Opinion and Essay

By Alieu Manjang In our interactions with others, seldom do we trouble ourselves to ask the extent to which our actions are in conformity with ideal social values and norms that are integral to identities of groups we claim to belong.…

Our president must refrain from divisive statements and seek to accommodate and unify all of our citizens. The Gambia has passed that stage for a politician to once again hoodwink our people or derail this country with impunity. His…

26 July, 2018: We are dismayed by the unfortunate comments made by President Adama Barrow at a rally, during his ongoing connect with the people tour. The Gambian leader aimed a dig at Gambians in the Diaspora, saying, ‘‘they are…

By Yankuba Darboe It seems we have now reached a political stalemate with our newly elected President Adama Barrow over his Youth Movement! He thinks we are not listening, but the truth is, he isn’t making much sense in his attempts to…

 By Njundou Drammeh, child rights activist and social commentator The chief State spin doctor, Dr. Sankareh, is not good at spinning. First impressions count and there is often no second chance to make a second impression. In two…

If anything, Magistrate Jabang a bright prospect in the country's legal fraternity, is one of the most competent, credible and impartial home-grown legal minds in the country. Born in Pirang, Kombo East, Jabang graduated from Nusrat…

Since I started work 20 years ago my money is always saved at SSHFC so that when I retire I could enjoy my pension or when I die my children can benefit from my savings. Until now SSHFC gives me no incentives such as low cost housing or…

President Adama Barrow has said in his speech in Essau, North Bank Region on the first day of his 2018 Nationwide Meet the people's tour, that he has secured funding for the construction of 60 mosques and 48 horticultural gardens across…

Today we remember that day on 22 July 1994 when a little group of wilful men, thinking of nothing but power, usurped the people's mandate, suspended constitutionalism and superimposed a reign of terror, brutality and wanton disregard for…

By: Alieu Manjang "In this time of globalization, with all its advantages, the poor are the most vulnerable to having their traditions, relationships and knowledge and skills ignored and denigrated, and experiencing development with a…