The current education system in the Gambia is indeed a national disaster which has become prevalent since Dictator Jammeh came to power. The ministry of education has many incompetent staff who cannot even write a proper sentence, let alone formulate meaningful education policies. The head of that ministry has no […]

Senior Secondary School Results 2016: An Indictment of the State Introduction Let me say at the outset that the appalling results for this year’s senior secondary schools in the Gambia is a direct indictment of the government particularly the Executive including the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and the […]

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected reports that he is sponsoring a militant group destroying oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region. Jonathan, who was defeated by incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in elections in March 2015, had been named as a sponsor of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) by […]

“I am not a hero, I am not brave, the brave people are the ordinary Gambians who accept the pains and suffering in standing with me against dictatorship and tyranny. The UDP has many such heroes. Gambians are sacked from work for being opposition, they are harassed and maltreated, call […]

 By Alhassan Darboe Readers and watchers of news recently, would recall the reasons of many Gambian migrants rescued by Italian rescue boats, on why they risked their lives in the Mediterranean Sea for better life in Europe. It is now a common occurrence to see an obviously grateful but rescued […]

Gambian political activist and social commentator is full of hope that despite the powers and advantages of incumbency, President Yahya Jammeh is beatable in the forthcoming election if change-hungry Gambians unite around a sound strategy. Burama Sanneh presented a paper at a town hall style meeting in Seattle, Washington State, […]

By Kinteh Too unsubstantiated and too late. I read through this piece and at the end of it, felt very disappointed with our former men in uniform. Firstly, it is very apologetic. Every second paragraph, begins with what Bunja dued to the man, followed by regrets about the reincarnation of his […]

By Sheriff Kora Any Gambian mindful of the political developments in the country is aware of how a few half-baked, unsophisticated politicians with less regard for good governance and the rights of man have systematically threatened the idea of freedom once cherished and familiar to us all. Despite the regime […]

Gambians and friends of the Gambia have been invited to yet another anti-Jammeh protest in the German city of Bremen. The peaceful protest, which aims to bring President Yahya Jammeh’s gross human rights violations and president crackdown on his political opponents, kicks off on August 13 at 14:00 hrs. Organisers […]

   SI denounces the sentencing of opposition leader in The Gambia The Socialist International firmly denounces and condemns the sentencing of Ousainou Darboe, leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) of Gambia, an SI member party, along with 18 other party members and sympathisers, to 3 years imprisonment, having been […]

As part of his passion for the advancement of scholarship on African cinema, prominent Gambian filmmaker and scholar, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, wrote a groundbreaking academic article titled “Rediscovering Frantz Fanon at Scotland’s Africa in Motion film Festival” for the Spring 2016 edition of NECSUS European Journal of Media Studies […]