Thursday, October 30, 2025

Burning Issues

Is the Guinean civil society leadership abreast with their responsibilities?

QUESTION OF THE DAY All non-Gambian nationals in The Gambia should establish associations of nationals of each country and elect leaders who at all times...

Senegalese Transport Minister Cancels Trip To Gambia Over Coronavirus

By Mustapha Jallow Senegal’s minister of Transport has cancelled his trip to the Gambia in the wake of confirmed reports that four European nationals in...

Is The 1970 Constitution A Sacred Or Mundane Text?

Commentary By Halifa Sallah Part 4 Knowledge is based on facts and not fiction. Constitutions are either sacred or mundane texts. Sacred texts derive their origin...

Health Minister Visits Amdalai Border As new cases of Covid19...

BY Fatoumatta K Jallow The Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, on Tuesday March 3rd 2020, visited the Amdalai border to inspect and put...

What Is Government Doing To Stop Demolition Exercises?

QUESTION OF THE DAY A political transition is not an easy matter. A government in transition inherits all the contradictions of past governments. One of...

Is The State Prepared For The Coronavirus?

The minister of health and Chinese ambassador should take centre stage on national tv to explain the genesis of the virus and what the...

The Road To Constitutionality In The Gambia

Commentary Part 3 The Gambia moved into a Colonial Constitutional set up when the French Republic and British Crown came to an agreement on 10th...

Giboro Border Health Officer Narrates Challenges he is encountering at the...

By Nelson Manneh A health officer in Giboro on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020 explained to lawmakers the challenges he is facing at the border in...

What Is The Effect Of The 25 Million Dollar Investment In...

QUESTION OF DAY China gave a Loan amounting to 25 million dollars to improve internet access. However, little effect is being realised by users like...

Former FSQA Staff Hand over Materials to Police

By Ndey Sowe Former staff of the Food Safety and Quality Authority on Wednesday handed over the aforesaid institution’s materials to the Kairaba Police Station...

Lawmakers Check on Gambia’s Preparedness to Tackle Coronavirus at Entry Points

By Nelson Manneh The National Assembly Select Committee on Health, Women, Children, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief and Refugees yesterday visited some of the entry points of...

Police Invite FSQA Staff for Questioning

By Ndye Sowe Dismissed staffs of the Food Safety and Quality Authority (FSQA) were on Tuesday invited for questioning by personnel of Kairaba Police station. This...

Is Gambia Prepared For A Referendum?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Time is of the essence. A third republic is inconceivable without a republican constitution. Without a referendum the constitution of a third...

Are The Alternative Dispute Mechanisms Working?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The human rights commission has been a demand arising from the protocol on good governance of Ecowas. The functions of the...

Health Minister Reaffirms Government’s commitment in tackling Coronavirus

By Ndey Sowe Dr. Ahmadu Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has reaffirmed Gambia Government’s commitment in tackling Coronavirus by strengthening the surveillance system at...

Security Forces Raise Plethora of Concerns on Their Working Conditions

By Momodou Jarju In continuing their five day tour, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defense and Security visited security agencies in the country, to...

Will the Diaspora vote?

QUESTION OF THE DAY It will be a monumental disgrace if the Constitution and electoral laws of a third Republic fail to accord more rights...

Steps Outlined To Resolve The Amdalai/ Karang Border Crisis

A communiqué issued by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure has indicated the commitment of the Senegalese government and mapped out the steps...

Has the Barrow Administration realised the futility of closing media houses?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The media is just an instrument through which voices are amplified. Whether voices are amplified or not by the established media,...

What is the role of the Land Commission?

QUESTION OF THE DAY As land disputes increase and threats of conflict surface alternative dispute measures should be taken to try to resolve land disputes....