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Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam 

By Momodou Buharry Gassama, Stockholm, Sweden The current...

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

 By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A  Narcissists do not...

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Press Release from the State House In Banjul on Presidential Bribery Allegations

The following statement below is a press release issued by Amie Bojang-Sissoho, the Director of Press and  Public Relations at Office of the President, State House, Banjul...

Bribery Allegation Levelled Against the President by Hon. Sanna Jawara

By Kebba Ansu Manneh President Adama Barrow is, once again, facing public criticism after a storming revelation by Hon. Sanna Jawara that the president has...

No Longer the Smiling Coast of Africa

By Kebba Ansu Manneh A cross section of stakeholders in the tourism industry in The Gambia, including small-scale enterprises, have criticized the reintroduced “All-inclusive Tourism”...

“There is No Drilling of Oil in The Gambia,” Declares Ebrima Sankareh

The following below is a statement released by the spokesperson of The Government of The Gambia denying rumors of the commencement of oil drilling...

The TRRC is Unbiased, Impartial and Incorruptible, Says Dr. Jallow

By Kebba Ansu Manneh Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow, the Executive Secretary of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), in an exclusive interview with The...

Succumbing to Public Outcry, Government Bans Official Travels

  The Gambia government succumbed to the public outcry on the excessive financial costs of frequent travels of state officials. The Ministry of Finance and Economic...

Amidst Dire Financial Situation in The Gambia, Faraba Banta Commissioners Paid Excessive Sums 

By Kebba Ansu Manneh The National Assembly of The Gambia, on 18 September 2018,  approved retroactive payments in the sum of one hundred and fifty...

Verses of Heresy: A Book Review 

By Foday Samateh  Momodou Sallah’s second anthology of poems is in many ways a masterful sequel to his acclaimed Innocent Questions. But The Dictator and the...

In Exercise of Prerogative of Mercy, President Barrow Embraces a Relic of the Past

After months of serving as the vice president, the new controversy generated by President Barrow’s liberal exercise of prerogative of mercy now raised questions...

President Barrow’s State of the Nation Address to the National Assembly in 2018

STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS IN THE 2018 LEGISLATIVE YEAR BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA, ADAMA BARROW 13th SEPTEMBER  2018 1. Introduction 1.1...

In a Major Cabinet Reshuffle, Mr. Ousainou Darboe Appointed as Vice President of The Gambia

In a press statement released from the State House in Banjul this afternoon, President Adama Barrow has fired Ms. Fatoumata Tambajang as the Vice...

A Case for Second Legislative Chamber

By Foday Samateh Allow a moment of confession. A second legislative chamber is a crazy idea. That was what I said to myself when the...

In The New Gambia: Freedom of Assembly and Demonstration—A Constant Return to Scale

By Bubacarr Drammeh The new Government — like its predecessor — continues to deny permits, arrest and kill protesters The continued denial of permits, the arrests,...

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