EU Ambassador to The Gambia Attila Lajos said: “In this time of crisis we all must play our part and take up responsibility, and so does the European Union” The European Union is a global actor and as such, it bears a specific duty to address global threats and to […]
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Gambia Not Complacent On Coronavirus
Gambian President Adama Barrow has said his government has not been complacent in dealing with Coronavirus. President Barrow said “there are surveillance teams at all major entry points into the country, whether by air or land.” Read below President Barrow’s televised nationwide broadcast on his government’s efforts on COVID 19 […]
Sheikh Lewis: The Man For All Seasons And Human Rights Icon
Born in Banjul on October 29, 1954, Sheikh E T Lewis was a man of: all people, all races, all creeds and all class. He lived his life positively impacting on many other lives in the Gambia and beyond. But who was this gentleman of the finest character? Well, Sheikh […]
‘My Record Will Surpass Jawara, Jammeh Put Together’
President Adama Barrow has told a delegation from Basse that his intention is to deliver a development record that will surpass the 50-year record of the first and second Gambian Presidents put together. The delegation, comprising prominent and influential citizens of Basse were at the State House on Sunday, March […]
The Thing About International Women’s Day
It is on such internationally designated days like today, International Women’s Day when you get to see and hear international organizations such as the UN or AU, governments, presidents and political parties and indeed many of us as individuals compete in celebrating the woman. On this day everyone is celebrating […]
“Who Thought A Poor Boy From Koba Kunda School Would be President?”
President Barrow’s inspirational talk with students from his alma mater Koba Kunda was one of the oldest schools in Basse and the Upper River Region. A boy from Mankamang Kunda, full of life and hopes got enrolled by his dad in 1976. Born to Mamudou Barrow and Kadijatou Jallow, Adama […]
GUINEA BISSAU The 2019 Election
THE 2019 (DEMOCRATIC) ELECTION Elections took place in Guinea Bissau in November 2019. In January 2020 the United Nations confirms “UN envoy commends successful conclusion of Guinea-Bissau presidential election”. UN envoy was Mohamed Ibn Chambas, in 2020 the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), […]
President Barrow’s Independence Speech
The Gambia clocks fifty-five years today as an Independent Sovereign State responsible for managing its affairs without any external interference. Celebrating the anniversary of this historic event should trigger thoughts to guide us redefine our individual roles as citizens of this nation in order to situate and reposition our motherland […]
The Gambia Beyond TRRC
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (Fellow Higher Education Academy and Royal Society of Arts) Professor in Islamic Studies at Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, UK The Gambia has been seriously wounded over the 22 years of tyranny and dictatorship. The damage has been political, economic, social and religious. This is […]
MP Wants Inquiry Into Kanilai Inferno
By Abdoulie John The National Assembly Member of the opposition Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has called on Gambian authorities to open investigation into a fire outbreak that partly destroyed former the President’s Kanilai residence and its surroundings. “I am with the view that by virtue of the […]
GNOC Calls Out Media
Press Release It has come to the our notice that some media outlets had put up a media article with regards to Gina Bass’s performance at the World Indoor tour in France and Germany this week. And on their articles they associated Gina’s qualifications to the Olympic Games from her […]
Sandeng’s Dream Comes To Reality
By Abdoulie John As part of efforts to keep alive the memory of United Democratic Party (UDP) activist, Ebrima Solo Sandeng, the Sandeng family and friends on Saturday launched an initiative dubbed “The Sandeng Home Project”. The cost of the much-awaited initiative is estimated to cost over D1.8 million, and […]