Home Tribute
Tribute
So much to say Abdou, so little space
By Alieu Bah (Immortal X)
We all return to the fullness of the earth forever to tarry in the eternal loneliness of one's beginnings. Today...
In honor of Mr Carr, may his soul be blessed
By Baba Galleh Jallow
To God we belong and to Him we return. And so we are asked to take the passing of loved ones...
Tribute to Ambassador Imam Pa Momodou Njie
By Abdoulie Baax Touray
Death struck Imam Pa Momodou Njie of the Pipeline Mosque on March 2 and tens of thousands of people mourned an...
Salieu Ebun H. John Gambian artist, art teacher, author 1944-2019
By Hassoum Ceesay
The demise in Banjul on 13 November 2019 of Salieu Ebun Haruna John has robbed our country of its pioneer arts and...
For the love of Soninkara: Tribute to Sise Sawaneh
By Momodou Sabally
The sudden demise of Sise Jaha Sawaneh hit me like a thunderbolt.
The news is completely devastating and I know for sure that...
Tribute to a bosom friend: Dr Peter Da Costa
By Omar Ousman Jobe
Fifi and I started together in Gambia High School.
I was coming from Campama Primary School and he from Methodist Prep. We...
Hon. Edrissa Samba Sallah
Momodou Camara (Acca)
I have the honour and privilege to write this small tribute to my father-in-law who was the Hon Edrissa Samba Sallah of...
Would Yahya Jammeh have given Sir Dawda Jawara a befitting state funeral?
By Dr. Alieu Faal
Under President Adama Barrow, Sir Dawda Jawara was given full state burial befitting his status as the founding father of our...
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara; 1924 to 2019
By Muhammad I.S Gassama
The father of the nation, the founder of the sovereign state of the Gambia and the veritable architect of our national...
Re: Salute Sir Dawda-the unifier and beacon of tribal harmony
By: Momodou Camara
Allow me to quote from Marc Antony in his speech at the Burial of Julius Caesar and its relevance to Gambians and...
Alhaji Ambassador Ebou M. Taal, (1937-2019),Gambian pioneer diplomat, international civil servant and historian
By Hassoum Ceesay
Alhaji Ebou Taal who died at 82, weekend, was a pioneer Gambian diplomat, international civil servant and a historian of the socio-political...
The half century tenure of Alkalo Meta Jassey of Bakoteh
By Omar Joof
The face of modern Bakoteh is no more. Alkali Meta Jassey recently joined his ancestors after a tenure of almost fifty years.
He...
Must Read
IMMIGRATION DENIES TAKING BRIBES FOR PASSENGERS TO ESCAPE QUARANTINE
By Tabora Bojang
Days after coming under a barrage accusation for allegedly accepting bribes to let arriving passengers escape quarantine, the Gambia Immigration Department has...
LET US FORGO NAWETTANS THIS YEAR
It is increasingly clear that the corona virus pandemic has entered deeply into the fabric of our society. One only needs to follow the...
173 new Covid-19 cases take Gambia’s total to 671
After nearly a week of silence over the country's Covid-19 updates, the Ministry of Health has yesterday confirmed that The Gambia has registered 173...
UTG, Gambia College closed over Covid-19
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research,Science and Technology has ordered the immediate closure of the University of The Gambia. A statement from the Registrar...
Banjul Mayor calls for lockdown to curb Covid-19 spike
By Tabora Bojang
Amid heightened fear and anxiety over the spike of Covid-19 cases, Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul has called on the Health...