Amidst the opinions swirling around about the statement of our wonderful, caring and very educated VP regarding our “youths”, I think I have some opinions I’d like to disguise as questions. Let us assume that Gambians don’t like to engage in manual labor and let us also assume that this[Read More…]
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Dr. Tijan M. Sallah: A Gambian Writer Of Consequence
By Dr Ebrima Ceesay, UK In the early nineties, while I was a reporter at the Daily Observer newspaper in the Gambia, I wrote a profile article, published in its 1 October 1993 issue titled, “The Poetic Dreams of Tijan M. Sallah” — on one of the Gambia’s most internationally famous and consequential writers since Dr. Lenrie[Read More…]
Alagie Saidy-Barrow: When Africell Came Calling (Part 1)
The first person they called was Hamat! Africell: Honorable Excellency Hamat NKLMZB Bah. My name is marketing manager for Africell and I am calling because we want to donate 12 million Dalasis to the govment of The Gambia. Hamat: Eh, boy, did you say 12 million Dalasis? Who else have[Read More…]

