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Consumer welfare in the Gambia
By Yusupha M Jarjusey
The above subject is of great concern to me over the years and I am glad that you allow me space...
A letter to my Gambian sisters on International Women’s Day: Women and girls pressing for progress around the world!
Since 1975, and as part of the International Women's Year, March 8th continued to be recognized, observed, and celebrated in many parts of the...
What’s the status of gays in Gambia?
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
The homophobic strand that is currently woven throughout Africa reveals a certain level of contradiction and hypocrisy on the part of...
The Gambia we wantBuilding efficient, transparent and accountable governance system through citizen empowerment and participation and harnessing social capital for national development
By Prof Pierre Gomez
As living witnesses, we have seen an Africa, The Gambia not being an exception, where the poverty of public provisioning, absence...
Understanding the colour glasses of foreign policy is a bedrock for national development..
By Pamz Da Mastermind
Diplomacy is an evolving practice in terms of historical circumstance and changing national interests. History and interests do not always coincide.
I...
General plight of civil servants, due to poor salaries thereby causing deepening financial constraints and hardships
By Lamin Jobe
The inherent lack of political will on the part of political leaders for over 50 years since independence is enough reason for...
Securing Progress
By Foday Chorr
The enemies of progress cannot be defined by tribe or political affiliation, as the majority of the population have the same...
Should the New Gambia follow in Senegal’s footsteps or Nigeria’s?
By Tumbul Trawally
Seattle, USA
It has been a year since President Barrow and the Coalition took the reins of government. The New Gambia is at...
How is Africa still dwelling in poverty?
By Lala Touray
Dear Africans, liberate Africa.
With all its many resources, how is the richest continent in the world still the poorest?
Due to rampant corruption,...
The civil society demand for an apology from IGP is a transgression
By Pata J Saidykhan
On Thursday, January 8, 2015, I received a call from the Omaha FBI field office and a lady asked that...
The New Gambia needs a system overhaul
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” ? Winston S. Churchill
A good anthropology is critical...
The Gambia Powerful Authority’s final insult on the General Mediocrity Agency: a contemporary critique of New Gambia’s institutional arrangements
By Rohey Samba
When you decide to take hold of your own destiny, you are presented with unexpected surprises in the most unlikely places.
To begin...
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