By Natta Mass, www.mankajang.com The issue of citizenship has stirred the most passionate debates among us and a lot of my fellow countrymen are concerned about people being rendered stateless if the constitution takes a position that citizenship by birth cannot be automatically granted unless one of the child’s parents is […]
Month: November 2018
The Scary Part Of Our New Gambia
Saul Saidykhan’s article titled Gambia 2018: Personal Experience and Observations is brilliant because it accurately describes our current sociocultural condition. I am intrigued by your great sense of reasoning which I always admire. Despite my busy schedule, I must say thank you for your brilliant piece to educate Gambian people […]
Do We Really Need TRRC?
As a concerned Gambian citizen, I also deserve the right to voice out my opinion on the national discourse. I have to contribute my view on the long overdue Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC). The question that keeps coming to my mind is, do we actually need a TRRC […]
President Barrow Acts On Faraba Report
President Adama Barrow has not only accepted the report of the Faraba Banta independent inquiry but his government has also accepted to act on the recommendations of Emmanuel Joof led Commission. The Gambia government has accepted the causes of causes death, injuries and destruction of properties at Faraba Banta in […]
GCCI LEAD DIGITAL REVOLUTION
PRESS RELEASE! UNVEILS CROWDFUNDING TO CONNECT GAMBIAN ENTRPRENEURS TO INVESTORS LOCALLY AND ABROAD The Gambia Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Vision Global, a Digital Marketing Firm have rolled out the new GCCI superwebsite, a website built to serve the interests of general population, investors and most importantly to serve as […]
Foreign Minister Tangara Opens Training on International Conference Management
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara, on Wednesday 28th November 2018, officially opened a two-day capacity building workshop on international conference management. The training is meant to boost the organizational skills of protocol officers and security, ahead of the upcoming OIC summit […]
GPU Mourns Doyen Journalist’s Death
Press Release Gambia Press Union Mourns the Death of a Doyen Journalist Suwaebou Conateh November 29, 2018: Fajara: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with deep sadness and great shock the sudden death of Mr Swaebou Conateh, a veteran Gambian Journalist and publisher of the Gambia News and Report […]
“We Are On Track” Says OIC-Gambia Executive Secretary
The Secretary-General of the OIC-Gambia Secretariat, the national body tasked with the responsibility to host the 2019 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in The Gambia, has given an emphatic assurance that the country is on track to organize the global event successfully. Mr. Lamin Sanneh made the comments after […]
Gambia 2018: Personal Experience And Observations – Part1
By Saul Saidykhan Having spent a combined total of seven weeks in Barrow’s Gambia, one thing stuck out for me: the Gambia has changed significantly, but not in a good way generally speaking. There is simply no enforcement of standards – ethical, socio-cultural, or administrative where they exist at all. […]
Why We Must Not Whip NAWEC
For a long time the Gambia National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) had been the whipping dog for not performing above expectation. Complaint is either about epileptic supply of electricity or lack of electricity for days. NAWEC’s situation became so precarious that the Barrow government in 2017 invested heavily to […]
How Meditation Makes Us Smart
< div class=”mceTemp”> Author Dawda Bah’s book will make you smart!Here is my own take of the book THE SECRET POWERS OF MEDITATION: Become Healthier, Wealthier and Happier. Do you want to live a thriving, joyous, and prosperous life? If you do, then you need to discover the power of […]
UDP leader Damns Brikama Brawl
Press Statement Of The United Democratic Party On The Postponement Of The West Coast Region Regional Congress The Secretary General and Party Leader of the United Democratic Party-UDP: Lawyer Ousainou ANM Darboe condemns in the strongest possible terms the behavior of a few individuals claiming to be members of the […]