Government Has to Rethink Communication Strategy…
Effective communication is said to be one of the most important components of governance. In fact, a good commination strategy can make a government appear to be...
US to re-establish military relations with Gambia
State House, Banjul, 25 July, 2018
H.E. Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement, United States Africa Command (AfriComm) has announced that the US...
Gambia’s Debt is Unpayable- 58 billion Dalasi: Halifa Prophesied!!
Alagi Yorro Jallow
People are catching feelings and spitting rage following President Adama Barrow’s Banjul -Barra bridge mega project announcement without National Assembly approval has exposed Adama Barrow’s...
U.S. Embassy Announces Three Smart Secondary School Scholars and Teacher for Pan-African Youth Leadership...
The Embassy of the United States of America in The Gambia is pleased to announce the selection of three extraordinary young Gambian secondary school students and their...
All religions, including non-believers, are equal and safe in this Country – President Barrow
Bwiam, Foni Kansala, 24thJuly 2018
President Adama Barrow has reaffirmed the commitment of his government to the promotion and advancement of religious tolerance and equality in the...
The Gambia Government Press Statement on Allegations of 60 Mosques Construction Plan
Following widespread allegations and mischaracterization of President Adama Barrow’s remarks in the North Bank Region about the planned construction of 60 mosques, The Gambia Government makes it...
Justice Ministry Says Days Of Politically Motivated Prosecutions in The Gambia Are Over
The Ministry of Justice wishes to clarify inaccurate reports in the media that the GDC member for Jimara Constituency Honourable Alhaji Sowe was acquitted and discharged by...
Magistrate Omar Jabang must be commended and protected for the independence of and the...
This man Magistrate Omar Jabang. God bless his cotton socks. Omar Jabang must be protected at all costs. Magistrate Jabang once fled the country in fear for...
Have We Lost Track…?
Less than two years ago, we had a common cause, almost all Gambians wanted one thin, and one thing only, to change our government and begin the...
Vegetable Sellers Complain About Daily Challenges At The Market
The market women who transport vegetables daily from the villages to urban settlements, locally known as ‘Jehnda Jaii’ complained about the difficulties affecting their businesses.
Many of these...
Celebrating a septuagenarian
Alagi Yorro Jallow
Sidia Jatta: Happy birth day to you, today, we salute you at 70 years. Che Guevara teaches us: 'for the revolution, passion and audacity are...
AFRICA’S YOUTH KICK-START A MILLION CONVERSATIONS TO END FGM
African youth today issued their rallying call to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in a generation by sparking one million conversations that break the silence that allows...
Lessons from July 22…
The importance of studying history is to learn from mistakes and not repeat them. In fact, the best history lesson is to learn not from your mistakes...
This and that! Comme d’habitude (like always)
“Am afraid of Americans” (its a theme song for some spy series)! Made me want to change the lyrics to “am afraid of Gambian be”! Lol. I...
Reflection on the Nature of the Dictatorship in the Gambia: Never Again and Never...
Alagi Yorro Jallow
This write up is for those diaspora Gambian younger generation who were born after1994. Those who do not know what government legal and extra-legal repression...
Gambia: A New National Bar Association Launched
The Gambia National Bar Association (GNBA) is a newly registered legal practitioners association launched on Saturday, July 21 at the Baobab Holiday Resort in Bijilo.
The new bar...
From the Archives: In commemoration of Yahya:
A hundred years from now, people still going to be talking about President Yahya Jammeh. He recognized that, as a poster child, he had become a symbol...
Fatoto Health Centre Lacks Drugs, Residents Told Barrow
The people of Kantora have lamented drug shortage at the Fatoto Health Centre. The drugs shortage, according to residents force patients to resort to pharmacies where they...
Mega-Projects: Mr. President Address Everyday Woes:
Alagi Yorro Jallow
“Build a dam to take away water AWAY from 40 million people. Build a dam to pretend to BRING water to 40 million people. Who...
VISION IS INDISPENSABLE IN ANY INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION
The ongoing resistance to the painful but absolutely required change at the social security and housing finance corporation is partially attributable to the new MD's lack of...