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Three Years “Jotna” or Five-Year Mandate for President Barrow

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, USA The interview of the Resident EU Ambassador to The Gambia, Attila Lagos, with the Chronicle Newspaper is very telling. The Ambassador...

The State of the Farming Season in The Gambia

By Mohamadou Musa Njie (Papa) It is now mid-august, and The Gambia is currently experiencing irregular rains. These irregular rains patterns are somehow linked to...

The Gangrene that Stubbornly Festers

By Da One Functional institutions are meant to add to the quality of life of the citizenry. On the one hand, they provide necessary social...

Gambia, Why Should Little Amat Die?

By Da One Why should I, a grown man, be shedding hot tears in the sweet evening breeze, after the sweltering heat of the day...

Angry Youths March to Demand Justice over the Death of Sierra Leonean National

By Kaddy Jawo Dozens of young people gathered at the Serre Kunda Police Station to protest against the death of Ousman Darboe, a Sierra Leonean...

Former Jungler Narrates Account on the Murder of Haruna Jammeh

By Kaddy Jawo Omar A Jallow, an ex-member of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit-squad, painted a gruesome picture on the murder of Haruna Jammeh.Jallow, a...

“I was Stripped Naked and Paraded through the Streets,’ Alieu Badara Sowe Tells the TRRC

By Kaddy Jawo Alieu Badara Sowe, a former reporter at the Daily Observer, and Point Newspapers, on Monday, told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission...

High Court Denied Yankuba Touray Bail, Remanded to Mile 2

By Kaddy Jawo The High Court of The Gambia, on Monday, rejected the bail application of former Minister of Local Government and Lands, Yankuba Touray,...

Journalist Malick Mboob Recalls Haunting Ordeal with ‘Junglers’

By Kaddy Jawo Malick Mboob, former journalist at the Daily Observer Newspaper and now Communication Officer at the Guaranteed Trust Bank, on Monday, told the...

The Gambia Signs Legal Rights for Migrant Workers in UAE

By Kaddy Jawo The Gambia and the United Arab Emirates on Monday, July 15th, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide a legal...

Mustapha K. Darboe Wins in the Most Categories at GPU Annual Awards Ceremony

By Kaddy Jawo At its Fourth Edition of Annual Award program that recognizes excellence in various categories of reporting, The Gambia Press Union has on...

The State v Touray, Part 1: Qualified or Blanket Immunity

By Bubacarr Drammeh Numerous Gambians both within The Gambia and outside of its territorial jurisdiction were outraged by Yankuba Touray’s refusal to testify before the...

Jaiteh v Clerk of NA et al: Respondents’ Statement of Case

Honorable Ya Kumba Jaiteh was removed from her position in the National Assembly when President Barrow revoked her appointment to the National Assembly. She...

Final Year University Student Stabbed to Death

By Kaddy Jawo Kebba Secka alias ‘Boston’ was stabbed to death, on Tuesday, during an encounter with the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia...

The Indispensability of Strong Government Institutions in Democratic Governance

Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

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