Category: OPINION

Dr. Ousman Gajigo The government has started another cement crisis again. This most recent one began when the government significantly increased border taxes on imported cement from Senegal. To…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo The recent decision by the Adama Barrow’s government to pay media companies with huge sums of money so that they can cover government…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo The Gambia is not ready to host the OIC event. This fact should be obvious to anyone. To see…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo The recent ferry malfunction that stranded hundreds of passengers for hours and took them kilometers away from their destination is a national embarrassment. It is also economically…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo One of the farmer associations in the country, the Gambia Farmers Union, recently visited the National Food Security Processing Marketing Corporation (NFSPMC). The NFSPMCused…

All praise belongs to Allah Almighty Who has blessed us with the Holy Month of Ramadan and has enabled us…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo The government recently announced a contract with a Swiss company called SICPA to help the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) with tax revenue collection. Stripped of all…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo Just after I completed my last article on role-playing by the Adama Barrow government as opposed to real governing, a few developments came to…

GOVERNMENT CAN NO LONGER TREAT AFFLIATED SOES AS DEPARTMENTS UNDER LINE MINISTERIES.THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEDICATED MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR SOES IS THE WAY FOROWARD. We have recently been…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo Observing the Adama Barrow administration in action is like observing a Model United Nations. A Model UN is a club at many high…