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Koina Stabilising After Violent Caste Confrontation

The differences in social groups in traditional societies are becoming manifest in today’s Gambia. This requires special intervention by people with influence so that...

College Students and their Leaders concerned about lack of Lecturers

By Momodou Jarju Gambia College Students and their union leaders have been expressing concerns about lack of lecturers at Gambia College. In fact, the Education Minister...

Is There A Retirement Age For A Chief And An End...

This is the question that has been posed by residents of Sabach Sanjal District. The question the concerned persons are asking is whether there...

“Never Again” Is The Slogan

“Never Again!” is repeated ad infinitum to give promise to the Gambian public that detention without trial and disappearance without trace will be a...

Coalition 2016 Gets Cold Feet?

2nd December, 2018 has passed without any commemoration. 19th January 2019 followed without any commemoration. The anniversary of the impasse has also passed without...

What Is Government Doing Regarding The Deportation Of Youths From Germany?

According a refugee organisation in Germany called Gambia Refugee Association - Europe Branch of the 2500 Gambian refugees whose asylum applications have been rejected...

The Caste Based Antagonistic Contradiction Should Be Contained

Social being determines social consciousness. Since The Gambia was declared independent 53 years ago the old generation that brought about the end to colonial...

Fake Drugs In The Market

Wrong diagnosis or wrong prescription could lead to death or other ailments. Many people are now engaged in buying medicine from any place at...

The Events In Koina And The New Gambia

Koina is a famous village in The Gambia which is now developing into a town. It is very common for Gambians to describe the...

Political Parties Should Focus On Selling Their Programmes

Political parties should spend more time explaining their policies, plans and programmes to the people so that they can understand how they will make...

The IEC And The Political Parties

Unlike many countries which have hundreds of political parties, Gambia has only ten political parties. Sections 25 and 60 of the Constitution provides for...

Are Opinions To Be Considered As A Fact In A Court...

Courts, tribunals and commissions rely on law and facts to come to judgment in the case of courts and recommendations in the case of...

Central Prisons At Mile Two Has A Story To Tell

We have been checking the archives to find a letter written to the ministry of the Interior in 1984 by Halifa Sallah concerning the...

Is The Government Aware? Threat Of Deportation Of Gambians

An organisation called Gambia Refugee Association - Europe Branch has been addressing letters to parliamentarians and political parties. According to them, if the government...

Transgambia Bridge: Towards Sub Regional Integration Or Not?

The north and south banks of The Gambia have been separated by a river which is one of the most navigable rivers in West...

New Method Of Testifying Emerges At The TRRC

An anonymous witness shielded by a compartment with his voice distorted by electronic means appeared before the Commission yesterday, thus opening a new chapter...

Truth Is The Basis Of Transparency And Accountability

The old saying goes, “Speak the truth and speak it ever, cause it what it will, for he or she who hides the wrong,...

United Kingdom Has Not Decided

The prime minister of the United Kingdom suffered a defeat with 432 against and 202 in support of the motion on the proposed terms...

We Must Remember Them

Societies are characterised by two types of people; those who live at the expense of others and those who live to serve others. The Gambia...

Africa Giving Examples To The World: Democratic Republic Of Congo In...

Lumumba was the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. History however revealed that most African countries at Independence, did not have...