Sickle Cell Association Holds Awareness Campaign At Tankularr
As part of the Sickle cell awareness program, the Sickle Cell Association visited Kiang Tankularr LRR over the weekend.
It's believed that the highest number of sickle cell...
He Could Be The Most Famous Gambian And You Probably Don’t Know Him!
He parties with the likes of Mayweather, he's celebrated all over Europe and America, and his face is on billboards around the world, yet most Gambians don't...
Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang: Key facts about the woman as she prepares for AU vice...
Gambians have been basking in the excellent news of the selection of former vice president Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang as a candidate in the upcoming AU vice chairperson...
Powers of the National Assembly
By: Madi Jobarteh
Introduction
The National Assembly which is called Congress, House of Representatives or Parliament in other countries is undoubtedly the most powerful institution in any democracy....
My first experience in Beijing
By: Talibeh Hydara
The last time I travelled, it was to Lagos, Nigeria. I said Lagos because I don’t consider Dakar ‘travel’. It’s just at the corner. It...
She started the first dance academy in The Gambia. Here’s why
Ndey Fatou was drawn from an early age to the world of dance. Her mother, a dancer with a ‘70s music band in The Gambia, encouraged her,...
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,...
“Dona” or “Ketaa”: Intestate Estates Distribution
By: Juliana Twumwaa Obeng
The writer
“Dona” or “Ketaa”: Intestate Estates Distribution
When I was interning at the office of the curator of intestate estates, I was struck by the...
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,...
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...
Alhaji B.M Tarawale (1930-2021: Gambian Teacher, Nationalist, Crusading Journalist and Lexicographer)
By: Hassoum Ceesay
When my good friend Alhaji B. M.Tarawalle aka Ba Tarawale died on Monday March 1, The Gambia lost its last surviving journalist of the immediate...
Empowering Kiang West: A Call for Development and Representation
In the shadows of progress, there exists a resilient community that has weathered neglect and aspires to a brighter future – Kiang West. Since gaining independence, this...
The Role of Scientific Research in Gambian Senior Secondary Schools
By: Kodou Jeng Gaye
In The Gambia, kickstarting scientific research in senior secondary schools is vital for several reasons.
Stimulating Curiosity and Critical Thinking: Introducing research at this level...
Kenyan ‘Jesus’ runs for his life as locals plot Easter Crucifixion
As Easter celebrations kick off, one man is getting into the holiday spirit in an unexpected way. Eliud Simiyu, a self-proclaimed 'Messiah', has taken up residence in...
More than 400 Gambian youths deported between 2017 to 2022
The Preparation for the Upcoming National Youth Conference and Festival (NAYCONF)
Theme: The Role of Young People in the Maintenance of Peace and Security for Socio-economic Development of...
Old Man Musing: A Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Tribute
Tribute by: Hassan Gibril
H.E Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara (16 May 1924 - 27 August 2019)
He would have been 100 years old, today, 16 May. But the leader...
Missing in Action: Jongkunda Daffeh, Gambian Philosopher, Journalist and Activist
By Hassoum Ceesay
Jongkunda Daffeh was born in 1947. In 1967, he finished at the top of his A Levels Class in Pure Maths! ‘But I had prize...
Medical Negligence on the rise in the Gambia: A Call for National Action
By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu and Juliana Twumwaa Obeng
Medical Negligence on the rise in the Gambia: A Call for National Action
As...
SENEGAL – Hiba Thiam: The promising young woman who died during a party
By Usuman Ceesay, our reporter in Dakar
Died under troubled circumstances at a party for rich kids, Hiba Thiam is portrayed in some media quaters as a party...
