After a six-year break, the Internet Governance Forum is returning to The Gambia. Themed Internet Governance in The New Gambia, the Gambia National Internet Governance Forum is scheduled to take place on 4th and 5th July 2018 at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. “The Internet Governance Forum serves to bring people together from […]
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My Recollection Of Kanni-kunda Part 2
By Seedy Fofanah Nights in the villages were extremely interesting and enjoyable especially when every inch of the land was generously lit by the ever-silent but gliding graceful moon. Night is meant for people to get to relax and take stock of the day’s activities after a long day’s toil. […]
Let The Law Take Its Course
The Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Development wants all Gambians to let the law take its course. In a press statement prompted by angry protest by Brikama youths over the killing of one Musa Colley, Yahya Dampha said no democracy guarantees any person to act outside […]
Mambury Njie Bounces Back
Mambury Njie has once resurfaced in The Gambia’s Cabinet line up. Mr. Njie – a trained economist – was appointed the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, replacing Amadou Sanneh who has been re-deployed to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Employment. In a news release, President Adama Barrow’s office […]
The Gambia Maintains Tier 2 On U.S. TIP Report
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Banjul, The Gambia For Immediate Release Amelia Broderick, Public Affairs Officer PRESS RELEASE: The Gambia Maintains Tier 2 on U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report 2018 As required by the U.S. Congress, the United States Department of State released the 2018 Trafficking […]
Rural Migration Ruins Gambian Economy
Rural urban migration is the key problem that affects The Gambia’s economic development. The migration resulted to low agriculture productivity and over population of urban areas. Almost one-third of The Gambia’s population live in urban areas such as Greater Banjul. The people who live in this urban areas are not […]
We Don’t Have A Lame-duck President
This is a quick reaction to a very good and wise decision by H.E. President Adama Barrow. It could have never come late. The events of last four to five weeks within the corridors of power in Banjul are having their repercussions now, with the President reshuffling his Cabinet. It […]
President Barrow Reshuffles Cabinet
Effective today, 29 June 2018, the Cabinet of the Republic of the Gambia has been reshuffled as follows: Vice President of the Republic – Hon. Ousainou Darboe Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure – Ebrima Sillah Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs – Yet to be confirmed Ministry of Agriculture […]
The Constitutional Review Commission Is Unlawfully Constituted: A Response To Madi Jobarteh
He is sentinel in the public space, a voice for the voiceless, a conscientious and progressive interrogator of government policy and official conduct on the big issues of the day. Even without the many prompts urging a response to his rejoinder on my contention that the Constitutional Review Commission is […]
Fear Not “Pursuit of Happiness” Events
#OccupyWestfield, # Dafadoy, #SSHFCStaffPrivileges, #NoTapalapa, Next? No despair, it’s all sign of good times now and even better times ahead. Years ago I told another veteran of the struggle that I find a special meaning in the American Creed of “Right to Live, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. I […]
My Recollection Of Kanni-Kunda Part 1
By Seedy S. Fofanah, Former Lecturer at UTG Being born and grown up in a relatively rustic big village was something I had never chosen but would probably have opted for that if I had the opportunity. In any case, that was my beginning as nature would have it. My […]
Why We’ve To Put On Gloves!
We need to be real when we say it is time for work. This is all we need as a country to develop. Let there be young Gambians trained in bread making in both local and modern ways. Our civil servants, carpenters, electricians and market vendors etc, must not treat […]