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Return to the past

By Ebrima Baldeh July is usually not a sacred month, however, from 1995 to 2015, a revolution hatched by former leader Yahya Jammeh and his...

Meaning of the Gambian National Anthem

For The Gambia Our Homeland…. Yes, regardless of how far we have travelled or the number of years we have been away, Gambia is and...

Visionary leadership in the 21st century

By Gibril Saine, London Meanwhile, the single most recurrent theme on various discussant platforms amounts to a question of leadership. In my own life, at...

The impact of sand mining on the environment and social cohesion in western Gambia

By Abdoukarim Sanneh, London, United Kingdom The Atlantic Coast Line of the Gambia along with the River Gambia and its tributaries, the Mangrove habitats and...

Blood on their hands: We need paradigm shift in governing Gambia

By Burama FL Jamm The full force of our laws should come down hard. Some presidential proclamation is not enough. Nor are bogus investigation an...

Reform the faulty Standard 0perating Procedure (sop) to finally stop the killing

By Samsudeen Sarr The regrettable or rather unfortunate Faraba Banta incident on Monday the 18th of June 2018 where three young Gambians lost their lives...

Who will police the Gambia Police Force?

By Abdoukarim Sanneh, London, United Kingdom Many African Countries are democratising their police and security services through reforms so that the public can have a...

Trans-Gambia bridge project and remaining political ecology issues of Gambia River Basin development

By Abdoukarim Sanneh, London, United Kingdom Adaptation to Climate Change in the Gambia River Basin-Socio-Economic Analysis was the theme of my postgraduate research at University...

Children’s views and opinions on the TRRC and transitional justice

By Baba Galleh Jallow Over the past several months, the Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with UNICEF, the Victims' Center, the National Youth Council, the...

The Banjul mayoral election and derogation of competitors: Lizzie Eunson Vs Rohey Malick Lowe

By Haddy Njie Raleigh North Carolina Many Gambians have considered the victory of one of the two female candidates in the Banjul mayoral election as a...

I am pro-LGBT. Am I as normal?

By Alagie Jinkang The debate about rights is unavoidably moral and spiritual questions and so governments must institute fairness in the goods they allocate and...

Maelstrom of mobile phone mast in the Gambia and the need for environmental planning regulation

By Abdoukarim Sanneh, London, United Kingdom We love our mobile phones and according to GSMA Intelligence report, 2015 mobile industry in Sub Saharan Africa continues...

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Access Bank’s journey to becoming the gateway to Nigeria’s banking sector

By Momodou Camara Nigerian banks must continue to push the boundaries of innovation if citizens are to profit from the country's transition to a...

President Cannot Tamper With Draft Constitution

By Omar Bah Veteran national assembly member Sidia Jatta of Wuli West has informed pro-democracy activists discussing constitutional and electoral reform processes that that no...

Gov’t dispels rumours of Jammeh’s return

By Omar Bah The Spokesperson of the Gambia Government Ebrima Sankareh has described as false reports that former President Yahya Jammeh is returning to the...

Henrietta Didigu, acting executive director of ERCA ECOWAS Media Briefing

By Acting executive Director of ERCA,  Mrs Henrietta Didigu I welcome distinguished members of the fourth realm to the first of a series of media events...

‘Jammeh’s witch hunt was a cover for drug business’

By Tabora Bojang A former member of the Gambia Police Force Mustapha Ceesay yesterday alleged before the TRRC that the so-called witch-hunt exercise ordered by...