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Opinion: A surge in the number of temporal migrants in Gunjur evokes some enlightenment
Gunjur beach is unlocked for yet another major fishing season, and the community is experiencing an unprecedented arrival of temporary...
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Jan 252 min read
Opinion: The Ritual Destruction of Wealth: Balancing Tradition and Economic Realities | Gunjuronline.com
In the span of a week, I found myself invited to four weddings in The Gambia. Each of these celebrations spanned four days, adorned with...
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Agie Cole
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Op-ed: Maternal Mortality: A Battle in The Gambia, West Africa
Maternal mortality is a critical public health issue in Gambia, West Africa, with around 800 women dying from preventable causes linked...
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Ebrima Scattred Janneh
Dec 10, 20235 min read
Commentary: The Gambia is not poor. We are stealing her wealth
There is no way to probably understand the Gambia today without considering the history of the country. We also have to acknowledge the...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
Dec 4, 20234 min read
Commentary: The Gambia's Politic of Selfishness, lack of Principle and a Cult of Greed
The Gambia is in an awful, increasingly frightening mess because its politics and system of power remain stuck in the past. Based around...
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Gunjur Online
Nov 10, 20233 min read
Health Benefits of Exercise - Abubacarr F Darboe
How many times have you talked to someone about the importance of exercise? Or how many times have you seen boys bragging about being...
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Gunjur Online
Nov 7, 20232 min read
'Backway': The most guaranteed and sometimes fastest way to get a visa is through the academic route
"From my experience, the most guaranteed and sometimes the fastest way to get a visa is through the academic route." - Wuyeh Jobe
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Gunjur Online
Oct 30, 20232 min read
The Unsettling Surge of Illegal Migration in Coastal Gambia
The coastal areas of Gambia, including Gunjur, Tanji, and Kartong, have become epicenters of a distressing surge in illegal migration,...
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Sainey Darboe
Oct 16, 20232 min read
France: a country that doesn’t miss the point of life
Features: France. Replete with dizzying diversity and rich cultural heritage. There’s more to the country than meets the eye when one...
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Dr. Bakary J. Sonko
Oct 6, 20236 min read
Commentary: An Opinion on the Banning of FGM in The Gambia
For a while now, there has been a growing call from some parliamentarians in our National Assembly as well as from Islamic scholars to...
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
Sep 12, 20234 min read
Opinion: Chairman Yanks Darboe and the Gambian Conundrum
Every failed government needs an enemy to blame for their failure. The Gambia’s is no exception. And for President Barrow, there is no...
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Barrister Famara Singhateh
Jul 8, 20233 min read
Commentary: The Gambia National Assembly's Conundrum of Luxurious Vehicle Purchases
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬
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Ebrima Janneh (EB)
Jun 7, 20234 min read
The Case of Senegal: Rule of Strong men, not Strong Institutions
It was the former United States "US" president, Barack Obama, who famously said that "Africa did not need strong men but strong...
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Sainey Darboe
May 22, 20232 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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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Gunjur Online
Apr 27, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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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Gunjur Online
Apr 11, 20232 min read
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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