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    Commentary: Leaders and what they leave behind for the next generation
    GunjurOnline
    • Apr 19
    • 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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    Commentary: Warm Congratulations to Hon. Kebba K. Barrow
    GunjurOnline
    • Apr 10
    • 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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    Letter to the Editor: The IEC followed what they think is the law, as we all must!
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 14
    • 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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    The IEC cannot interpret the Constitution! - Melville Robertson Roberts Esq
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 14
    • 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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    Commentary: The Momodou Sabally National Assembly Nomination Saga: Sad but Lawful
    GunjurOnline
    • Mar 13
    • 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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    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...
    92 views0 comments
    Open letter to the Inspector General of Police
    Abdou Saho
    • Mar 7
    • 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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    Alhagi Conteh's Public Parade in Joining NPP: A Sad Day for Democracy and Humiliation for Kombo
    Maa Touray
    • Feb 15
    • 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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    OPINION: Are Foreign Troops on Gambian Territory Staying For Far Too Long For Their Own Good?
    Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
    • Feb 11
    • 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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    Hamat Bah Putting on Teengadeh (Fulani straw hat)  During the Swearing in Ceremony was Misplaced
    Maa Touray
    • Feb 9
    • 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...
    33 views0 comments
    THE SPECTACLE OF DEATH - LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF MY MUM
    Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
    • Jan 11
    • 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....
    398 views0 comments
    Op-ed: The Need To Disarm All Possibilities For a Government Dominated Parliament Come April 2022
    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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    UDP Party Leader ANM Ousainou Darboe should accept the outcome of the election results in good faith
    Ebrima Sonko
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    UDP Party Leader ANM Ousainou Darboe should accept the outcome of the election results in good faith

    UDP Party Leader ANM Ousainou Darboe should accept the outcome of the elections results in good faith
    284 views0 comments
    OPINION: Presidential Elections 2021: Why We Lost?
    Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    OPINION: Presidential Elections 2021: Why We Lost?

    How The Gambian Opposition Walked Itself Into A Crushing DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Defeat
    153 views0 comments
    Features: We are the cause of our own problems and the solutions will not come from the sky
    Omar A. Manjang
    • Nov 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Features: We are the cause of our own problems and the solutions will not come from the sky

    Days back in the Gambia when you want to buy imported rice you have to hide simply because doing so was associated with a lot of negative de
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    Featured: Road safety must be everyone’s business
    Written by Mustapha Dumbuya
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Featured: Road safety must be everyone’s business

    Times without numbers that avoidable accidents are occurring in our communities as a result of negligence. Accidents are not only caused...
    64 views0 comments
    Opinion: A Reflection on Kombo South in light of the upcoming Election | Gunjur Online
    Lamin Darbo
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Opinion: A Reflection on Kombo South in light of the upcoming Election | Gunjur Online

    As election looms, this is a great opportunity for Gambians to reflect on the past half decade. The developments and it's underlying...
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    Opinion: Presidential Election 2021 Nominations & the Big Questions Emerging From it
    Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Opinion: Presidential Election 2021 Nominations & the Big Questions Emerging From it

    The tricky business of relying on Military Junta decrees to organise democratic elections in a post dictatorship era For anyone who’s had...
    85 views0 comments
    OPINION: Jammeh must be reined in before the country catches fire!
    Basidia M. Drammeh
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    OPINION: Jammeh must be reined in before the country catches fire!

    Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s latest hate speech and unprovoked tirade against a major ethnic group in the country is typical...
    143 views0 comments
    OPINION: GDC Leadership disappointed all patriotic Gambian
    Written by Mustapha Dumbuya
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    OPINION: GDC Leadership disappointed all patriotic Gambian

    I want to unveil and register my soaring disappointment, dissatisfaction, and frustration to GDC under the watch of Mama Kandeh. I always...
    191 views0 comments
    Opinion: One sided justice: another trait of the Barrow led administration
    Buba Ceesay, Gunjur
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Opinion: One sided justice: another trait of the Barrow led administration

    Someone needs to tell president Adama Barrow that this our country, The Gambia, does not belong to him or his family. The Gambia belongs...
    203 views0 comments
    Opinion: Why We Must Not Weaponise Section 62 of the Constitution
    Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Opinion: Why We Must Not Weaponise Section 62 of the Constitution

    We should be easing, not unduly heightening pre-election tension As the Presidential election nears, section 62 of the Constitution...
    57 views0 comments
    Commentary: Maternal mortality
    Omar A.J Saho
    • Oct 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Commentary: Maternal mortality

    No women should die in pregnancy and during childbirth. The efficiency of a government, its healthcare system, and level of development...
    36 views0 comments
    Opinion: Can APRC survive the upheaval?
    Basidia M. Drammeh
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Opinion: Can APRC survive the upheaval?

    No sooner had the news spread like wildfire that Gambia’s former erratic strongman Yahya Jammeh would address his supporters last Friday...
    112 views0 comments
    OPINION: When victims get abandoned! | GunjurOnline
    Basidia M. Drammeh
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    OPINION: When victims get abandoned! | GunjurOnline

    President Adama Barrow’s controversial visit to the family of his successor Yahya Jammeh is the culmination of a series of initiatives...
    90 views0 comments
    Editorial: UDP’s Bakary Tarawally must apologise to Imam Muhammad Lamin Touray
    GunjurOnline
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Editorial: UDP’s Bakary Tarawally must apologise to Imam Muhammad Lamin Touray

    The constitution of the Republic of The Gambia guarantees freedom of political association for every Gambian citizen regardless of their...
    736 views0 comments
    Commentary: The Common Ground
    Yahya Barrow
    • Sep 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Commentary: The Common Ground

    It is almost impossible for humans to unanimously come to terms. This is quite evident and manifested in our beliefs, culture, ethics,...
    251 views0 comments
    Opinion: Outrageous!
    Basidia M. Drammeh
    • Sep 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Opinion: Outrageous!

    It has been reported that at least 200 expectant mothers have lost their lives in the Gambia between July 2020 to September 2021. The...
    81 views0 comments
    OPINION: THE DANGER OF  BACKBITING TO A COMMUNITY
    Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    OPINION: THE DANGER OF  BACKBITING TO A COMMUNITY

    Backbiting is one of the cardinal sins in Islam and its so dangerous that it can land a person in helfire even though he might be seen as...
    116 views0 comments
    Opinion: Four Fundemental Reasons Why You Should Vote Barrow out
    Omar Bah
    • Sep 12, 2021
    • 5 min

    Opinion: Four Fundemental Reasons Why You Should Vote Barrow out

    The most powerful tool at our disposal as citizens is our collective ability to vote. To entrust someone with our country to steer us...
    118 views0 comments
    Op-Ed: The other side of the coin…COVID-19 resistance, susceptibility, and outcome
    Dr. Therese Ann Markow
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Op-Ed: The other side of the coin…COVID-19 resistance, susceptibility, and outcome

    People wonder why some people, despite close and even intimate contact with a gravely ill COVID-19 patient, never get sick? The answer to...
    19 views0 comments
    Opinion: Implications of APRC/NPP Alliance
    Basidia M. Drammeh
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Opinion: Implications of APRC/NPP Alliance

    Though many observers saw it coming, considering the swirling rumors, the official announcement by the Alliance for Patriotic...
    97 views0 comments
    Opinion: Politics of Deception Must End!
    Mustapha Gassama
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Opinion: Politics of Deception Must End!

    For the past 50 years plus, since the era of President Jawara to President Jammeh and now to that of President Barrow, the people of...
    67 views0 comments
    Op-ed: Missteps, Missed Opportunities and High-Voltage Politics
    By Famara Fofana
    • Sep 6, 2021
    • 17 min

    Op-ed: Missteps, Missed Opportunities and High-Voltage Politics

    Vexed issues dominating the public sphere in Barrow’s Gambia and their potential ramifications for the December 4 presidential ballot....
    234 views0 comments
    Commentary: Road To December 4th Elections
    Abubacarr Jammeh
    • Sep 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Commentary: Road To December 4th Elections

    Gambia has always been crying for meaningful developments that her citizens deserve in both private and public services since...
    92 views0 comments
    COMMENTARY: FACTORS AFFECTING WOMEN’S ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS IN THE GAMBIA
    Saihou Jeng
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 10 min

    COMMENTARY: FACTORS AFFECTING WOMEN’S ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL BANK LOANS IN THE GAMBIA

    Access to finance is a contemporary issue in today’s global finance industry which has garnered ample focus from various stakeholders,...
    21 views0 comments
    Why President Barrow’s Threat To Go Rogue Constitute a Self-Inflicting Hinderance Rather Than a Help
    Pa Louis Sambou Jr.
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 6 min

    Why President Barrow’s Threat To Go Rogue Constitute a Self-Inflicting Hinderance Rather Than a Help

    Continuous politicking is a permanent fixture in any democracy. Without such, there will be no democratic counterbalance to the...
    55 views0 comments
    Commentary: Essa Faal throws his hat into the “crowded”ring!
    Basidia M. Drammeh
    • Aug 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Commentary: Essa Faal throws his hat into the “crowded”ring!

    For months, rumours have been swirling around that the TRRC Lead Counsel, Essa Faal, will join the political fray, but the...
    85 views0 comments
    OPINION: HARUNA DRAMMEH'S DEBATE OF ARTIFICIAL HAIRS
    Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
    • Aug 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    OPINION: HARUNA DRAMMEH'S DEBATE OF ARTIFICIAL HAIRS

    I was FASCINATED with the hair dress of the ladies and the medium of communication during the debate. Why all the women put on false hair...
    113 views0 comments
    Commentary: Saving the Planet While Ignoring Two Thirds of It
    Ian Urbina is an investigative reporter and the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 4 min

    Commentary: Saving the Planet While Ignoring Two Thirds of It

    For centuries, humanity has viewed the ocean as a metaphor for infinity. The assumption was—and frankly still is for many people—that the...
    42 views0 comments
    Sal Taal: “Never again will ANY PRESIDENT be allowed to usurp the sovereignty of the Gambians.“
    GunjurOnline
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sal Taal: “Never again will ANY PRESIDENT be allowed to usurp the sovereignty of the Gambians.“

    Salieu Taal, founder of #GambiaHasDecided and current President of The Gambia Bar Association has expressed dismay over the video clip in...
    166 views0 comments
    Letter to Editor: PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT!
    Dida Jallow-Halake
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Letter to Editor: PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT!

    PIU @ KMC: SLEDGE HAMMER TO CRACK A NUT! Editor, Sending the PIU to KMC to forcefully install the suspended CEO back into her office...
    45 views0 comments
    My experience in isolation after testing positive with Covid-19 - Zainab Janneh
    Zainab Scattred-Janneh
    • Aug 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    My experience in isolation after testing positive with Covid-19 - Zainab Janneh

    My family have been very careful not to come in contact with corona virus. We always wash our hands, socialize less and even agreed not...
    42 views0 comments
    Opinion: Critiquing the Presidential Debate: Ismaila Ceesay vs Halifa Sallah
    GunjurOnline
    • Aug 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Opinion: Critiquing the Presidential Debate: Ismaila Ceesay vs Halifa Sallah

    On Wednesday 04 August 2021, the two presidential candidates for the December 2021 election in The Gambia held a debate on live...
    69 views0 comments
    Commentary: Drum-besting politics must end!
    Basidia M. Drammeh
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Commentary: Drum-besting politics must end!

    Veteran politician Halifa Sallah and political pundit Dr. Ismaila Ceesay must be commended for mustering courage and audacity to square...
    42 views0 comments
    Commentary: A message to the Gambian Electorate and to the youth
    By: Kebba BAjo
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Commentary: A message to the Gambian Electorate and to the youth

    Gambians must now stop blind following politicians, upon every five years they will come to us begging to vote for them into our public...
    150 views0 comments
    Opinion: On the Perils of Divisive Politics and the Way Forward | GunjurOnline
    GunjurOnline
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    Opinion: On the Perils of Divisive Politics and the Way Forward | GunjurOnline

    By Abdullah Samateh, Kuwait My attention has been drawn to a video clip that captured a portion of the meeting recently held by President...
    133 views0 comments
    Gambia For All (GFA) party: Corruption is a Societal Evil that Must be Rooted Out – Part 1
    GunjurOnline
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    Gambia For All (GFA) party: Corruption is a Societal Evil that Must be Rooted Out – Part 1

    Deliberate and rampant corruption seem to be hallmarks of President Adama Barrow’s government since 2017. In 2020, Transparency...
    280 views0 comments
    The Gambia Supplementary Appropriation Bill
    GunjurOnline
    • Jul 31, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Gambia Supplementary Appropriation Bill

    Commentary: The Gambia Supplementary Appropriation Bill - By: Musa VAL Banja On Wednesday 28 July 2021, the Gambia National Assembly...
    29 views0 comments
    Opinion: How Yankuba Touray’s Legal Adventures Upend Society and Spook the Constitution
    By Pa Louis Sambou
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 13 min

    Opinion: How Yankuba Touray’s Legal Adventures Upend Society and Spook the Constitution

    It is natural human reaction cum instinct to embrace any, if not the first conviction which comes by, following the occurrence of a...
    64 views0 comments

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