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By Baba Galleh Jallow A day before Christmas 2019, Reuters quoted Pope Francis as saying to the world’s estimated 1.3 billion Catholics, and by extension the entire world community that “God continues to love us all, even the worst of…

Following the publication by the CRC of the Draft Constitution, a large number of the Gambian population (including other stakeholders) have been actively engaged in various discussions concerning its provisions. The CRC welcomes the…

The lawmakers have on Friday rejected the appointment of Babucarr A. Suwareh, President Adama Barrow’s choice for the position of the office of the ombudsman. Suwareh was appointed by President Barrow in consultation with the public…

By former information minister Demba A. Jawo The trend that the raging debate on secularism is taking seems to have plunged this country into quite an unnecessary heightened tension between the secularists and the religious extremists.…

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of The Gambia secretariat of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Essa Bokar Sey, on Monday 23 December 2019 presided over the formal opening of the tenders for consultancy for the design and review of…

In his annual Christmas Message delivered to the nation today, President Adama Barrow has warned Gambians about “grave distortions” of religious teachings. Such distortions can be used as excuses for extremism, leading to evil, social…

23 December, 2019: Fajara: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is deeply shocked and saddened to hear the news of the death of veteran journalist Sarjo Barrow. The renowned broadcaster spent almost all his productive career with the Gambia…

I have never doubted the continued existence and the future of the Gambia until the issue of ‘secularity of the state’ emerged following the release of the draft constitution for public review. I have come to see the rise of extremism on…

The Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS have discussed the issue of irregular migration that is costing lives of thousands of youth from the sub region. His Excellency, President Adama Barrow made a case for the Community to…

It has been numerous times explained that the non-inclusion of ‘secularism’ in the draft constitution is in order. Secularism has neither been a remote part of any past Gambian constitution, nor a distinct feature of any current Gambian…