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Opinion: The Gambia's Economic Conundrum: Benefits of Remittances should be Highlighted
Even though The Gambia has a small population with only 2.5 million inhabitants, the Gambians abroad remit almost $800 million back home...

Buba Ceesay
Feb 13, 20242 min read


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...

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 28, 20246 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...

Gunjuronline.com
Jan 25, 20242 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...

Ebrima Scattred Janneh
Dec 10, 20235 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...

Ebrima Janneh (EB)
Dec 4, 20234 min read


The Unseen Struggles of Entrepreneurship: A Personal Journey - Ismail Badjie, PharmD
Featured: The Unseen Struggles of Entrepreneurship: A Personal Journey The Call to Adventure Four years ago, I stood at a crossroads,...

Ismail Badjie, PharmD
Nov 24, 20232 min read


Crimes On Land: The Uyghurs Forced to Process the World’s Fish
On a cloudy morning this past April, more than eighty men and women, dressed in matching red windbreakers, stood in orderly lines in front o

Ian Urbina
Nov 14, 20239 min read


To Project Power Globally, China Has Become the Superpower of Seafood
By Ian Urbina | The Outlaw Ocean Project MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – In the early morning hours of March 8, 2021, a small inflatable boat...

Ian Urbina
Nov 14, 202314 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...

Gunjuronline.com
Nov 10, 20233 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...

Sainey Darboe
Oct 16, 20232 min read


Politics: Remarks by Bob Touray, the Chairman of UDP Finland Chaper
Bob Touray, Chairman of UDP Finland Chapter and Diaspora Campaign & Organizing Committee addresses the chapter’s fundraising event in the...

Gunjuronline.com
Oct 15, 20235 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...

Ebrima Janneh (EB)
Jun 7, 20234 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...

Sainey Darboe
May 22, 20232 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...

Ebrima Janneh (EB)
May 8, 20235 min read


Bensuda’s innocence is not so easy to sell on the campaign trail
It started with the defenestration of Alhaji Kurang from Janneh Commission. This followed allegations of conflict of interest and...

Sainey Darboe
Feb 21, 20233 min read


Opinion: Barrow political behemoth and Talib’s death ground
Despite a strong record of performance during his first tenure as KMC Mayor, Talib’s chances of retaining the coveted job are not...

Sainey Darboe
Feb 13, 20232 min read


Features: *Fraying at the seams: The Gambia’s social fabric.*
Oh, how the once tight-knit community has unravelled, frayed at the edges like a worn-out kaftan. Gone are the days of neighbourly...

Dave Manneh
Jan 23, 20237 min read


Opinion: UDP Congress and the death-ward march of a once great party
The recently concluded UDP congress offered a profound glimpse into the state of Gambia’s biggest opposition party, as we barrel...

Sainey Darboe
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Op-Ed: Is the World's Deadliest Profession Also Among the Most Violent?
By Ian Urbina and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff Crimes like this don't often happen on land. A 10-minute slow-motion slaughter captured by a...

Gunjuronline.com
Oct 30, 20225 min read


Opinion: The Gambia is poor because of corruption of our leaders
The Gambia is endowed with abundant natural resources that if properly managed can uplift the country out of abject poverty. Why then it...

Ebrima Janneh (EB)
Oct 28, 20225 min read
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