The Growing Number Of Political Parties In The Gambia
The IEC has registered four political parties after the 2016 peaceful transfer of power. They are the Gambia Action Party, Citizen Alliance, National People’s...
President Barrow takes full responsibility for putting aside the Coalition Agreement
In his new year address, President Barrow puts the Coalition partners aside and took full responsibility for putting aside the promise he made to...
The Movements Are Increasing With More Tolerance From The State Apparatus
2019 ends with less rallies from political parties and more demonstrations from movements calling on Barrow to respect a three year term promise; some...
Export Earnings Of The Country In Question
Groundnut constitutes the main cash crop of the country. According to the minister of finance, its production is expected to decline this season because...
The Battle At The National Assembly On The Tenure Of The...
The issue of the tenure of the president reached its climax during the adjournment debate at the National Assembly when members of the Assembly...
Another Journalist Laid To Rest
Anytime a journalist passes away it draws a lot of attention and this is particularly true of The Gambia where journalists have faced all...
A Healthy Debate Emerging
The debate between Christian and Islamic scholars is the way forward in building consensus on the fundamental law that should govern the affairs of...
A Nation Closing Its Eyes To Its Past And Ignoring Its...
This was the month of victory and the month of the impasse. Who is drawing the lessons? All have forgotten the sand bags in...
Democracy Or Populism
Democracy is rooted in the sovereign expression of the will of the absolute majority in a peaceful manner, to determine representation. There is no...
CRC Opens Up The Nation For Debate
The Gambia has moved from a Colony to a constitutional monarchy in 1965 when the Queen of The UK continued to be the Executive...
The ‘Three Years Jotna’ Procession
The procession stated after 10 am. Prior to this, vehicles were able to use the two lanes of one side of the road to...
Today is D-Day for ‘Three Years Jotna’
The decision to provide a permit to ‘Three Years Jotna’ to express their feeling that President Barrow should adhere to the terms of the...
Common Sense Prevails In The IGP/GDC Tussle On Permit
Readers would recall that the GDC was denied a permit to use instrument for the amplification of sound at rallies scheduled to be held...
National Assembly Commences Thorough Scrutiny Of National Budget
The National Assembly took on a new approach to scrutinizing the national budget and they have promised that next year the scrutiny will be...
Today Is D-Day For The Budget
The National Assembly made history when they sat from 10am on Friday 29th December to 6.05am on Saturday 30th November to consider the Estimates...
What Type Of Gambia After Three Years Of Barrow Administration?
The change that occurred in 2016 was meant to unify a nation and give The Gambia a new start. Party politics was supposed to...
Constitutional review: Is The Nation Decided Or Divided?
Constitutional review in a republic is about consensus building and not about casting aspersions and recriminations. Each sovereign citizen has a right to protection...
58 ‘Backway’ Hustlers Did Not Make It
Barra and its surroundings were privy to the fact that boats carrying young people heading towards greener pastures were being loaded. It is now...
Is Gambia For Sale?
The agricultural land is what is left to enable the farming population of The Gambia to be the owners of the means of production....
Moving towards scrapping the 2013 attack on freedom of expression
Readers would recall that a law was promulgated in 2013 with the aim to punish those who allegedly spread false news through the internet...
