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Solid waste disposal – A practical approach for KMC
By Lamin Comma
The rainy season accentuates the problem of waste disposal in our urban areas. No doubt we now experience a flurry of complaints...
Halifa Sallah is wrong: dictators should not be cuddled
By Tumbul Trawally
To Halifa Sallah and those who question the constitutionality of the seizure of the butcher/dictator's assets, here are the answers:
According to Justice...
Gambia on the move
It's Saturday, 01 July, 2017. We left my lodgings at 4:04 am and got to Banjul at 4:45, so we could catch the first...
Three or five-year presidential term – A debate
By Gibril Saine, London
Follow – as if an episode from GRTS television series, Banjul has become an interesting city of late with so much...
Saving Senegal’s sons from vanishing in European seas
Traumatised by loss of young men at sea, mothers and relatives work to find alternatives to perilous journey to Europe.
The morning shift begins under...
My objection to the Constitutional amendments!
By Madi Jobarteh
Why did the Barrow administration change only two provisions in our Constitution when they had identified in their 2016 Manifesto numerous provisions...
Is President Barrow addressing the energy crisis?
By Yusef Taylor
Blackout
One of the biggest problems facing The Gambia is the lack of stable energy supply in the Greater Banjul Area and the...
We are a Republic. Are we ready to keep it?
By Madi Jobarteh
During a brutal war of liberation against the British, the first 13 American colonies declared independence to become the United States of...
Freedom of speech: the right we love to deny others
By Njundu Drammeh
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid...
The Gambia National Think Tank – Is it really necessary?
Finally we have the Gambia National Think Tank (GAMNATT) inaugurated, with responsibility “….to facilitate the formulation and dissemination of a national development blueprint, introduce...
Gambia: HOW Has a Baa Shifted?
I'd never heard of Baa Tambadou until his appointment as Attorney General and Minister of Justice. The two (nonpartisan) Cabinet appointments I was so...
Sheriff and Ndoura conversation: we need assurances and decisions! Now!
By Madi Jobarteh
The conversation between Sheriff Tambadou and Ndoura Badgie is despicable, unprofessional and unethical on both parties. Sheriff betrayed sacred professional principles and...
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Letters: Evaporating candor and statesmanship in the presidency
Dear editor,
When a leader, no less a head of state travels and give speeches, citizens need to be both inspired and mesmerized by substance,...
For every child, education
Education is a fundamental human right and is essential for realizing other human rights. Education empowers people by helping them to acquire skills, knowledge,...
New Constitution Could Affect Barrow, Darboe’s Political Ambitions
By Omar Bah
If the new constitution is adopted as published last week, President Adama Barrow and UDP leader Lawyer Ousainu Darboe could both have...
Jambur man claims ten deaths linked to Jammeh’s witch hunting
By Mafugi Ceesay
Dembo Bojang, a native of Jambur village has told the TRRC at his first sitting at the scene of alleged crimes that...
Expelled UDP NAMS surface at Barrow meeting
By Tabora Bojang on tour
A number of expelled UDP NAMs, who were kicked out of the party last week, yesterday surfaced at the first...



