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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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The Indispensability of Strong Government Institutions in Democratic Governance

By Tumbul Trawally Seattle, USA To those who second-guess or question the importance of having strong government institutions in term-limited democracies—the political impasse in Senegal, and its resolution in a...

Muddy Waters of Female Circumcision in Islam 

By Momodou Buharry Gassama, Stockholm, Sweden The current debate surrounding female circumcision, also known as...

Fighting for Democracy and Diversity are Worthwhile

 By Tumbul Trawally, Seattle, U.S.A  Narcissists do not have the ability to self-reflect; cannot see...

The Vanguards of the Paradigm Shift against their Intellectual Progenies—Part 7

By Musa Sanneh From July 29th to 31st, 2023, PDOIS held its "midterm congress" in Penchami...

The PDOIS Heresy—Part 3

By Musa Camara  The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is preparing to hold...

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...

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,...

The Implementation of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Act 2017 Will Constitute Treason, Argues The Gambia Democracy Watchdog

THE CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW? COMMISSION (CRC) ACT 2017: AN INSTRUMENT FOR DEMOCRACY OR A DICTATOR’S CHARTER? By Democracy Watch Gambia (D.W.G) There is no doubt an overwhelming...

Doctors to Resume Treatment in Emergency Departments

The Gambia Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) has agreed to resume providing emergency treatment and care for patients across the country. Doctors, in a...

Gambian Migrants Captured In Libya Say They End Up Sold As Slaves

Listen to the Audio here When Mohammed worked in his owner's field in Libya, bent over for hours pulling tomatoes from the soil, he would think...

Resident Doctors Escalate Standoff

The Association of Resident Doctors—The Gambia (GARD) issued a press statement today announcing that it has escalated its sit-down strike to Phase II as threatened in...

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...

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