Saturday, April 20, 2024

Burning Issues

Manjai Kunda Ward Express Satisfaction Over Rice Distribution

By Nelson Manneh The people of Manjai Kunda Ward, have expressed satisfaction on the manner in which the Chinese donated rice was distributed within their...

Will The 2018 Budget Increase Salaries and The Income of Pensioners?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The Minister of Finance will bring the estimates for the 2018 Budget and give his Budget Speech in December. One of...

GPU Capacity Building Workshop on Freedom of Expression

By Awa B. Bah As part of efforts to strengthen freedom of expression and access to information for the citizenry and stakeholders, the Gambia Press...

Nia 9 Case: State Institutes 25 Charges

By Yankuba Jallow The State has instituted an amended charge sheet in the long standing criminal trial involving former senior officials of the National Intelligence...

3 Syrian Doctors Resident At AU Villa Fly Home

By Mustapha Jallow  Three International doctors from Syria, have flown back to their country few weeks ago. This information was disclosed to this medium by...

‘GPA Spent D150M to Build Platforms for Aljamdou, Kansala Ferries’- Ousman...

By Mamadou Dem  Mr. Ousman Jobarteh, Deputy Managing Director of the Gambia Ports Authority (GPA), yesterday revealed to the ‘Janneh’ Commission of Enquiry that the...

Format For Regional Distribution Committees On Chinese Donated Rice

Abdoulai G. Dibba The distribution of the donated rice from the People’s Republic of China to the Government of the Gambia, has commenced in all...

Likely New Stadium for Modou Lo-Lac Combat

By Sulayman Bah The Modou Lo –Lac 2 combat may not go ahead as planned this month at the Stade Demba Diop amid concerns over...

How Many Gambian Businesspersons are capable of investing in the Gambian...

QUESTION OF THE DAY? Governments past and present, claim that the private sector is their engine of growth. But none has so far identified the...

NIA 9 Case Former Director Seriously Sick

By Yankuba Jallow The ongoing criminal trial involving former senior officials of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has yet again suffered another setback because the...

Senior Security Personnel Meet Tourism Minister

By Louise Jobe The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hon. Hamat N.K. Bah, met tourism stakeholders on Monday at the Banjul International Airport in Yundum. The...

‘Construction, Renovation Awarded to Me By Ex-President’s Office was Based on...

By Mamadou Dem Sheriff Sawaneh, Managing Director of Competence Company and Protein Production, yesterday told the Janneh Commission of Enquiry that refurbishments and construction projects...

Gambian Speaker Addresses Pan African Parliament

The Speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly, Mrs. Mariam Jack Denton has made a historic appearance at the recent Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, South...

Is President Barrow Aware Of The Calls For Questioning Of Party...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Party leaders are major stakeholders in the political process. They are not above the Law and do not automatically have the...

‘‘My Husband Was Arrested Whilst He Was On Leave’’- Wife Told...

By Mustapha Jallow                                                   Corporal Baboucarr alias ‘Nyakareh’, a serving member of the Gambia Armed Forces, was arrested while on leave, his wife told this...

Aspiring Mayoral Candidate Holds Rally In Banjul

By Yankuba Jallow The Mayoral aspirant for Banjul, Mr. Pa Sallah Jeng, has held a massive rally in the country’s city on Saturday, attracting a...

Banjul North Nam Distributes Donated Rice Through Social Welfare

By Nelson Manneh Hon. Ousman Sillah, the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul North, on Friday 13 October 2017, formally handed over 150 bags of...

Arabic Teachers Complain of Unpaid Salaries

BY: Kebba AF Touray Some Arabic teachers who graduated from the Professional Teaching Certificate (PTC11) of 2016, Wednesday 11th October 2017,convened a press briefing with some...

What is the Diaspora Doing Regarding Their Right to Vote?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The Constitution of the Gambia and the Elections Act provide for enfranchisement of the Diaspora. However, administrative decision had prevented the...

FAO Provides 4.2 Million Dalasi To MOA

Abdoulai G.Dibba The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations on Thursday 12th October 2017, provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture amounting...