the town have vowed to intensify their pressure...
The Great Wall and Ramadan
It is field trip again. That means excitement. This time, it is to the Great Wall, the largest man-made structure thousands of years old. The fascinating edifice...
America on its 244th birthday: Dark skies, canceled parades, but also new hope
By Marc Fisher, Washington Post
As statues tumble and a frightening virus spreads through the land, far fewer splashes of color will burst onto the night skies across...
Spotlight: Omar Camara, Executive Director of Fact-Check Centre – The Gambia
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Omar Camara, 28, who, on the 20th of August 2021, was inspired by his exposure to misinformation or information disorder, co-founded the Gambia's first-ever...
