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Polygamy: Teenager explains how her dad abandoned them after taking new wife

Polygamy: Teenager explains how her dad abandoned them after taking new wife

An especially bright Arts student at Nusrat Senior Secondary School has explained how her father was never there for her and her mom after he married a second wife.

Isatou Nyang, 18, said her father ‘indirectly disowned’ them after taking a new wife.

She told What’s On Gambia: “We live

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Meet Sireh Jabang, the smartest policewoman in Gambia

Meet Sireh Jabang, the smartest policewoman in Gambia

She is young but perhaps The Gambia’s smartest policewoman of the modern era.

Chief Superintendent Sireh Jabang recently graduated with a Master’s Degree in Peace and Conflict Transformation from one of Europe’s most prestigious universities, Uppsala University in Sweden.

One of her colleagues told What’s On-Gambia: “She is one of

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Semesters run The Gambia: There are now more Forex bureaus than Fula shops

Semesters run The Gambia: There are now more Forex bureaus than Fula shops

Every month, Gambians in the diaspora remit millions of dalasis to the Gambian economy.

The remittances are often private funds used by migrants’ families to meet daily needs such as health, education and food. They are often also invested in improvement to homes, purchase of landed property and entrepreneurial pursuits.

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Women in construction: A chat with Ndey Darboe

Women in construction: A chat with Ndey Darboe

Ndey Darboe, the co-owner of Barth and Darboe Enterprise, is one of the few women players in the construction sector of The Gambia. In this interview, the passionately authentic 22-year-old speaks on her story, starting with her education background.

What’s On-Gambia: Tell us briefly about yourself?

Ndey:My name is Ndey

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Abdou Kolley: The Gambian minister who wouldn’t get caught up in the soap opera that most people call living

Abdou Kolley: The Gambian minister who wouldn’t get caught up in the soap opera that most people call living

Globally, no one is more deserving of the tag of emperor than politicians. They are the big boys in government.  Their lifestyles are often far removed from those of the electorate.

In The Gambia, they live ostentatious lifestyles – owning big houses in almost all the posh areas in the

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Young women in politics: Meet NRP’s Aminata Correa

In The Gambia, politics is largely the preserve of men. The women, especially the young ones, would hardly pick politics as a career choice. But the trend is now changing.

Aminata Correa is one of the few young women in the country who are actively involved in opposition politics.

She

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GAMBIAN FLAG! All set for Mighty Joe’s album launching

All roads will on Friday lead to Jaama Hall, Kairaba Beach Hotel for the launching of the country’s newest album.

Famous singer, Mighty Joe is launching his long-awaited album, Gambian Flag.

The event is likely to draw a full house since it will be his first major performance of the

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