Sainey Darboe
Opinion | Barrow gov’t: Bad Personnel, Bad Process, Bad Policy, Bad Politics
The most recent elections have been a crushing blow for the incumbent, Adama Barrow. For reasons totally avoidable. After flawlessly...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- May 16
- 4 min
Opinion | Dialogue with President Barrow
Mr. President, to say life is transient, is an understatement. Hence, have you reflected that since you have been in power, many...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- May 8
- 5 min
Opinion | The only certainty in President Barrow’s government is corruption, failures, and chaos
When dictator Jammeh's government was defeated and booted out of the Gambia, we believed, dictatorship and the most chaotic days of...
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GunjurOnline
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Commentary: Tolerance-cum-panacean
Like so many contested terms, it is obvious and much safer to understand that tolerance has no universally accepted definition. Diversely...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- Apr 23
- 3 min
Opinion: President Barrow decries Social Media: But is he really genuine?
It is a tradition in the Gambia for the president to gather Banjul Muslim Elders, Supreme Islamic Council, and other Muslim groups for...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- Apr 17
- 3 min
Opinion column: My take on the outcome of the recently concluded Ward Councillor election
The recent Ward Councillor election results describing the performance of National People Party “NPP” were not undramatic, but they...
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GunjurOnline
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Editorial: Gamtel’s daylight robbery
Gamtel’s daylight robbery of Gambian broadband consumers must be rejected, challenged and abandoned. On Tuesday 11th April, Gambia’s main...
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GunjurOnline
- Mar 20
- 1 min
In Honourable Momodou Charreh Gibba, Gunjur has it right
Dr Nyanbi Touray, I agree with you. In Momodou Charreh Gibba, Gunjur has it right. We know him. We know he is different from any...
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Sainey Darboe
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Bensuda’s innocence is not so easy to sell on the campaign trail
It started with the defenestration of Alhaji Kurang from Janneh Commission. This followed allegations of conflict of interest and...
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Sainey Darboe
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Opinion: Barrow political behemoth and Talib’s death ground
Despite a strong record of performance during his first tenure as KMC Mayor, Talib’s chances of retaining the coveted job are not...
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Dave Manneh
- Jan 23
- 7 min
Features: *Fraying at the seams: The Gambia’s social fabric.*
Oh, how the once tight-knit community has unravelled, frayed at the edges like a worn-out kaftan. Gone are the days of neighbourly...
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Sainey Darboe
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Opinion: UDP Congress and the death-ward march of a once great party
The recently concluded UDP congress offered a profound glimpse into the state of Gambia’s biggest opposition party, as we barrel...
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Ebrima Scattred Janneh
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Commentary: Barrow uses Jammeh era laws to clamp down on opposition
"It now looks like Opposition to President Barrow is Against the Law." Like the former dictator, Yahya Jammeh, president Barrow, is all...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
Opinion: The failure to host the OIC Summit depicts government Ineptitude
A web of deception on the Gambia hosting the OIC Summit this year has finally been untangled. With a breathtaking U-turn, the OIC...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 30, 2022
- 5 min
Op-Ed: Is the World's Deadliest Profession Also Among the Most Violent?
By Ian Urbina and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff Crimes like this don't often happen on land. A 10-minute slow-motion slaughter captured by a...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
- Oct 28, 2022
- 5 min
Opinion: The Gambia is poor because of corruption of our leaders
The Gambia is endowed with abundant natural resources that if properly managed can uplift the country out of abject poverty. Why then it...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 25, 2022
- 4 min
The Gambia has failed to protect her pregnant women and babies
I am aware that the Gambia is a nation of intractable sycophancy. But for us to reduce ourselves to accepting the balderdash flaunted by...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Commentary: Are we serious about our Country?
Following the chaotic debacle of Liz Truss and the mayhem within the Conservative government, one may think that United Kingdom “UK” ‘s...
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GunjurOnline
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Commentary: Who is in control in the face of worsening cost of living crisis in The Gambia?
The Gambia, bogged down in corruption and deepening cost of living crisis causing hunger, economic misery and instability, but, where is...
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Dida Jallow-Halake
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
Opinion: In Defence of Old White Women!
It was a nice, warm and sunshiny day as I stepped out of my door onto Notting Hill’s crowded Portobello Road W11 and whistled my merry...
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GunjurOnline
- Jul 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Gambia: "Third World people with First World problems" - Nyang Njie
As the social media trial of the much talked about matrimonial saga of Bob Keita and Sainabou Mbye takes another turn, Economist and...
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Basidia M. Drammeh
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Opinion: From self-denial to self-indulgence: VP Badara Joof says it as it is
When President Adama Barrow named veteran civil servant and renowned educationist Dr. Badara Joof, as his VP, in his Cabinet reshuffle,...
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- May 29, 2022
- 6 min
Analysis | Views on The Government White Paper Regarding the TRRC Recommendations
Analysis | Views on The Government White Paper Regarding the TRRC Recommendations By Pa Louis Sambou Having gone through the White Paper,...
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GunjurOnline
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Commentary: Leaders and what they leave behind for the next generation
As I reflect on the wonders of nature, I thought about trees in the forest. I observe that every trees produces fruits not for itself...
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GunjurOnline
- Apr 10, 2022
- 2 min
Commentary: Warm Congratulations to Hon. Kebba K. Barrow
I would like to congratulate Honourable Kebba K. Barrow “KKB” on being elected as a Member of Parliament ‘MP’ for Kombo South following a...
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GunjurOnline
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Letter to the Editor: The IEC followed what they think is the law, as we all must!
As the debate over the legality of IEC’s rejection of the Momodou Sabally National Assemby Nomination festers, Dida Jallow-Halake has...
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GunjurOnline
- Mar 14, 2022
- 4 min
The IEC cannot interpret the Constitution! - Melville Robertson Roberts Esq
As the debate on the legality of the rejection of the nomination of National Assembly Election Momodou Sabally by IEC returning officer...
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GunjurOnline
- Mar 13, 2022
- 5 min
Commentary: The Momodou Sabally National Assembly Nomination Saga: Sad but Lawful
He is a towering intellectual and first rate orator, served simultaneously as Secretary General and Minister of Presidential Affairs...
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Ebrima Scattred Janneh
- Mar 8, 2022
- 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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Abdou Saho
- Mar 7, 2022
- 3 min
Open letter to the Inspector General of Police
Featured: Open letter to the Inspector General of Police | Gunjur Online Dear Sir, The spectacular increase of vehicles on the road has...
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Maa Touray
- Feb 15, 2022
- 5 min
Alhagi Conteh's Public Parade in Joining NPP: A Sad Day for Democracy and Humiliation for Kombo
OPINION: Alhagi Conteh's Public Parade in Joining NPP: A Sad Day for Democracy and Humiliation for Kombo On February 8, Alargi Conteh, a...
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- Feb 11, 2022
- 10 min
OPINION: Are Foreign Troops on Gambian Territory Staying For Far Too Long For Their Own Good?
The Truth About The Rapidly Thinning Boundary Between ECOMIG and Senegalese Government Foreign Policy Interests & Its Implications
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Maa Touray
- Feb 9, 2022
- 4 min
Hamat Bah Putting on Teengadeh (Fulani straw hat) During the Swearing in Ceremony was Misplaced
Opinion: Hamat Bah Putting on Teengadeh (Fulani straw hat) During the Swearing in Ceremony was Misplaced. Representation Matters, But...
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Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
- Jan 11, 2022
- 2 min
THE SPECTACLE OF DEATH - LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF MY MUM
I say Jazakallah to each and everyone for your support and encouragement to bear the loss of my dear mum with patience and fortitude....
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Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
- Dec 26, 2021
- 4 min
Op-ed: The Need To Disarm All Possibilities For a Government Dominated Parliament Come April 2022
The Need To Disarm All Possibilities For a Government Dominated Parliament Come April 2022
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