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Armitage @ 90
All roads will lead to the island noto (Janjang Bureh) on July 7th for the grand celebrations marking ninety years since Armitage, the first-ever...
The imperatives of a democratic revolution
By Suruwa B. Wawa Jaiteh
One of the most crucial tasks we faced after the December 1, 2016 Presidential poll is to mend the tattered...
Barrow and the Gambian Diaspora: an impending political binarism
In an article titled 'Jammeh and the Gambian Diaspora: New Political Binarism', published in October 2013, I cautioned H.E. Yahya Jammeh that the Gambian...
Development is people
A recent news report indicates that The Gambia government has just secured a US$50 million grant from the Chinese government to build an international...
Truth and reconciliation in The Gambia: a dissenting view
By Foday Samateh
I concede that my dissension constitutes a heresy. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that's about to be empaneled to preside over...
Buhari & Barrow: Allah’s best gifts
This is the age of economic recessions, political upheaval, terrorism, militant insurgency virtually all over the world, as no continent is immune or spared....
Bashed for bigotry – and rightly:Imam Fatty should do us a favour and keep quiet
By Baba
His recent anti-Ahmadi comments are as hare-brained as they get. They border on bigotry. Little wonder they backfired spectacularly. And unless he shows...
Gambia’s TRC: How a government’s good intentions could betray a nation
The Gambian Opposition Coalition's 2016 MoU provides for a Committee on National Reconciliation to serve as an advisory and consultative body on national reconciliation...
Is it really a New Gambia?
On first of December 2016, Gambians went to the polls to vote for change. This was after 22yrs of oppressive authoritarian regime which pushed...
Orbiting through gambia tourism: Reflections of a humble speech writer
Institutional Reengineering: From Gambia Tourism Authority (GTA) To GTBOARD
In part one of this piece I did point out that the creation of the now...
Repeal and replace (2013 Amendment Information and Communication Act)
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
The world has changed and is changing. It has become smaller. Communications have grown faster and more direct. Thanks to the...
The role of GRTS/media in the new Gambia
As we all know television and media in general, in this day and age play a very important role in informing, educating and communicating...
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Darboe Drags Gov’t To Ecowas Court
By Bruce Asemota
Ousainu Darboe, the leader of the United Democratic Party, has filed a suit against the Government of The Gambia at the Ecowas...
UDP expels 8 NAMs
By Mafugi Ceesay
As we went to press last night, news broke that the United Democratic Party has expelled at least eight sitting National Assembly...
President goes on Meet the People Tour
Press release
In fulfillment of section 222 (15) of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow will embark...
UDP removes NBR chairman
By Amadou Jadama
The regional executive committee of the United Democratic Party in North Bank Region has removed Karamo Jadama as its regional chairman with...
Gov’t wants to criminalise insulting president, others
By Omar Bah
On Tuesday,2nd December 2019, Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou is expected to lay before the National Assembly a bill to amend the current...





