Opinion and Essay

  By: Dr. Assan Jallow I am left worried and concerned having heard the proposed submission made by the Hon. Minister of Finance before deputies at the National Assembly for scrutiny and possible adoption on the draft report of total…

Mr Lamin Dibba, the honourable minister of Environment, I am writing to you not as a former classmate or a friend but as a concern Gambian environmental advocate. I would like to take this opportunity to pray for your sound health, may…

The 2019 budget of the Barrow Government indeed leaves one wondering if this government really understands what kind of society it has inherited, what conditions of life majority of Gambians live and what must be done to transform this…

Knowing the role and importance of political parties in a multiparty democracy it is therefore no easy decision that the largest political party in the Gambia has decided to stand by democratic and human rights standards. The news that…

The Point was not on point. Two girls, raped and sexually molested, were in the pages of the newspaper. This breach was gross - ethically and legally. The country was shocked. The doubting Thomases of the new-found press freedom shout…

It is indeed very scary and extremely disappointing to hear Chief Servant Adama Barrow claim that he has more power than Tyrant Yaya Jammeh simply because, just like Yaya Jammeh, he also owns the security institutions of this country as…

By Satang Nabaneh The ongoing public consultations on the constitutional review process spearheaded by the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) highlights a polarising debate on citizenship which reflects the difficulty of consensus…

Today, there is an audible silence in the literary world. A giant of African Journalism has fallen. Swaebou Conateh was a son of Africa, a child of The Gambia who owed his being to the fertile River of The Gambia and the highlands of Mali.…

In the past few weeks speculation in the town has increased over the Gambian government seeking youth employment opportunities in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I am not an economic expert but I struggle with the idea that Saudi Arabia…

By Famara Fofana The quartet of Bu Garta B, Bu Guda B, Kujalify and Papa Jerry on Saturday November 17, 2018 cemented their name in the annals of The Gambia’s creative industry with a string of comedy acts that left hundreds of people in…