Instead of the NPP giving a baseless response to the allegation that the President has been allocated public land it should have been the Ministry of Regional Governments and Lands to come out to put the records straight. It is the Ministry which is responsible for state lands. Therefore, the […]
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The 2024 population census and the voting rights of the Gambian diaspora hold critical significance, with their marginalization posing a grave issue
Mamudu: The marginalization of the Gambian diaspora in the 2024 population census and their voting rights is a significant concern. The Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS) plans to conduct a digital population and housing census from May 25 to June 14, 2024, to collect data on the demographic, social, and […]
The Overreach of Political Correctness
Fatoumatta: The book “Fake Rebels: (Bush Poetry, 2022) by Philippe Bernier Arcand delves into a significant issue within our democracies. It discusses how the backlash against political correctness has unleashed racist, sexist, and xenophobic rhetoric. The author suggests that conservative and reactionary factions are crafting narratives and adopting stances that […]
In a democracy, political violence and vandalism are not viable options; one should counter opinions with more persuasive arguments
Fatoumatta: Violence is never a solution in Gambia. The Italian Marxist philosopher and journalist Antonio Gramsci, in Notebook 3 of his prison writings, observes that crises occur when “the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; in this interregnum, a great variety of morbid symptoms […]