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Man dies soon after uniformed men drag him outside his home

By Yankuba Jallow A man El Hadrami Mohameden Zayid passed away soon after he was dragged outside his home in the early hours of Tuesday...

ISMAILA JAMMEH ARRESTED

By Mustapha Jallow Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1), Ismaila Jammeh, a member of the Gambia Armed Forces, was arrested and detained at Yundum Barracks since...

State to Write Legal Opinion on Ma- Hawa Cham & Sulayman...

By Mamadou Dem State counsel, Lamin Jarju, yesterday, 21st March, 2017 asked the high court in Banjul, presided over by Justice U. Oduma to...

IS MEDIA ACCESS TO CANDIDATES A RIGHT OR PRIVILEGE?

QUESTION OF THE DAY IS MEDIA ACCESS TO CANDIDATES A RIGHT OR PRIVILEGE? It is a right. Section 41(d) of the Constitution states: “Subject to the provisions...

Court refuses to Discharge NIA 9

By Rohey Jadama and Mamadou Dem The High Court in Banjul Yesterday 20th March, 2017 refused to strike out the nine erstwhile top National Intelligence Officials...

KMC ISSUES STATEMENT ON BAKOTEH DUMPSITE

By Madiba Singhateh The Kaniifng Municpality Council’s chief executive officer Mr. Pa Kalifa Sanyang yesterday issued a statement regarding the Bakoteh dumpsite, According to the...

“Not seeking a salaried job” OUSMAN SILLAH -PDOIS Candidate for...

While addressing his first rally in Tobacco Road, a district in the Banjul North constituency where he is contesting as a Candidate for the...

YOUTH COUNCIL DEMAND JUSTICE FOR APRIL 10 & 11 VICTIMS

By Saikou Suwareh Jabai This April 2017 will be the 17th anniversary of the student demonstration of April 2000 which was violently suppressed by...

UNHYGENIC TOILETS REMAIN A PROBLEM IN GAMBIA COLLEGE

By Saikou Suwareh Jabai The problem of scarcity of chairs in the state’s oldest tertiary institution, The Gambia College is now a thing of...

U.S. Department of State Releases Human Rights Report for The Gambia

The United States Department of State released the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices for The Gambia on March 3.  Ambassador Alsup remarked...

25 Prison Inmates Graduate on Electrical Installation

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Prison Department in collaboration with Insight Training Centre, on Thursday, 16 March, 2017 ‘pumped out’ 25 prisoners who were...

A REMINDER OF CONDUCT TO CANDIDATES AND THEIR SUPPORTERS DURING THE...

The Law forbids the use of insulting language and assaulting political opponents during campaign. The code of ethics prepared by the IEC and the...

WHEN WILL THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION BE ESTABLISHED?

QUESTION OF THE DAY WHEN WILL THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION BE ESTABLISHED? The President does sometimes refer to the setting up of a truth and...

Gov’t establishes Criminal Case & Detention Review Panel

The office of the Ministry of Justice has announced the establishment of a Criminal Case and Detention Review Panel CCDRP. The statement containing the...

President Barrow wants everybody back home

By Kebba Jeffang The President of the Republic, Mr. Adama Barrow has returned to the Gambia on Friday evening, 17th Marchafter concluding a 3 day working...

WAJA/FAJ show Solidarity

The West African Journalists Association (WAJA) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) paid a solidarity visit to The Gambia from 16 to 18...

DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL SEEMS TO CONTINUE

QUESTION OF THE DAY DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL SEEMS TO CONTINUE The President of the Republic has promised that there will be no detention without trial under...

President Barrow meets top EU officials in Brussels

Today, the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica met in Brussels with the President of the...

BUNJA NYASSI REARRESTED

By Mustapha Jallow A commercial van driver, Bunja Nyassi, has been booked again and detained at the Yundum Barracks since on Monday, 6 March, 2017. According...

WE NEED JUSTICE TO TAKE ITS COURSE-family Lt. Ebou Lowe

By Aja Musu Bah-Daffeh The family of Lieutenant Ebou Lowe a member of the Gambia National Army, has lamented the need for justice to take...