Memo to President Macky SALL
By Katim S Touray, PhD
His Excellency, President Macky SALL of the Republic of Senegal
Avenue Léopold Sédar Senghor,
Dakar, SENEGAL
Your Excellency, President Sall,
First, allow me to express my sincere...
Lesson for the National Assembly of the Gambia on the allocation and implementation of...
Alhagie M. Dumbuya
Director of Research and Library Services
National Assembly of The Gambia
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is a political development tool that is increasingly gaining popularity...
Open Letter to the National Assembly: Suggestions & Recommendations on the Pending Anti-Corruption Bill
By Sarjo Barrow, Esq.
The most important institution that should nurture and protect our nascent democracy is National Assembly (“NA”). Yet, the institution failed to attract talent or...
The Senegalese Political Tragedy
By: Joomay Ndongo Faye
Manipulation of the people to further one’s political cause?
The history of the political development of human societies teaches us that tragedies have often occurred...
He Was The Best Uncle
APPRECIATION
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
My uncle Alhaji Yaya Jallow, who died early Saturday morning in Old Yundum, after a long battle with hypertension, was everything that uncles are...
OPINION: Hypocrisy is shaming the regression of this country at all levels
By: Matida Jallow
There is no doubt that if Mayor Talib Bensouda had failed woefully they would have associated this failure with the party, as UDP is still...
An open letter to President Barrow
Dear Mr. President,
If I write to you about the current situation of our country, will you read? If I speak to you about the direction our nation...
In Communion with History: Of Lady Fanta Basse, Of Sir Farimang, Of Love and...
Photo: Lady Aja Fanta Basse Sanyang and Sir Farimang Singhateh, Courtesy of the Singhateh/Jawara family.
In Communion with Lady Aja Fanta Basse. While researching my ‘Communion with History’ series,...
Prof. Nyarkotey & Sackey: Why the Court is not Bound by Expert Evidence in...
Every profession has its bad apples and physicians are no exception. The most important irony of modern healthcare is that public expectations are rising faster than the...
OPINION: Unemployment in The Gambia: A threat to National Development.
By: Katiby Sawo
A good number of young people in The Gambia are unemployed. Every year, our schools pumped out graduates, who scavenged to secure jobs on their...
A HIGH-LEVEL GPF DELEGATION VISITS THE BADEN WUTTERMBERG STATE POLICE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC...
A delegation of nine senior officers of The Gambia Police Force led by the AIG Admin Mr. Ebrima Bah, departed Banjul International Airport on Monday 8th May...
TRIBUTE: Omar Amadou Jallow: A Pillar, Patriotic Son, Remarkable Servant
By Toney F Mendy
Our political scene is pregnant with iniquities, arrogance with its evils, where many souls constantly seduce political power and wealth for no creative...
Election race in the Gambia: Islamic views on electing leaders and the onus of...
On Saturday, May 20th, the Gambia will go to the polls to elect, and decide whether to maintain the incumbent mayors, in BCC (Banjul City Council) and...
Focus on BAC: The race for the Brikama Area Council chairmanship seat is beyond...
Opinion
By: Drammeh Kangi
The race for the chairmanship seat of the Brikama Area Council is not only a race between UDP’s Yankuba Darboe and NPP’s Seedy Sheriff Ceesay....
Happy May Day Gambia!
By Juliana Twumwaa Obeng
Happy May Day Gambia!
It's that time of the year again when we come together to celebrate our hardworking and vibrant labour force. It's a...
Titular sanctity and the age of spiritual cyberbullying
By Musa Touray
Sandu Kuwonku
In the wake of widespread online harassment on different social media platforms, Gambian Facebook users have for a long time tussled with the extortive...
My Perspective on the Increment in Electricity Tariff: The Woes and Possible Improvisation and...
OPINION
It is better to manifest frustrations and concerns over the recent hike in electricity tariff than keep mute to unintentionally, unwittingly or deliberately rationalise this policy shift.
Energy...
Prof. Nyarkotey: The Money Traditional Medicine Regulation could give the Gambia
Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu,
Many opportunities are associated with legislative regulation. For instance, the global market for traditional therapies stood at more than US$ 60 billion in 2000...
Skeptical Tuesday: Why Being a DJ is Just Pretending to Be a Musician
Welcome to the second edition of Skeptical Tuesday, where we do not hold back when it comes to challenging the status quo. Today, we're diving headfirst into...
The Fall of the White Stallion: Can the NPP Avoid Extinction?
As the sun sets on The Gambia's political landscape, one cannot help but wonder whether the once-galloping National People's Party (NPP) has lost its spark. Since winning...
