The Gambia’s Minister of Youths and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie, on Sunday tendered his nomination credentials to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to run for the mayoral seat of the Kanifing Municipality (KM). Mr Badjie shall be running for the second time under the ticket of the ruling National People’s[Read More…]
Author: Ali Jaw
NPP Mayoral Candidate Outlines Plans For Banjul
Ebou Faye, National People’s Party candidate for Banjul mayoral seat, has outlined waste management and flood mitigation among his prime priorities for Banjul. “Our first priority is to address or mitigate flooding on Tobacco Road, London Corner and Lassu Wharf, as flooding continues to devastate Banjul,” he said. “What we[Read More…]
‘If We Don’t Learn Our Language, We Don’t Understand Our Culture’
Gambian academic Dr Cherno Omar Barry of the International Open University, who doubles as President of The Gambia Writers Association, has said that if people don’t learn their language, they naturally don’t understand their culture. Professor Barry made the remark at the weekend at the commemoration of World Book and[Read More…]