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The Ministry of Youth and Sports must find innovative ways and means to manage and rejuvenate our sports sector

Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: Sports have become intertwined with politics, garnering international respect and prestige. Nations like Botswana, Jamaica, and other Caribbean countries may be small, but they command respect due to their sporting excellence. By adopting these strategies, our country, the Gambia, can develop a strong sports ecosystem that […]

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Constitution Series 5: Lowering Democratic Governance Standards

Democratic governance is a system where institutions and officials function according to democratic processes and norms. By doing so, they reinforce each other thus preventing conflict while promoting stability, managing crisis and facilitating economic and social progress. Democratic norms are basically the rule of law, separation of powers, citizen participation, […]

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Opinion: The press, when trained for democracy, becomes a vital pillar of our society, shaping and guiding our democratic progress

Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: The media are at the heart of democratic life in contexts such as ours, where disinformation, misinformation and propaganda, fake news, and intellectual terrorism of the minority over the majority and intellectual populism on social media over national issues of critical and sober voices not amplified […]