The story of Alice started just like any educated, ambitious person anywhere. She lived her dream life of getting a job at the United Nations. She got her dream house, car and lived the live she wanted. Alice was comfortable until she had turned down her boss’ sexual advances. Alice […]
Society
What Our Civil Society Activists Need
The hypocrisy among some so-called civil society activists in the Gambia is beyond rational comprehension. It is no open secret that all the major political parties in the country have been courting and wanting to flirt with the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC). The party of the former […]
The KMC Corruption Saga Is A Wake Up Call
Dear Editor, I wish to add my modest observation to the ongoing corruption saga, which I consider as a wake up all of us. Before going any further, let me hasten to admit my lack of knowledge on the full and true story of the case. Notwithstanding, what prompted my […]
Gambian Imam Leads Windstorm Fundraiser
Concerned about the negative effects of the devastating windstorm on the lives of Gambians, Resident Imam of Detroit Islamic Center has decided to champion fundraising drive for the victims. Imam (Momodou) Ceesay who doubles as the head of Al-Islamiyah Institute has set up a Gofund Me account. His target goal […]
The Gambia at a Crossroads
By: Professor Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCerTHE, Fellow Higher Education Academy, (FHEA), and Royal society of Arts (FRSA) UK Indeed, the December 2021 election in the Gambia will be both memorable and defining not only in our political consciousness and reality, but will also have far-reaching implications socially, economically, and morally […]
You Are Gambia’s Problem Not President Barrow
By Sulayman Jeng Hold your horses until you finished reading the article before marketing your emptiness. A Ugandan challenged as thus, “The biggest problem of” Gambians “is this illusionary belief that they could change” the Gambia “by voting a different person into power. It is this belief that all problems […]
Putting Education at The Heart Of The AU-EU Partnership For A Better Futur
The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the learning crisis in Africa by severely limiting access education. By early April 2020, the crisis had left more than 20 million pre-primary, 160 million primary, 56 million secondary, and 8 million tertiary level learners out of school with no access to continued learning and […]
Thione Seck Recalled As “A Legend”
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Thione Ballago Seck, born in a family of praise or “griot” singers and one of Senegal’s beloved music stars over the last four decades, has died at the age of 66 in Dakar on March 14. Tributes poured in after […]
My Tribute to Alhagi Baa Trawally
By Salieu Taal Inna Lillahi Wa inna Lillahi Raji’oon “every old man that dies, it’s a library that burns” Amadou Hampate Bah Another tree has fallen. I did not know Uncle Baa Trawally very well but heard his name mentioned by my late father ( Ebou Momar Taal of blesseth […]
President Barrow Mourns Caliph’s Death
President Barrow Sends Condolences to the Family of Alhajie Yusupha Darboe Gambian President has joined thousands of people in the country and beyond to mourn the death of the Caliph of Basori in Kombo East. In a press statement published below, President Barrow said the death of Alhajie Yusupha Darboe […]
7 Pieces Of Wisdom Most People Don’t Learn Until Their 40s
min re Licensed from Shutterstock // Pheelings Media Ten years ago, I met my friend for coffee on her 30th birthday and proclaimed that her 30s would be the best decade of her life. We connected again a few days ago, and I made the same promise about her 40s. For […]
Energy Drives Economic Development
Gambian President Adama Barrow has explained why his government’s ambitious to light up the entire country. President Barrow at the weekend presided over the inauguration of a power plant in Brikama where he spelt out his government’s belief that “energy is a key driver of economic development. Thus, it […]