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Minister of Health Apologizes for Remarks; Sort of, Said Doctors

The Minister of Health, Ms. Saffie Lowe-Ceesay, has issued a statement of apology to doctors and dentists who are on a sit-down strike. The...

Barrow was Forced to the Negotiation Table of the Coalition 2016

Contrary to his recent claims that his popularity forced the opposition parties to nominate him their presidential flagbearer, Mr. Adama Barrow, the then candidate...

After Ultimatum Fell on Deaf Ears, Doctors Began a Sit-Down Strike

The Association of Resident Doctors—The Gambia (GARD) announced yesterday that its members began a sit-down strike. The strike began, according to the organization, because...

The Gambia Apologizes to Closest Neighbor and Ally, Senegal

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia has learnt with a deep sense of regret,...

Resident Doctors Demand their Minister’s Resignation within Twenty-Four Hours

Barrow’s Legacy is a Three-Year Transition Government

Halifa Sallah, the former spokesman for the coalition that defeated Yahya Jammeh in the December 2016 presidential election, said President Adama Barrow’s legacy is...

The Gambia Apologizes to Thailand for Minister’s Derogatory Remarks

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia regrets the unfortunate comments made by the Minister...

Seattle Welcomes Halifa Sallah

The Gambia to Abolish the Death Penalty and Expand Rights

Mr. Adama Barrow, the president of The Gambia, has announced that the country will abolish the death penalty. In a statement he delivered on...

President Barrow’s Statement on the 53rd Independence Anniversary Celebration

Fellow Gambians, As we celebrate yet another Independence day, we must reflect on the state of our nation over the past 53 years, and hence...

A Social Entrepreneur at Heart

By Bubacarr Drammeh John F. Kennedy once stated, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”...

No Longer Forbidden

By Foday Samateh I once reviewed a book on media persecution in The Gambia and titled the piece “Freedom of Expression is Forbidden Here.” With...

The N.B.A. All-Star Game Has Shed a Major Distraction

By MARC STEIN FEB. 17, 2018 LOS ANGELES — As general manager of the New Orleans Pelicans, Dell Demps badly wanted to be sitting in...

The Gambia Celebrates Fifty-Three Years of Independence

By Bubacarr Drammeh Today, 18 February 2018, The Gambia celebrates its fifty-third anniversary of independence from British colonial rule. This is the second-independence anniversary commemoration...

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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