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A Single Currency is a Necessity for ECOWAS

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plan to work towards a single currency is long overdue, but a move in...

The Final Confrontation Between President Barrow and Former Vice President Darboe

According to a statement issued by the State House in Banjul on Friday, President Adama Barrow has made “changes to his cabinet with effect from...

A Quest for the Incomplete Truth

By Josh Scheinert The Gambia is accounting for its past. Two years after the end of Yahya Jammeh’s brutal 23-year rule, the country’s Truth, Reconciliation...

Press Release: Cabinet Reshuffle

STATE HOUSE, BANJUL, 15th MARCH 2019 - His Excellency, Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia acting under the provisions of...

Vice President Darboe and Colleagues from the UDP Fired from Cabinet

An unimpeachable source has disclosed to The Gambia Times that the Vice President, Ousainou Darboe, together with the Minister of Trade, Amadou Sanneh, and...

The Senegalese Elections

By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A. Congratulations to President Macky Sall for his election victory. Unlike Nigeria, where nearly 40 people lost their lives during the elections,...

The President Has the Power to Revoke the Appointment of Nominated Members of The National Assembly

By Bubacarr Drammeh As reported by some news organizations at the end of last week, one of the five nominated Members in the National Assembly,...

Close Down the So-called State Intelligence Services

By Da One With great effort and a semblance of sincerity, Momodou Sowe tried but failed miserably to give a humane face to a place...

The Amendment and Repeal of The Third Republican Constitution

By Musa Camara Let me take off where the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) left off on its Issues Document. It regards what the commission referred...

A Response to CRC Chair’s Read on the Country

By Foday Samateh Speaking at a news conference on the Constitutional Review Commission’s countrywide listening tour, the Commission Chairman Cherno Jallow was reported to have...

Peace Should Not Only Be Preached, But Must Also Be Exercised by the Holders of the Instruments of Coercion

By Da One From the inspector general of police to the president and even to the Director General of the notorious National Intelligence Agency (NIA)...

Meandering the Country with a Purpose, EDUSA Vows to Reach Twenty Schools in Rural Gambia

By Kebba Ansu Manneh The Education Student Association (EDUSA) of University of The Gambia (UTG) has on Sunday January 27th, 2019 set on motion to...

Press Release from the State House on the Visit of the Spanish Minister of Interior

Migration: We must take domestic challenges into consideration – President Barrow tells Spanish Interior Minister State House, Banjul, 30th January, 2019 - His Excellency, President...

The Constitutional Review Commission Concludes Consultations of Citizens in Banjul

By Kebba Ansu Manneh The last day of the national consultation for the Third Republican Constitution came to a close on Saturday, 26 January 2019,...

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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