Saturday, April 20, 2024

Burning Issues

Central River Region Has the Highest Incidence of Poverty- UNDP PUDC...

By Ndey Sowe The United National Development Program (UNDP) Program for Accelerated Community Development (PACD) feasibility study report indicated that Central River Region has the...

CDS Massaneh Kinteh Relieved From Duty Redeployed to Foreign Service

By Makutu Manneh Lt. General Masanneh N. Kinteh, the former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has been relieved from...

Six French Nationals, 4 Senegalese Arrested for Alleged possession of weapons

By Lamin Fatty Six French nationals and 4 Senegalese believe to be bird hunters, were on Monday 9th March 2020, arrested in Fatoto by personnel...

Can a Gambian nation, encircled by Senegal, survive by promoting ethno...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Gambia will be the weakest and most fragile nation on earth if it promotes and consolidates ethnolinguistic separation. One could say...

Alleged Attack, Abduction at Border Village in URR

Reports reaching Foroyaa indicate that on Saturday March 7th 2020 at around 17:27 hours, some Senegalese Security forces entered the border village of Garawol...

‘Jobe Kunda’ Family Claim Encroachment on Their Landed Property

By Louise Jobe Sheriff Jobe, Fatou Jobe, Awa Jobe and Adama Jobe, all family members of the late Alhagie Yusupha Jobe, on Saturday February 22nd...

Will there be free education at Gambia College Basse?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Building an institution is different from sustaining it. The only development worth taking on is a sustainable one. The lesson of Gambia...

GTU claims Catholic Education Secretariat owes teachers over D7 million

By Yankuba Jallow Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) is demanding the Catholic Education Secretariat (CES) to refund an amount of over 7 million dalasis owed to...

Two Missing Children Found Dead in a Vehicle

By Ndey Sowe On Monday, 9th March 2020, two missing children were found dead in an abandon garage at Tobacco Road in Banjul. The children...

Gambia Armed Forces Deny Allegation of Favouritism in Selection of Cadet...

By Yankuba Jallow The public relations officer of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) Major Lamin K. Sanyang has denied the allegation that the recent selection...

UDP Statement On The Global Emergency Situation Of The Corona Virus

The Secretary General and Executive Committee of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has issued a statement of concern regarding the spread of the Corona...

Is the Guinean civil society leadership abreast with their responsibilities?

QUESTION OF THE DAY All non-Gambian nationals in The Gambia should establish associations of nationals of each country and elect leaders who at all times...

Senegalese Transport Minister Cancels Trip To Gambia Over Coronavirus

By Mustapha Jallow Senegal’s minister of Transport has cancelled his trip to the Gambia in the wake of confirmed reports that four European nationals in...

Is The 1970 Constitution A Sacred Or Mundane Text?

Commentary By Halifa Sallah Part 4 Knowledge is based on facts and not fiction. Constitutions are either sacred or mundane texts. Sacred texts derive their origin...

Health Minister Visits Amdalai Border As new cases of Covid19...

BY Fatoumatta K Jallow The Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, on Tuesday March 3rd 2020, visited the Amdalai border to inspect and put...

What Is Government Doing To Stop Demolition Exercises?

QUESTION OF THE DAY A political transition is not an easy matter. A government in transition inherits all the contradictions of past governments. One of...

Is The State Prepared For The Coronavirus?

The minister of health and Chinese ambassador should take centre stage on national tv to explain the genesis of the virus and what the...

The Road To Constitutionality In The Gambia

Commentary Part 3 The Gambia moved into a Colonial Constitutional set up when the French Republic and British Crown came to an agreement on 10th...

Giboro Border Health Officer Narrates Challenges he is encountering at the...

By Nelson Manneh A health officer in Giboro on Tuesday, 3rd March 2020 explained to lawmakers the challenges he is facing at the border in...

What Is The Effect Of The 25 Million Dollar Investment In...

QUESTION OF DAY China gave a Loan amounting to 25 million dollars to improve internet access. However, little effect is being realised by users like...