A group of British and Brazilian artists and musicians is heading to Kartong on a cultural exchange – and promises to bring with them the spirit of carnival. The team of thirty nine will join the organising committee of the Kartong Festival, an arts and cultural event that has run […]

Building The New Gambia The biggest beneficiary of democracy in The Gambia is APRC! As a party that mismanaged our resources for a generation during which they also maimed and killed Gambians with impunity not to mention the blatant stealing of private and community lands and properties today APRC is […]

Overview 2017 started very promisingly for UKGambia, the first quarter whizzed by with the euphoria of President Adama Barrow’s Inauguration and first Independence Day Celebration post-Jammeh. Gambians across the Diaspora were genuinely optimistic about the change of government. This was the year of change and UKGambia took full opportunity to […]

In their bid to revitalise, foster unity and accelerate development, youths of Jappineh organise a week-long forum at the Central Jarra village. The youth forum injects energy into the Jappineh Youth Development Association (JYDA) which aims to bring the youths of village under one umbrella. Jappineh is a unique village […]

Listening to a speech delivered by one Sheikh through one of Sheikh Dawood Bojang’s Video clips, totally denying the very idea of celebrating the Maulid “Birth day of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.), describing it as” Bida’h” [innovation] and an illusion which never existed in the Sunnah. The Sheikh went on […]

The Gambia has regained its eligibility under the United States African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Gambia had lost its eligibility in 2015 due to human rights abuses and the deterioration of the rule of law. The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office announced on Friday December 22, 2017 that the […]

By Lamin Keita NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT AFRICEM, A RESEARCH FORUM THAT FOCUSES ON AFRICAN COUNTRIES. It is important to consider how Yahya Jammeh’s authoritarian system was able to exist in The Gambian politics for 22 years—from 1994-to-2016. The entrenchment of authoritarian durability has usually […]

When Demba Conta, the Gambia’s reggae music star, left his homeland in the 70s he had no idea what future holds for him or where his destiny lies. But one thing he never forgets was his Why. Why did he leave his country and her sweet culture and way of […]

Leaders have big responsibilities, and society should also adapt to changes and not entirely hold on to cultural values, since we take our kids to school and learn western education and western capitalist systems, then we can’t hold on to 100% of our cultural values since we’re not running our […]

It was just some weeks ago that I read in one of the online newspapers that the Gambia was going on a trade mission to London to pitch the sale of three (remaining) oil blocks to potential investors. Blocks A1 and A4 were already in dispute as African Petroleum is […]

“Selective civic education” is not civic education in the sense of educating an entire society but instead it becomes propaganda and a control mechanism of peoples´ mind. In a society like ours, civil education must be holistic and not selective if people are to be aware and gain knowledge and […]

Bill Gates, the world’s richest man until last month when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos over took him has revealed one major characteristic of many wealthy people. Bill Gates documents in gatesnotes.com how five books amazing books he reads this year have left their mark on his life. Mr. Gates, the founder […]