Two opposing groups of National Convention Party reunite
By Makutu Manneh
The two opposing groups of the National Convention Party (NCP) have reunited on Tuesday 7th July 2020 as a sole party.
On the...
Frontline Defenders Call on Gambian Authorities to Drop Charges Against Madi...
The Dublin based Front Line Defenders have called on the authorities in the Gambia to immediately drop all charges against Madi Jobarteh, as they...
Parliamentarians Pass Bill Paving Way for the Appointment of Magistrates as...
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Legislature has on Tuesday 7th July 2020, passed the Constitutional (Amendment) and the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Bills 2020.
The...
Gambian Youth Unite to Champion Civic Education
By Momodou Jarju
Civic education simply means educating the masses about their rights and responsibilities.
In The Gambia, a National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) is...
Meet Ismaila, the Award-Winning-Writer and New Prodigy in Gambia’s Literary Scene
By Momodou Jarju
Ismaila Saidybah has signed his name in the literary fraternity of The Gambia.
Born in 2000 in Jarra Soma, Lower River Region, the...
Gambian Health Worker Dies from COVID-19
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia has registered a new death of COVID-19, bringing the total number of known COVID-19 related deaths in the country to...
Sidia Jatta: Parochial Consideration of law has delayed Gambia for 22...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Sidia Jatta, member for Wuli West told lawmakers on Monday that parochial consideration of law has delayed the Gambia for over...
David Colley Applied Colonial Law While He Was Prison Service Boss
By Momodou Jarju
The former Director General of the prison service of The Gambia, David Charles Colley, has been using colonial law to discharge his...
Foni Bondali MP Lambasts Lawmakers Who Opposed Local Government Amendment Bill
By: Kebba AF Touray
Kaddy Camara, Member of Parliament for Foni Bondali, on Monday lambasted lawmakers, who were opposed to the Local Government Amendment Bill...
Gambia’s Prison Service Was Trapped in Fear, Incompetence under Jammeh Era,...
By Momodou Jarju
Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the chairman of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has indicated that the Gambia’s prison service under...
Defence Lawyer Objects to State’s Request for Adjournment in Yanks Touray’s...
By Nelson Manneh
Adoulie Sisoho on Monday asked the Court not to grant an adjournment request sought by the State in the case of his...
Soldier Caught With Suspected Cannabis in Foni Charged
By Mustapha Jallow
Lance Corporal Nuha Conteh, a soldier who was caught with suspected cannabis has been charged and will be arraigned before the Brikama...
Tension Brews at the National Assembly
By: Kebba AF Touray
Tensions emerged at the Legislative House in Banjul, as lawmakers disagreed on whether or not the house could debate on the...
David Colley Finally Admits Food Served in Prisons Was Bad
By Momodou Jarju
The former director of the prison service, David Charles Colley, has on Monday admitted that the food served in the prisons for...
Gambia Arrests 63 People for Drug Trafficking, Possession
By Mustapha Jallow
Drug enforcement officers have apprehended fifty-seven (57) Gambians and six foreign nationals for drug trafficking in June 2020.
Seventeen detainees were paraded at...
National Journalism Award Committee Reduce Award Categories
By Yankuba Jallow
The Awards Committee of the National Journalism Award (NJA) has reduced the award categories from twenty to thirteen for the 2020 awards...
Mile 2: The Gambia Center that is ‘Unfit for Purpose’
By Momodou Jarju
Built on the outskirts of Banjul along the highway linking Serrekunda and the capital, Mile II was the epicenter of gruesome mistreatment...
Distance Learning Programme Creates Controversy at Gambia College
By Nelson Manneh
Yielding to extraordinary measures amid extraordinary times caused by a global Covid-19 pandemic, The Gambia College joined the bandwagon of learning institutions...
Minister Tangara Sheds Light on Death of Two Gambians Abroad
By: Kebba AF Touray
Momodou Tangara Gambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister has recently disclosed to the legislature that information relayed by their missions abroad indicated that...
Minister Tangara says 4837 Gambians are required to leave Germany, 25...
By: Kebba AF Touray
Momodou Tangara, the Gambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, on Wednesday told lawmakers that 4837 Gambians are required to leave Germany, adding 25...
