His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia’s new membership into the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which the Gambia formally became a member this week, would add great value to the country’s quest to attain the goals and objectives of the National Development Plan (2018-2021). President Barrow […]
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China-Africa Summit Welcomes Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, in addition to Togo and Sao Tome, has been welcomed into the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation – a south-south multilateral development organization between the African continent and the People’s Republic of China. Congratulating the new members during their remarks at the opening of the summit […]
The President Should Step Up On SSHFC Saga
By Seedy S. Fofanah The Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation (SSHFC) saga has been going on for almost seven months now and nothing has been done about it by the Gambia government. The things are becoming boredom and worrisome on the poor Gambian pensioners and the people that worked […]
Are Mandinkas Victimized?
Following the leakage of the hateful vitriol of a former sitting National Assembly member for Banjul Central (pictured) against the Mandinka; The Gambia’s largest ethnic group, the response and retaliatory remarks that ensued have been overwhelming. The raw emotions expressed in a lot of them are very much understandable and […]
Mayor Bensouda Lays Out Major KMC Project
By Abdoulie John Following his first 100 days in office, the Mayor of Kanifing Municipality, Talib Ahmed Bensouda, has Monday laid out major projects for the country’s biggest conurbation. He outlined series of measures geared towards turning KMC into a modern city with adequate municipal service delivery. Mayor Bensouda made […]
ASP Njie Is New Police PRO
ASP Lamin Njie is appointed as the new Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Police Force following the departure of Superintendent David Kujabi who recently left to the United Kingdom to pursue Masters Degree in peace and conflict studies. ASP Lamin Njie had previously served in this position until October […]
Editors Forum Launched As Gambia Navigates Through Challenges
By Abdoulie John As the tiny West African nation continues to navigate through transition, editors from various media outlets have vowed to upholding ethical practices of journalism at a time of mounting challenges. The media boom that followed the end of Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year dictatorship has prompted Gambia Press Union […]
The Results Of Our Intellectualism
Thank you Alagie and Alieu for your contribution. The Gambian intellectuals failed the country in many fronts. These intellectuals failed in technological and scientific innovations, agricultural mechanization, and better healthcare delivery that is affordable and cost effective. I think one of the biggest problems of our education system is the […]
Who The Cap Fit Let Them Wear It!
President Adama Barrow has been called all sorts of names by our intellectuals. That is enough proof rhat “Gambian intellectuals hate President Barrow.” Dear Mr.Bax, I think you missed the whole point or may be you are in self denial or living at planet Mars. It is no doubt that […]
Why Do We Whip Only Intellectuals?
Well, I have seen interesting contributions on this topic but the question I want to ask the keen readers is that ‘Is it that only intellectuals were mute during monster Jammeh’s brutal regime?’ Let us remember that intellectuals by nature do not believe in violence and they can better operate […]
The Gambia’s Constitutional Review
By Saul Saidykhan A commission compose of professionals and citizens from diverse backgrounds has been constituted to review and draft a new constitution for the Gambia some months ago. This group, known as the Constitutional Review Commission -CRC is gearing up to begin public hearings. I was informed by a member of […]
Pendulum: Why Are We So Obsessed With Negativity These Days?
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I flew out of Nigeria two days ago on one of my latest preferred airlines, Rwandair, with some of the Ovation Crew of seasoned photographer, TV cameraman and interviewer and TV producer to attend Jimoh Ibrahim’s latest venture, the International conference on Infrastructure Development for […]