Re: Examining a potential class-action civil case arising after toxic cough syrups were given...
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OPINION
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A. Introduction
On 05 October 2022, the World Health Organization (‘WHO’) issued a medical product alert which referred to four cough syrups found in The Gambia which...
Sir Dawda’s legacy sold by Gambia government
Opinion
By: Omar Malmo Sambou
The already fragmented and isolated Monkey Park is set to be a neighbour to a state-of-art embassy after its initial destruction of a part...
Gambia’s Porosity to the Inflow of Untested Medications: Not for Health, for Wealth, but...
By: Musa Touray
Sandu Kuwonku
For a country deeply enmeshed in economic hardship and struggling to propel its population to some millions, infant mortality is one of...
The Gambia’s Road Transport Nightmare
By: Sulayman Jammeh. MSc Road and Transportation Engineering Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Nothing is more frustrating than being forced to navigate the Gambia's daily...
Why it’s still important to get vaccinated against Covid-19
By Gordon Jonathan Lewis, UNICEF The Gambia Representative
The Ministry of Health is launching the fourth national vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on 9th May, and this represents...
Over Land Allocation To Cabinet Ministers: Samsudeen Sarr Defends Lands Minister
By Samsudeen Sarr
It is crystal clear that there is a calculated and dishonest campaign perpetuated on social media by certain disgruntled elements but in particular by Mr....
Anxiety Grips New National Assembly
By D. A. Jawo
Many people are still trying to make sense of President Adama Barrow's choice of the five people that he nominated to the National Assembly,...
Bring Back Our Lands! Sack and Prosecute Musa Drammeh
By: Madi Jobarteh
Minister of Lands Musa Drammeh must either be thinking that the Gambia is a 17th-century tiny fiefdom, or he is such a myopic person or...
Examining The Orientation of Public Health Practice in The Gambia: Letter to my Lecturer
Dear Mr Nget,
10 years ago this week, I was seated right in your classroom as a student at The Gambia College - School of Public Health...
Objection to the President’s National Assembly Nominations
By all standards, these current nominations betray the reasons and rationale for presidential nominations. The norm that has guided the President in proposing nominations to the National...
“Today Is An Opportunity To End ‘Barrowflation’ ” – Momodou Sabally Says
By Momodou Sabally
The embattled UDP Commando Momodou Sabally has taking a hit on President Barrow and his NPP again, this time calling on Gambians to vote for...
Chasing After Titles: The “Honourable” That Everyone Is Becoming
By: Honourable Toney F Mendy
In my observation, the chase for titles, the delight in being considered a "relevant stakeholder" whatever it means in our society today, have...
Compulsory Vaccination Must Come with An Effective Remedy for Injuries
By: Christian Conteh (OPINION)
The History
Immunisation has been in existence since time immemorial. Hundreds of years ago Buddhist Monks drank snake venom to help build immunity against snake...
Ambition Denied: It Was An Electoral Avalanche of Monumental Proportions
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The Gambian president Adama Barrow, who won re-election made it seem so easy against his opponents, including his fiercest and former ‘’political god-father’’ Ousainou Darboe of the...
How About We Restructure The Ministry of Tourism and Culture?
By Yunus Hydara
In this restructuring, the tourism sector would be put under the purview of Gambia Tourism Board and the ministry to become - Ministry Of National...
KMC Inquiry – The First Shot of the Local Government Elections Campaign
By: D. A. Jawo
It appears that the first shot has been fired for the campaign for the forthcoming Local Government elections, with the Barrow administration targeting the...
Dr. Ceesay’s Interview on The Fatu Network: I call BS!
Sana Sarr (USA)
Yesterday, I came across a video of Citizens’ Alliance’s (CA) Dr. Ismaila Ceesay’s interview with The Fatu Network from December 29, 2021. Apparently, Ceesay had...
ELECTION REFLECTION – An assessment of the candidates for the December 4, 2021 Elections...
By Sana Sarr
In less than 5 days, Gambians head to the polls to elect the next president of the republic. From having well over 20 declared aspirants,...
OPINION EDITORIAL: A Competition of Ideas
By R. Carl Paschall, U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia
For the first time in more than a generation, Gambians are presented with an intimidation-free election, having embraced the...
Jammeh’s Rejection of NPP/APRC Alliance Is Good News for President Barrow
By Muhammed W. Touray
When Alagie Kijera, The Netherlands-based former president of Barrow Fans Club rejected the NPP/APRC alliance on moral grounds and left NPP in protest, he...