Saturday, August 16, 2025

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Halifa Sallah Versus Modou Joof

THE DEBATE The Third Point It is now clear that a journalist and academic of good standing must not entertain subjectivity, prejudice and mediocrity in any...

‘‘Basse Bridge Would be Source of Income for Other Roads’’ ...

By Isatou Kanyi & Lamin Fatty  President Adama Barrow has said the Basse-Wulli Bridge will be a source of income for the construction of other...

Hon Saikouba Jarju Explains His Reasons for Rejecting the Draft Constitution

By: Kebba Mamburay Hon Saikouba Jarju, the National Assembly member for Busumbala constituency, said he voted against the Draft Constitution because it gave the executive...

Government Announces Dates for Reopening of Schools

Nelson Manneh The Hon. Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Claudiana Cole, Tuesday announced the reopening of schools throughout the country. "Schools will reopen from 14th...

KMC Launch Storage Facility for Women in Serekunda Market

By Fatoumatta K Jallow  Kanifing Municipal Council on Tuesday 6th October, 2020 launched a cold storage facility worth D650,000 for Serekunda Market Women. The project is...

Lady Explains How Media Helped Her Become Successful in Life

By Makutu Manneh Hailed from Ogun State in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bukonla Adebakin recollected that her love for media work at an early...

Government Urged to Take Lead in Building National Consensus Around Future...

The European Union Monday called upon the Government to take the lead in building the necessary national consensus around the future direction of the...

Gambia Government Dismisses Rumour About “Maggal”

Mankamang Kunda, URR, The Gambia — Contrary to suggestions decidedly aimed at twisting the message of our previous statement on movement between The Gambia...

ChildFund Disburses Over D5M to 3758 Families for Covid-19 Response

By Ndey Sowe Musu Kuta Komma, country director ChildFund The Gambia has disclosed that they have disbursed over Five Million dalasi to the most vulnerable...

IEC Registers New Political Party

By Ndey Sowe The independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Monday confirmed the registration of National Unity Party’ (NUP) headed by Ousman Jammeh as the newest party...

PPP Appoints New Interim Leader

By Nelson Manneh      Kebba Jallow, a former Mayor of the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has been appointed interim leader of the People’s Progressive Party...

Buzz Women Inaugurate Borehole for Sukuta Women Gardeners

By Isatou Kanyi ‘Buzz Women’ an NGO engaged in women activism in the Gambia, on Tuesday 26th September 2020 inaugurated a borehole with overhead tanks...

NCCE Wraps Up Training on 2002 Local Gov’t Act

By Mustapha Jallow The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), on Wednesday October 30th concluded the training of Village and Ward Development Committees respectively in...

President Lays Foundation Stone for 24km Kerr Ayib/Trans-gambia Road

By Isatou Kanyi President Adama Barrow on Thursday October 1st 2020, laid the foundation stone for a 24 kilometer stretch of bituminized road from the...

CRC Chairperson Justice Jallow Debunks Critics

Chairperson of The Gambia Constitutional Review Commission said on Thursday that it was unfortunate that a tiny minority of critics have levelled the claim...

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women Unhappy with Helpline Created to...

By Ndey Sowe The Development Officer on Women and Children at the Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOH), Isatou Sanyang, has revealed...

CDS Drammeh Warns His Officers against Deploying or Manifesting Tribal Sentiments

By Makutu Manneh Major General Yakubu A. Drammeh, Chief of Defence Staff of The Gambia Armed Forces, has warned his officers against deploying or manifesting...

GAF Promotes 22 Junior Officers to New Ranks

By Makutu Manneh Gambia Armed Forces has promoted 22 of its personnel to various ranks. The decoration ceremony which was presided over by the Minister of...

President Barrow Appoints New Trade Minister

President Adama Barrow in exercise of the powers conferred on him under Sections 71 (1) and 71 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic...

APRC Leader says Draft Constitution was a Useless Document

By Yankuba Jallow & Nelson Manneh Honourable Fabakar Tombong Jatta, the interim leader of APRC said on Wednesday the end product of the Constitutional Review...