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    Omar Bojang: Personal Statement of an aspiring Medical Doctor
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 29
    • 6 min

    Omar Bojang: Personal Statement of an aspiring Medical Doctor

    I like to think that the story of me is told in two parts. The first part long before me, and the second part long after me. Allow me to...
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    Gunjur is incredibly proud of Fatoumata Sowe and Mariama Jatta as the first Women Cadi in The Gambia
    Ebrima Scattred Janneh
    • Mar 8
    • 3 min

    Gunjur is incredibly proud of Fatoumata Sowe and Mariama Jatta as the first Women Cadi in The Gambia

    The story of Fatoumata Sowe and Mariama Jatta as the first women Cadi in the Gambia captured the zeitgeist of equality on grounds of...
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    USA based Faburama Darboe pledges D20,000 for Gunjur Development Association’s multi-purpose
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 31
    • 1 min

    USA based Faburama Darboe pledges D20,000 for Gunjur Development Association’s multi-purpose

    Gunjur: USA based Faburama Darboe pledges D20,000 for Gunjur Development Association’s multi-purpose centre. Following a visit to the...
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    Gunjur duo score big in 2021 West African Senior School examination (WASSCE)
    GunjurOnline
    • Dec 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gunjur duo score big in 2021 West African Senior School examination (WASSCE)

    Momodou Lamin Waggeh and Mambuna Bojang Junior are all smiles as both scored fantastic grades in their Senior Secondary school...
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    Breaking: UTG appoints Ahmed Manjang as lecturer in Microbiology
    GunjurOnline
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Breaking: UTG appoints Ahmed Manjang as lecturer in Microbiology

    Gunjur’s Microbiologist and environmental activist, Ahmed Manjang has been appointed as lecturer in Microbiology at School of Medicine...
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    Sixteen year old Tida Ebrima Scattred Janneh scores big in GCSE exams
    GunjurOnline
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sixteen year old Tida Ebrima Scattred Janneh scores big in GCSE exams

    Tida S Janneh is the talented daughter of GunjurOnline TV’s Dialogue With The Youths Show host Ebrima Scattred Janneh. As the U.K....
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    PROFILE: Mahawa Keita bags BA (Hons) in Textile Design
    GunjurOnline
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    PROFILE: Mahawa Keita bags BA (Hons) in Textile Design

    Gunjur’s Mahawa Keita, a wife and mother of four adds her name to the growing number of pacesetters in education as he bags a Textile...
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    Pfrofile: Dr Ebrima FW Touray, BSN, RN, SRNA, PhD
    GunjurOnline
    • May 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Pfrofile: Dr Ebrima FW Touray, BSN, RN, SRNA, PhD

    Gunjur’s Ebrima Famara Wassa Touray has recently graduated with a PHD a in Anaesthesia from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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    Commentary: My long-held dream finally came true!
    Basidia M Drammeh
    • May 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Commentary: My long-held dream finally came true!

    The Gambia's Point newspaper has reported that the University of The Gambia, on Thursday 6 May 2021, gathered stakeholders to validate...
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    Re: Congrats to Gunjur’s own Alhassan Darboe!
    By Dida Jallow-Halake.
    • May 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Re: Congrats to Gunjur’s own Alhassan Darboe!

    Congrats to Gunjur’s own Alhassan Darboe! Proud of you Alhassan. Now you are a Master’s graduate and your “parents never sat in a...
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    Featured: When the African child is punished for speaking their native language!
    Basidia M Drammeh
    • Apr 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Featured: When the African child is punished for speaking their native language!

    According to prominent educationist Carolyn Savage, “When children develop their mother tongue, they are simultaneously fostering a whole...
    55 views0 comments
    A day long community journalism training ends in Gunjur
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    A day long community journalism training ends in Gunjur

    A training on community journalism for young people who are interested in the media in the sprawling seaside community of Gunjur has...
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    Book Review: The life Times of Sheikh Hatab Bojang (1931-1984)
    Book Review by: Hassoum Ceesay, ORG
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Book Review: The life Times of Sheikh Hatab Bojang (1931-1984)

    The life Times of Sheikh Hatab Bojang (1931-1984) Book Review Sulayman Tumani Danjo, The Life Story of Sheikh Hatab Through The Lens of...
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    PROFILE: Dr Yusupha Touray, Deputy Permanent Secretary - Technical, MoHERST
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    PROFILE: Dr Yusupha Touray, Deputy Permanent Secretary - Technical, MoHERST

    PROFILE: Dr Yusupha Touray, Deputy Permanent Secretary - Technical, MoHERST Yusupha Touray, commonly referred to as “Wahey” or “Star...
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    Biography of Sheikh Hattab Bojang, Part 1
    Basidia M Drammeh
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Biography of Sheikh Hattab Bojang, Part 1

    Culled from “The Life Story of Sheikh Hattab Through the Lens of His Acquaintances” by Sheikh Sulayman Danjo” Translated by Basidia...
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    “The Life Story of Sheikh Hattab Through the Lens of His Acquaintances”
    Basidia M Drammeh
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    “The Life Story of Sheikh Hattab Through the Lens of His Acquaintances”

    “The Life Story of Sheikh Hattab Through the Lens of His Acquaintances” by the Gambian writer Sulayman Danjo Translated and reviewed by...
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    Biography of Sheikh Essa  Foday Darboe: The newly appointed President of the Supreme Islamic Council
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    Biography of Sheikh Essa Foday Darboe: The newly appointed President of the Supreme Islamic Council

    Biography of Sheikh Essa Foday Darboe: The newly appointed President of The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council Compiled by: Sulayman Bin...
    276 views0 comments
    Gunjur Kene kene Jamengo to be considered a UNESCO World Heritage site
    GunjurOnline
    • Jan 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gunjur Kene kene Jamengo to be considered a UNESCO World Heritage site

    Gunjur Kene kene Jamengo is being considered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, according to sources close to the beach mosque....
    329 views0 comments
    PROFILE: Moses Sanna Bass MSc
    GunjurOnline
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    PROFILE: Moses Sanna Bass MSc

    Born in Kombo Sanyang in 1993, Moses Sanna Bass grew up in Kombo Gunjur where his academic journey began. At age 17, he left Gunjur for...
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    Opinion: Lang Tombong’s Testimony revealed a scaring malaise in our national consciousness
    Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Opinion: Lang Tombong’s Testimony revealed a scaring malaise in our national consciousness

    Listening to Lang Tombong Tamba (LTT), I sensed, our nation need radical shift in civic education as well as conventional education. His...
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    Opinion: Mandikanization of terms and concepts
    Basidia M Drammeh
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Opinion: Mandikanization of terms and concepts

    Disclaimer: The use of the term "mandinkanization" does not mean that I am referring to the Mandinka language, per se. The term that I've...
    66 views0 comments
    Top NCCE official: Youth  unemployment threatens peace in the country
    GunjurOnline
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Top NCCE official: Youth unemployment threatens peace in the country

    Elevated levels of unemployment in the mass of the youth demographic in The Gambia constitutes clear and present danger to peace and...
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    NCCE top official: Gambia is deeply divided by politics, tribalism
    GunjurOnline
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    NCCE top official: Gambia is deeply divided by politics, tribalism

    A program manager for National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), Yusupha Bojang, has offered the bleak assessment The Gambia is at risk...
    46 views0 comments
    Education minister vows to defy Barrow over corruption
    GunjurOnline
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    Education minister vows to defy Barrow over corruption

    Higher education minister, Badara Joof, has vowed to defy president Barrow’s orders in his bid to root out corruption in the higher...
    804 views0 comments
    Book review: ‘Never doubt...’
    GunjurOnline
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Book review: ‘Never doubt...’

    From the title of the book,’Never Doubt’...one might be forgiven for nurturing aspirations of living by its meaning. But the experiences...
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    Zainab Scattred-Janneh: My opinion on the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
    Zainab Scattred-Janneh
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Zainab Scattred-Janneh: My opinion on the cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

    I came home from school and started asking my dad about boycott. He started to tell me about boycott in France. When I heard of the...
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    Ahmed Manjang: My target was to Lecture at UTG but ended up at MRC Gambia
    Yero S. Bah - Banjul Correspondent
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ahmed Manjang: My target was to Lecture at UTG but ended up at MRC Gambia

    Ahmad Manjang is a native of Gunjur who had his first Degree in Microbiology from the University of Reading in  the United Kingdom...
    1,172 views0 comments
    ‘Gunjurians think Allah is their slave’, Seedy Ali Janneh bemoans as he issues call to national duty
    Sainey Darboe
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    ‘Gunjurians think Allah is their slave’, Seedy Ali Janneh bemoans as he issues call to national duty

    There is no such thing as passive faith and Gunjur is better served by people commencing efforts to develop the community rather than...
    250 views0 comments
    Prof. Saine lambasts UTG over poor management of Human Resources
    Sainey Darboe
    • Oct 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Prof. Saine lambasts UTG over poor management of Human Resources

    Gambia News: Prof. Saine lambasts UTG over poor management of Human Resources Gambian professor, Dr. Abdoulie Saine, has roasted the...
    459 views0 comments
    Proposed new US immigration measures target Gambian students
    GunjurOnline
    • Sep 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Proposed new US immigration measures target Gambian students

    Monday 28 September | By Sainey Darboe New measures announced by the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS), outlines changes to...
    268 views0 comments
    Sister’s Show: Feminism is not about bashing men
    GunjurOnline
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sister’s Show: Feminism is not about bashing men

    Thursday, 24 September | Sainey Darboe Amid greater advocacy for women’s rights which has led to the toppling of notable male captains of...
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    Faback Gibba: The Gambia College student’s Thesis reveals decline in tourism in Gunjur
    GunjurOnline
    • Sep 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Faback Gibba: The Gambia College student’s Thesis reveals decline in tourism in Gunjur

    Saturday 19 September | By Yero S. Bah Tourism plays a vital role in the lives and livelihoods of Gambians especially in the Kombo South...
    165 views0 comments
    The Sisters Show launches mentorship initiative
    GunjurOnline
    • Sep 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Sisters Show launches mentorship initiative

    Friday, 18 September | Sainey Darboe Recognizing the gap in mentorship opportunities for immigrant communities and people of African...
    38 views0 comments
    Islamic teachers are citizens, too - Basidia M Drammeh
    GunjurOnline
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Islamic teachers are citizens, too - Basidia M Drammeh

    OPINION: Tuesday 25 August | Basidia M Drammeh Like everybody else, Arabic and Islamic teachers in the Gambia are going through extremely...
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    Plight of Arabic-Islamic Teachers in the Gambia
    GunjurOnline
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Plight of Arabic-Islamic Teachers in the Gambia

    By Concerned Islamic Studies Scholars Plight of Arabic-Islamic Teachers in the Gambia We, the Arabic Islamic and Quranic teachers in the...
    130 views0 comments
    Natures cry: A Poem by Zainab Janneh
    GunjurOnline
    • Aug 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Natures cry: A Poem by Zainab Janneh

    Natures cry Long ago, when there was still magic, there lived twin sisters called Willa and Willow. They lived in the city of Evangeline...
    165 views0 comments
    VIRUS LOCKDOWN HITS PRIVATE SCHOOLS HARD
    GunjurOnline
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    VIRUS LOCKDOWN HITS PRIVATE SCHOOLS HARD

    Tuesday 14 July | Alkali Cham Schools have been closed since March when the Government announced a state of public emergency as mechanism...
    66 views0 comments
    Over 63,400 Students Affected By Virus Lockdown
    GunjurOnline
    • Jul 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    Over 63,400 Students Affected By Virus Lockdown

    Gambia: Sunday 05 July 2020 | Alkali Cham | The declaration of the state of public emergency by the president of the Republic of The...
    61 views0 comments
    Schools reopen as the grade 9 students prepare for the Gambia Basic Certificate Examination (GABECE)
    GunjurOnline
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Schools reopen as the grade 9 students prepare for the Gambia Basic Certificate Examination (GABECE)

    Gambia: 25 June | Muhammed Manjang | Schools reopen as the grade 9 students prepare for the Gambia Basic Certificate Examination...
    68 views0 comments
    JUST IN: Gambian schools to reopen from 15 June
    GunjurOnline
    • Jun 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    JUST IN: Gambian schools to reopen from 15 June

    Gambian schools to reopen from 15 June Schools in The Gambia are to reopen from Monday, 15th June 2020. The decision was taken by...
    165 views0 comments
    GYIN Gambia To Virtually Train 30 Rural Entrepreneurs On Business Taxation, Records Keeping
    GunjurOnline
    • May 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    GYIN Gambia To Virtually Train 30 Rural Entrepreneurs On Business Taxation, Records Keeping

    GYIN Gambia To Virtually Train 30 Rural Entrepreneurs On Business Taxation, Records Keeping The Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN)...
    65 views0 comments
    Young Zainab Janneh raises over £1K for Kombo Sillah Association
    GunjurOnline
    • May 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Young Zainab Janneh raises over £1K for Kombo Sillah Association

    Zainab Janneh, 11 has raised a mouth watering £1000 plus for the UK based registered charitable organisation, Kombo Sillah Association...
    301 views0 comments
    Different Ramadan, Different Eid; A reflection by Zainab Janneh
    GunjurOnline
    • May 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Different Ramadan, Different Eid; A reflection by Zainab Janneh

    Ramadan is the ninth month on the Islamic calendar. It is known as the month of fasting (sawm) which is also one of the pillars of...
    155 views0 comments
    Commentary | The Case for Sensible Reform Without the Toxic Draft
    GunjurOnline
    • May 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    Commentary | The Case for Sensible Reform Without the Toxic Draft

    By Pa Louis Sambou: The Case for Sensible Reform Without the Toxic Draft Not even the bookies could have predicted how events turned out....
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    A biography | My life as one big adventure by Zainab Janneh
    GunjurOnline
    • May 10, 2020
    • 17 min

    A biography | My life as one big adventure by Zainab Janneh

    Zainab Janneh, eleven, lives in Leeds, UK with her mum, dad and three sisters. She was born in 2009 to Ebrima Janneh (EB) and Kaddy...
    1,370 views0 comments
    University Of The Gambia Officially Commences Online Lectures
    GunjurOnline
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    University Of The Gambia Officially Commences Online Lectures

    UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA OFFICIALLY COMMENCES ONLINE LECTURES UTG has observed with growing concern developments related to the outbreak...
    94 views0 comments
    New information website, CovidGambia.org launched
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    New information website, CovidGambia.org launched

    A new website called Covid Gambia has been launched in The Gambia to provide information and regular updates about the Coronavirus.
    72 views0 comments
    Commentary | Where Are the Reform Champions: The Gambia @ 55 Whither Public Private Partnerships?
    GunjurOnline
    • Feb 18, 2020
    • 4 min

    Commentary | Where Are the Reform Champions: The Gambia @ 55 Whither Public Private Partnerships?

    Written by Almamy Fanding Taal: Under the 1970 Republican Constitution 55 years was the statutory retirement age for employees of the...
    48 views0 comments
    Gunjur school in dire state, as councilor defends embattled MP
    GunjurOnline
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Gunjur school in dire state, as councilor defends embattled MP

    By Sainey Darboe, Editor-in-chief: Despite the conspicuous absence of elected representatives in the fight against environmental...
    104 views0 comments
    Profile | Edrissa Mass Jobe: President Gambia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
    GunjurOnline
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Profile | Edrissa Mass Jobe: President Gambia Chamber of Commerce & Industry

    In this edition of our popular “Profile” of distinguished personalities from different walks of life in Gunjur and by extension The...
    277 views0 comments

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