Opinion and Essay

By Hon Mai Ahmad Fatty The Big Tree has fallen but the indelible footprints of the Legend lives on...We are very saddened by the unfortunate demise of the great football icon, Alhaji Momodou Njie (Biri Biri). He raised the profile of…

Author: Lamin Drammeh; former sports-editor; The Point Newspaper The passing of Alhagie Momodou Njie, commonly known as Biri Biri, is greeted with profound sadness and devastation when it was announced that the former Gambian…

During the last Local Govt elections campaign, there was one thing I'd repeatedly and fervently campaigned on as a selling point for the UDP especially against Independent candidates; ACCOUNTABILITY. The UDP as a democratic entity,…

I take this opportunity to speak against the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (SAB) recently placed before Parliament by the Minister of Finance. The uncontrolled ballooning of the domestic debt by the government will further mortgage…

By Toney F Mendy The assumption of power in the continent since the dawn of independence (with lessons to be best drawn from home) created a new phenomenon of struggle for freedom and justice and even the professed New Gambia is not…

The intention of the 1997 Constitution is to make the Gambia a Democratic Republic. The Constitution has guaranteed fundamental rights and freedoms to citizens and mandated the Government to respect, protect and fulfill those rights…

The sixteen months my wife and I have lived in The Gambia have shown us why this is known as “The Smiling Coast” – from Kartong to Fatoto we’ve experienced unrivaled hospitality, vibrant and diverse communities, learned about the rich…

This afternoon I reported to the Kairaba Police Station after they ‘invited’ me that they wanted to ask me a few questions about an interview I gave on Saturday. When I arrived I went to the office of the Deputy Commissioner Pateh Bah.…

The Gambia, our homeland’s revolution, and liberation from 22 years of Yahya Jammeh dictatorship is farcical and nothing less than a major pseudo-event. In communication and media philosophy, a pseudo-event is a deliberate and…

What Ba Tambedou's abrupt resignation laid bare before the entire Gambians and the world is that his 'service' to the country was hinged to personal benefits. But this is hardly surprising to anyone keenly observing the situation of…