The Foreign Exchange Rate Crisis and the Impact on Gambians at Home and Diaspora. Once again, Gambians are greeted with dumbfounded news that major currency values will be pegged and depreciated against the Dalasi through a directive from the Office of the President. The directive, as usual, came-in without warning […]

Rejoinder by David A. Davies NRMG Has Already Started Jockeying For Fame by Abdullah Savage, Retired, US Army Member, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars – April 27, 2015 The obscurantist writer, Mr Abdullah Savage, seems to be what is termed in the army as […]

GAMBIA YOUTHS FOR UNITY: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S., U.K., EUROPE & AFRICA Editor, You are hereby informed of the emergence of the Gambia Youths for Unity (GYU) in the Gambian civil platform as a structured pressure group with the mission to bring diaspora organizations under one unified group and engaging […]

By Sainey Faye A GREAT FREEDOM FIGHTER —ALBERT LUTHULI, ANC PRESIDENT BECOMES THE FIRST AFRICAN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER. “I have joined my people in the new spirit that moves them today, the spirit that revolts openly and broadly against injustice.” ………..Albert Luthuli, ANC WHO WAS ALBERT LUTHULI? Many probably, […]

It has become yet another shocking tragedy for Gambians in the diaspora, particularly those in the United Kingdom where Sheriff Mbye was stabbed to death. Many people described the 18-year-old Sheriff as a “cool-headed and serious boy.” His alleged killer is believed to be a longtime friend of Jamaican origin […]

The Gambia Democratic Fund (GDF) has disbursed solidarity fund to the United Democratic Party whose executive members on nationwide tour have been illegally holed up by Gambian police in Fass Njaga Choi in Lower Niumi. The details of GDF’s message of contribution and solidarity are contained in this presd release […]

By Yero Jallow “People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that’s the time to do something about it, not when it’s around your neck.” – Chinua Achebe. Oh well, good luck to the Clintons. Hilary Clinton has been dragging her feet on this, but her interest in […]

THE STATEMENT OF NTCG ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF APRIL 10TH &11TH, 2000 The NTCG mourns and unequivocally condemned the brutal killing of students 15 years ago by the security forces under the directives of Dictator Yaya Jammeh. This day and on the day that prefixes it on April 10th &11th […]

By Pata Saidykhan It’s that time of the year again. Never gets old. 15 years on, the pain and agony of one of the darkest days of our nation’s history remains fresh in our minds. The massacre that went unpunished, persistent ache and sadness of the families and nation with […]

By Alhassan Darboe The discourse on the freedom or otherwise of human beings is one that has preoccupied philosophers over the years. Different schools of thought or theories abound such as determinism, libertarianism and compatibilism all of which seek to reconcile issues around freedom or otherwise of human beings. Determinists […]

ARE HUMANS CREATED OR ARE WE A CREATION OF RANDOM PROCESS By Alhassan Darboe The design argument has achieved much popularity concerning God’s existence. The design argument states that the order and purpose apparent in the works of nature demonstrate their design by an intelligent being. The design argument has […]