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Ministers Tambadou and Faye on publicity escapade
By Samsudeen Sarr
I was last week vaguely informed by a colleague that Defense Minister Sheikh Omar Faye submitted a defense bill to the National...
Africa’s golden opportunity is flying by at supersonic speed
By Tumbul Trawally
In life, every crisis offers an opportunity for improvement, or doing things in a different way. The Coronavirus pandemic crisis is no...
The collapse of social capital in Gambia
By Gibril Saine
In social studies, more so contextual Senegambia society and politics, social capital could be termed as the ability of people to work...
The element of surprise: from anticipatory intelligence to actionable intelligence, the most effective psy-ops weapon
Measures meant to maintain stability while transitioning from tyranny, decadence to democracy and decency do not call for too much noise with too much...
Sexual orientation: natural or by choice
By Dr Kebba Bojang
Sexual orientation is a person's sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted; the fact of being...
Land disputes: Ticking time bomb
By Lawyer Abdoulie Fatty
Land is inherently personal and precious both in terms of sentimental and emotional attachment to it and its stock as a...
The Ministry of Lands must restrain its appetite for lawlessness
By Lamin J Darbo
In an extraordinary assault on law and truth, Mr Buba Sanyang (the Permanent Secretary) at a press briefing 02 June 2020...
Rising from a crisis – A more self-reliant Africa after coronavirus?
By Jean Senahoun,
Senior Economist at FAO's
Regional Office for Africa
World count: 715
When the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement was launched on...
The “copy-and-paste” in the draft constitution and why the CRC should have reinvented the wheel
By Ben Kofi
Since the publication of the Gambia's draft constitution, it has attracted essential attention from the members of the public and legal luminaries....
The economic impact of an extended State of Emergency in The Gambia
By Dr Assan Jallow
"We should not expect individuals to produce good, open-minded, truth-seeking reasoning, particularly when self-interest o reputational concerns are in play. This...
On press freedom, where there’s no terminus
By Ebrima Baldeh
If one is to critically analyze the chequered relationship between government and the press, one need to embark on a trip down...
President Barrow hopes to fulfill his prophesied 15 years government
By Samsudeen Sarr
Twenty twenty-one should be a very interesting year all over the world. The mere fact that it is also supposed to start...
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ARMY READY TO STEP IN COVID FIGHT
By Omar Bah
The Ministry of Defense has said the Gambia Armed Forces are ready to offer assistance to the civilian authorities across regional and...
Govt rolls out $31 million project to provide cash for poor households
By Olimatou Coker
The National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI) recently wrapped up a 20-day training for 85 women and youth entrepreneurs on agro-entrepreneurship.
The training was...
Jawara refutes UDP NAMs played politics with Covid-19
By Tabora Bojang
The National Assembly Member for Upper Fulladu has reacted to critics who blamed his colleagues in parliament for orchestrating the obstruction to...
QTV refutes claims it favours only selected Islamic preachers
By Momodou Darboe
The managing director of QTV has responded to complaints by some religious preachers that they have not been given access to the...
Police arrest more DJs at music show
By Omar Bah
Police in the Central River Region have arrested 11 people at Sami Karantaba Tenda,including 2 DJs from Sare Sambel for staging a...