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PROFILE: Sheikh Sheriff Hattab Bojang
Sheikh Sheriff Hattab Bojang was born in Gunjur, Kombo South, circa 1937, to Pa Sano Bojang, a religious merchant, and Mariama...

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Jul 273 min read


WASCAL, UTG & BMBF Launch Solar Streetlights in Gunjur as Part of REPGam Initiative
Gunjur, The Gambia – The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), working alongside the...

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Jul 222 min read


USET Students Plan Peaceful Protest Over Learning Material Shortages and Exam Delays
Students at the University of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology (USET) are set to stage a peaceful protest on Wednesday, July...

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Jul 12 min read


Omar A. Manjang Named Among Outstanding Teachers at Kinderdoft Bottrop School for 2024–2025
Hon. Omar A. Manjang, Science and Physical & Health Education (PHE) teacher at Kinderdoft Bottrop Technical Upper and Senior Secondary...

Gunjuronline.com
Jun 281 min read


Gunjur Kulukochi Community Pre-School Graduates 33 Students
In a joyful and emotional celebration, Gunjur Kulukochi Community Pre-School on Thursday held its 8th annual graduation ceremony, marking...

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Jun 272 min read


UK High Commission Celebrates Gambian Alumni of UK Scholarship Programmes
The British High Commission in Banjul hosted a special reception on 24 June to honour Gambians who have studied in the United Kingdom...

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Jun 272 min read


Gunjur’s Fatoumatta Touray Earns Diploma in Painting and Design from GTTI
Gunjur, The Gambia - 22 June 2025 - In a significant personal and professional milestone, Fatoumatta Touray, a talented young female...

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Jun 222 min read


From the Sahara to the Classroom: The Remarkable Journey of Ousman M. Touray
In the sprawling coastal town of Gunjur, located in the Kombo South district of The Gambia’s West Coast Region, lives a young man whose...

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Jun 122 min read


Kombo Sillah Association UK Funds Dining Hall Project at Gunjur Lower Basic School
The Kombo Sillah Association (KSA), a UK-based registered charity with a 25-year history of supporting development initiatives in The...

Gunjuronline.com
May 312 min read


D8 Million Scholarship Commitment Signals BAC’s Continued Investment in Education
In a remarkable stride toward educational empowerment, the Brikama Area Council (BAC) has announced a substantial allocation of over D8...

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Apr 251 min read


Turing Trust Donates 60 Laptops to Boost Education in The Gambia
In a significant boost to education and community development in The Gambia, UK-based charity The Turing Trust has donated 60 laptops...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 281 min read


Triple C Receives Prestigious Award from Ministry of Higher Education
In a significant milestone for Triple C of Kartong, the institution has been awarded a grant of 282,240 Dalasi (approximately €4,000)...

Gunjuronline.com
Feb 282 min read


Gunjur LBS Kitchen & Dining Hall Project Receives Boost from Kombo Sillah Association - UK
The Gunjur Lower Basic School Kitchen & Dining Hall Project has taken a significant step forward with the receipt of One Hundred and...

Gunjuronline.com
Feb 182 min read


BE REELGraduates Cohort 4: Celebrating Tenth Workshop and Expanding Opportunities
In a significant milestone for business education in Gunjur, BE REEL has on Saturday, 1st February 2025 successfully completed Workshop...

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Feb 22 min read


Aja Mariama Dabo and Fabakary Jammeh Enrolled as Barristers and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of The Gambia
Gunjur - Today marks a momentous occasion for two young legal professionals as they were officially enrolled as Barristers and Solicitors...

Gunjuronline.com
Nov 27, 20242 min read


𝐏𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐮 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐒𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Pa Modou Touray, son of Gunjur-born and Sweden-based MamaKaddy Bajo and Lamin Boy Njie Touray has been awarded a Master's degree in...

Gunjuronline.com
Nov 16, 20241 min read


𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬' 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐳 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
By Emil Gibba | Gunjur | 19 May 2024 The Village Development Committee VDC of Gunjur through its Subcommittee on Education conducted an...

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May 19, 20241 min read


Are there no “Concern Lovers of Education” in Gunjur?
By Emil Gibba | 27 April 2024 Commendably, a group of youths in Gunjur who identified themselves as “Concern Sport Lovers of Gunjur”...

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Apr 27, 20243 min read


ONLINE EDUCATION IN THE GAMBIA: MISSED CHANCE OR GREAT OPPORTUNITY?
PRESS RELEASE: ONLINE EDUCATION IN THE GAMBIA: MISSED CHANCE OR GREAT OPPORTUNITY? Have you ever desired to learn or enhance your skills...

Gunjuronline.com
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Faback Gibba is Secretary General-Elect of SoSHA of the University of The Gambia
Faback Gibba, the son of Gunjur Ward Councillor, Hon. Momodou Charreh Gibba has been elected as the next Secretary General of Social...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 9, 20242 min read


Gunjur Literary And Debating Society-GLADS 3rd Edition Theatre Project ends at Benna Kunda
The 3rd Edition of “The GLADS-Benna Theatre Project” We did it again! On the 17th December 2023, Gunjur Literary And Debating...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 29, 20233 min read


Celebrating Diversity: The Inauguration of Gunjur's Inclusion Centre
On Thursday, 30th November 2023, the official opening ceremony of the Disability Africa's Inclusion Centre took place in Gunjur. The...

Simon Kretzschmar
Dec 13, 20233 min read


Higher Education Minister presents Jaliba Kuyateh with Album from Goldsmiths University
Gambian Higher Education Minister, Professior Pierre Gomez presents Jaliba Kuyateh with his photo Album from Goldsmiths Univwrsity of...

Gunjuronline.com
Aug 5, 20231 min read


UTG: Sabally faults Barrow in university sex scandal
President Barrow has created moral hazard by enabling mandarins in his government in the face of sex scandals. Speaking in an interview...

Sainey Darboe
Apr 14, 20231 min read


Universities of The Gambia and Caen Normandy sign Academic and Digital Capacity Building Program
GAMBIA: The Challenge of Francophony in English-Speaking Zone To demonstrate its commitment to supporting the influence of the French...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 27, 20232 min read


Featured: Black influences in my community - Zainab Scattred Janneh
October is the month where we celebrate the black people who have inspired and influenced us. We have heard or learnt about influential...

Zainab Scattred-Janneh
Oct 24, 20227 min read


The Covid Frontliner documentary to be shown at the Creative Youth Festival in Cape Town
Gambia: The Covid Frontliner documentary produced in The Gambia is to be screened at the Creative Youth Festival in Cape Town , South...

Gunjuronline.com
Aug 26, 20221 min read


Omar Bojang: Personal Statement of an aspiring Medical Doctor
I like to think that the story of me is told in two parts. The first part long before me, and the second part long after me. Allow me to...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 29, 20226 min read


Gunjur is incredibly proud of Fatoumata Sowe and Mariama Jatta as the first Women Cadi in The Gambia
The story of Fatoumata Sowe and Mariama Jatta as the first women Cadi in the Gambia captured the zeitgeist of equality on grounds of...

Ebrima Scattred Janneh
Mar 8, 20223 min read


USA based Faburama Darboe pledges D20,000 for Gunjur Development Association’s multi-purpose
Gunjur: USA based Faburama Darboe pledges D20,000 for Gunjur Development Association’s multi-purpose centre. Following a visit to the...

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 31, 20221 min read


Gunjur duo score big in 2021 West African Senior School examination (WASSCE)
Momodou Lamin Waggeh and Mambuna Bojang Junior are all smiles as both scored fantastic grades in their Senior Secondary school...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 13, 20211 min read


Breaking: UTG appoints Ahmed Manjang as lecturer in Microbiology
Gunjur’s Microbiologist and environmental activist, Ahmed Manjang has been appointed as lecturer in Microbiology at School of Medicine...

Gunjuronline.com
Aug 13, 20211 min read


Sixteen year old Tida Ebrima Scattred Janneh scores big in GCSE exams
Tida S Janneh is the talented daughter of GunjurOnline TV’s Dialogue With The Youths Show host Ebrima Scattred Janneh. As the U.K....

Gunjuronline.com
Aug 13, 20211 min read


PROFILE: Mahawa Keita bags BA (Hons) in Textile Design
Gunjur’s Mahawa Keita, a wife and mother of four adds her name to the growing number of pacesetters in education as he bags a Textile...

Gunjuronline.com
Jul 5, 20212 min read


Pfrofile: Dr Ebrima FW Touray, BSN, RN, SRNA, PhD
Gunjur’s Ebrima Famara Wassa Touray has recently graduated with a PHD a in Anaesthesia from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin....

Gunjuronline.com
May 24, 20211 min read


Commentary: My long-held dream finally came true!
The Gambia's Point newspaper has reported that the University of The Gambia, on Thursday 6 May 2021, gathered stakeholders to validate...

Basidia M Drammeh
May 11, 20212 min read


Re: Congrats to Gunjur’s own Alhassan Darboe!
Congrats to Gunjur’s own Alhassan Darboe! Proud of you Alhassan. Now you are a Master’s graduate and your “parents never sat in a...
By Dida Jallow-Halake.
May 3, 20212 min read


Featured: When the African child is punished for speaking their native language!
According to prominent educationist Carolyn Savage, “When children develop their mother tongue, they are simultaneously fostering a whole...

Basidia M Drammeh
Apr 16, 20212 min read


A day long community journalism training ends in Gunjur
A training on community journalism for young people who are interested in the media in the sprawling seaside community of Gunjur has...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 28, 20211 min read


Book Review: The life Times of Sheikh Hatab Bojang (1931-1984)
The life Times of Sheikh Hatab Bojang (1931-1984) Book Review Sulayman Tumani Danjo, The Life Story of Sheikh Hatab Through The Lens of...

Book Review by: Hassoum Ceesay, ORG
Mar 10, 20214 min read


PROFILE: Dr Yusupha Touray, Deputy Permanent Secretary - Technical, MoHERST
PROFILE: Dr Yusupha Touray, Deputy Permanent Secretary - Technical, MoHERST Yusupha Touray, commonly referred to as “Wahey” or “Star...

Gunjuronline.com
Mar 8, 20212 min read


Biography of Sheikh Hattab Bojang, Part 1
Culled from “The Life Story of Sheikh Hattab Through the Lens of His Acquaintances” by Sheikh Sulayman Danjo” Translated by Basidia...

Basidia M Drammeh
Jan 26, 20212 min read


“The Life Story of Sheikh Hattab Through the Lens of His Acquaintances”
“The Life Story of Sheikh Hattab Through the Lens of His Acquaintances” by the Gambian writer Sulayman Danjo Translated and reviewed by...

Basidia M Drammeh
Jan 22, 20214 min read


Biography of Sheikh Essa Foday Darboe: The newly appointed President of the Supreme Islamic Council
Biography of Sheikh Essa Foday Darboe: The newly appointed President of The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council Compiled by: Sulayman Bin...

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 11, 20215 min read


Gunjur Kene kene Jamengo to be considered a UNESCO World Heritage site
Gunjur Kene kene Jamengo is being considered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, according to sources close to the beach mosque....

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 2, 20211 min read


PROFILE: Moses Sanna Bass MSc
Born in Kombo Sanyang in 1993, Moses Sanna Bass grew up in Kombo Gunjur where his academic journey began. At age 17, he left Gunjur for...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 31, 20201 min read


Opinion: Lang Tombong’s Testimony revealed a scaring malaise in our national consciousness
Listening to Lang Tombong Tamba (LTT), I sensed, our nation need radical shift in civic education as well as conventional education. His...

Lamin Darboe, Leicester, UK
Dec 17, 20203 min read


Opinion: Mandikanization of terms and concepts
Disclaimer: The use of the term "mandinkanization" does not mean that I am referring to the Mandinka language, per se. The term that I've...

Basidia M Drammeh
Dec 15, 20203 min read


Top NCCE official: Youth unemployment threatens peace in the country
Elevated levels of unemployment in the mass of the youth demographic in The Gambia constitutes clear and present danger to peace and...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 9, 20201 min read


NCCE top official: Gambia is deeply divided by politics, tribalism
A program manager for National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), Yusupha Bojang, has offered the bleak assessment The Gambia is at risk...

Gunjuronline.com
Dec 8, 20201 min read
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