Opinion and Essay

Omar Saibo Camara, FactCheck Gambia By Omar Saibo Camara I condemn, in the strongest terms, President Barrow’s legal threats against The Voice Newspaper. It is with great concern that I write this to…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Economist formerly with ADB By:Dr. Ousman Gajigo In the most recent official announcement concerning the cement crisis, the government indicated that they would…

Demba Ali Jawo, Former Minister Of Information The report of the Commission on State-Owned Enterprises which was submitted to President Adama Barrow on Wednesday contained some quite unprecedented recommendations,…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo By Dr. Ousman Gajigo The Gambia is not ready to host the OIC event. This fact should be obvious to anyone. To see this clearly, we should consider all the components that should constitute a…

Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist In a Republic, the sole function of the State is to protect the rights and fulfill the needs of citizens. This is what the Constitution establishes in Section…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Economist formerly with ADB By: Dr. Ousman Gajigo The recent ferry malfunction that stranded hundreds of passengers for hours and took them kilometers…

Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission and Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management. By:…

Migrants crossing the sea By D. A. Jawo The government of the Gambia has clearly demonstrated its apparent lack of concern for the safety and welfare of the people of this country, especially those who…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Economist formerly with ADB By Dr. Ousman Gajigo The government recently announced a contract with a Swiss company called SICPA to help the Gambia…

Demba Ali Jawo, Former Minister of Communications and Information Technology By D. A. Jawo There is absolutely no doubt that the local OIC Secretariat has made quite a lot of progress in getting the Gambia ready…