The Political Monitor With Empty Political Message

The Gambia is without a Vice President. Barrow reserves the post for the woman who gingered an opposition united front against the former dictator. But she is over-aged. (Photo Credit: M.S.Joof/TNBES/Feb2017).

The GPU/UTG MoU Institutionalised Negative Discrimination

Key in the agreement is for the SJDM to allow students graduating with a diploma or advanced diploma from the GPU J-School into the second and third year respectively pending the meet the entry requirements of the University of The Gambia (Photo Credit: GPU School of Journalism)

Gambian Media Mourns Death of Legendary Broadcaster, George Christensen

George at Civil Society Forum (Photo credit: Sainey MK Marenah)

Local journalists in Banjul have described the death of Mr. George Christensen, the founder and proprietor of Radio 1 FM as “a big loss and a sad day for The Gambian media.”

Mr. Christensen, 64, died on June 3, 2016 when he returned to Banjul after attending the second ‘International Civil Society Forum on The Gambia’ in Dakar, Senegal ahead of the ECOWAS Summit. 

The veteran radio journalist, commonly referred to as Uncle George by young journalists, trained some of the finest journalists, and bloggers in The Gambia – some of whom owned radio stations and online multimedia news outlets.