When Will The Gambia Launch Its National IP Policy
By: Muhamed Lamin Ceesay
The Gambia has been a member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) since 1980, after signing the WIPO Convention. This accession was done...
Beware Gambians: Why Recent Bank Failures in the U.S Should Raise Red Flags Everywhere
As the saying goes, "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link." Similarly, the recent collapse of two banks in the US within three days...
Prof. Nyarkotey & Mao Cessay: Emojis could land you into Court Room as evidence
Types of emojis
In the coming years, emojis may play a significant role in cases of serious crimes like human trafficking, child grooming, sexual abuse, murder, and more. ...
President Jammeh’s Witch-hunting: Victims’ Accounts and Current Condition
By: Dawda Baldeh
The former President Yahya Jammeh who is currently on exile in Equatorial Guinea launched a nationwide witch hunt exercise between 2008 and 2009 which has...
Rape, snakes and hyenas: Darsilameh schoolchildren’s risky walk to the future
By Hadram Hydara
Nestled in the heart of Foni Kansala in West Coast Region five kilometres off the Trans-Gambia Highway lies a small historic village, Darsilameh Sheriff Kunda,...
Did You Know That Bleaching Your Skin Is A Crime?
By: Juliana Twumwaa Obeng
The Writer
DID YOU KNOW THAT BLEACHING YOUR SKIN IS A CRIME?
Did you know that it is a criminal offence to bleach your skin?
Yes,...
Global Direct Sales up by 2.3% proving its value to local economies even during...
We are not yet on the other side of the pandemic despite vaccination drives around the world by local governments. The IMF estimates that the global economy...
The factories turning West Africa’s fish into powder
By Ian Urbina
Gunjur, a town of some 15,000 people, sits on the Atlantic coastline of southern Gambia, the smallest country on the African continent. During the day,...
Nation’s new Islamic leader is 63 years old and from Gunjur, like his predecessor
The country's new Islamic leader Sheikh Essa Foday Darboe is a 63-year-old 'great' linguist and writer, according to a biography on him.
Sulayman Bin Tumani Danjo in a...
GAP Releases Proposed Copyright Foreign Relations Policy With USA
The opposition Gambia Action Party (GAP) led by Musa Ousainou Yali Bachilly has released their party proposed copyright foreign relations policy with the government of the United...
The Most Wanted Man At International Criminal Court
His time in office has indeed brought about many significant changes in the country but his legacy will surely go down in history as the worst. Yahya...
Kush: Sierra Leone’s New Illegal Drug
Credit: BBC Africa Eye
BBC Africa Eye reveals how a powerful, illegal street drug called Kush is running rampant and having a devastating effect on the youth of...
Barrow’s Unexpected Guest
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
Almost five years ago this month, the author met with President Adama Barrow in a downtown New York City hotel. And he wrote all...
Medical Negligence: Medical Records as Patient’s Weapon?
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu & Daniel Sackey
Medical Negligence: Medical Records as Patient’s Weapon?
In a recent news by kasapafmonline.com, the Accra High Court orders the Chief...
QNET celebrates 23rd anniversary and kicks off bi-annual flagship convention
Prominent Asian e-commerce based direct selling company QNET kicked off its 23rd Anniversary on September 8, with a virtual celebration event beamed across QNET’s offices and live-streamed...
Tribute to a fallen Daughter of Africa: Clarrie Mendy 1959-2020: Gambian-British Pan-Africanist, anti-slavery activist...
By Hassoum Ceesay, National Centre for Arts and Culture
The demise last Saturday of Ms. Clarrie Mendy, a Gambian-British woman of substance has robbed us of a great...
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...
From Journalism to Politics: Why NPP’s Seedy Ceesay Abandons the Media for Electioneering
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The National People’s Party (NPP) candidate for the Brikama Area Council Chairmanship election, Seedy Ceesay, broke his silence and explained why he abandoned journalism...
How much is too much when consulting an attorney?
The writer
When a client seeks legal advice or representation from a legal Practitioner, they establish a special relationship built on trust and confidentiality. In The Gambia,...
Jawara and Independence
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
With countries such as Tunisia, Morocco, Ghana, Guinea gaining autonomy from colonial rule in the 1950s, demands for Independence in Africa began to take...
