In the swearing ceremony of the new Cabinet members, both the President and Vice President made very good speeches. They condemned corruption and malfeasance and re-echoed the very purpose of public office as they called for strong leadership, responsive policies, performance, and accountability that will impact on the quality of […]
Opinion
Suggested Reading List for the President, Advisors, and Cabinet Ministers. For Those Who Want to Lead Must Read
Fatoumatta: Anyone who truly wishes the President and his Cabinet Ministers and his key advisers well must draw their attention to this write-up. Scathing and lengthy as it may appear, this write-up article is not all boring. It highlights what the President and his top-level team need to do to […]
High hopes for higher education learning in the Gambia under the new Minister of Higher Education
The former Deputy Vice-chancellor, Academic of the University of the Gambia, and three times best Dean of the year in said university is officially sworn in as the minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of the Republic of the Gambia. The new minister is expected to take charge […]
Gambia Needs a Professional Foreign Service, Not Politically Appointed Diplomats, Alagi Yoro Jallow writes
The Gambia’s Foreign Service Recruits’ Quality falling: And Whom Are The Gambia Government Sending As Our Country’s Ambassadors and Diplomatic Corps Abroad? Fatoumatta: Take for granted that there is anything imperial leftover from the colonial past in the Gambia. It is the recruitment method and appointment of foreign service officers […]