The Monitoring Spirit
OPINION
By M R R
Growing up, many of us have encountered that one friend or family member that we assumed had the best interest for us. To a...
The Need to Include Digital Literacy in The Gambia’s Secondary School Curriculum
By: Kodou Jeng Gaye
In an era where technology is rapidly evolving, the importance of digital literacy cannot be overstated. As The Gambia, like the rest of Africa,...
Gaza mourns in silence: World leaders avert their gaze from Israeli carpet bombings
OPINION
By: Ali Fatty, student at Ahmadiyya International University of Theology and Scholastic Sciences Ghana
We have witnessed the distressing escalation of one of the world’s longest-standing conflicts between...
For the Gambia: Reflections On Independence
Muhammad my son,
It is February 18, 2024, and I am seated right here at the Presidential Daise at the very place where the Kingdom of Great Britain...
Always be mindful of that friend or close relation that has a deep-seated animosity...
What the Readers Say:
By M R R
Always be mindful of that friend or close relation that has a deep-seated animosity against you.
They are the first to cheer...
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...
What can the United Nations learn from Islam in conflict resolution?
About the Author: Ali Fatty is a student at the International Ahmadiyya University of Theology and Scholastic Sciences in Ghana
One month ago, the world was thrust into...
Respecting Constitutional Benchmark Against Indefinite Administration Is An Antidote To Constitutional Delinquency
By: Nfansu Camara
Sandu Kuwonku
It’s not so ambiguous for even a blind person to see the recent constitutional breakdowns orchestrated and engineered by military interventionists who had showcased...
Response to the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education’s Memo on Teacher Participation in...
OPINION
By Modou Musa Cham, Faculty of Education (UTG)
The recent memo from the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MOBSE) dated May 8, 2024, has sparked significant concern...
Spoken on the Moon: English as the Leading International Language
OPINION/ESSAY
By Musa Touray
Sandu Kuwonku
Africans who dwell on the torturous past of slavery and colonialism find it hard to recognise the essence of a language that has long...
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...
GAP Calls on Government to Exercise Ethos of Independence
"As the country is gearing towards celebrating fifty-eight years of nationhood, the ethos of self-reliant and independent informed people has been bundled away due to the disrespectful...
After the OIC Summit -What Next?
OPINION
By D. A. Jawo
The much-anticipated summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the past five years has finally come to a successful conclusion, some people...
OPINION: Can A National Tragedy Reconcile A Divided Country?
OPINION
By Nfansu Camara
Sandu Kuwonku.
The jet flights to freedom and peace could never have left the earth since the cowardly assassination of President Muhammad Ghaddafi in Libya. In...
Urgent Call for Responsible Action in Kuntaur Area Council
OPINION
By Modou A. Sambou, Demba E.W. Ceesay, Fatoumata N. Cham
We are deeply concerned about the prolonged absence of Mr. Saikou Jawara, Chairman of the Kuntaur Area Council,...
Gambia at 58: It Is Still A Peaceful Country
By: Cherno Baba Jallow
At Independence In 1965, they called The Gambia an "improbable nation" because they weren’t sure she could survive on her own — too small,...
Of Sizes And Summits
OPINION
By Cherno Baba Jallow
Geography hasn’t been kind to The Gambia. Consider its size: The country is only 4, 363 square miles. Consider also its location. The country...
Israel-Hamas war: Injustice, disinformation and digital weaponization
OPINION
Co-authored by Alieu Fatty, Student at the Ahmadiyya International University Ghana and Musa Bah, Vice President, Writers’ Association of The Gambia
Last week, the world saw one of...
Barrow the Oblivious
OPINION
By Cherno Baba Jallow
President Adama Barrow’s willingness to grate on the nerves of the public (emphasis: including his own supporters), has a certain oddity to it. Odd,...
