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THE LICENCE FOR PARADISE FM REVOKED BY MoICI

By Aja Musu Bah Daffeh The Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure (MoICI) on Monday 9th January, 2017 officially wrote a letter to the Management of...

Remarks by Ambassador C. Patricia Alsup on The Gambian Political Impasse

Ambassador Alsup made the following remarks at an American Citizens Town Hall Meeting on January 6, 2017.  Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great honor...

Momodou Sabally Faces Fresh Charges, Granted Bail

By Mamadou Dem Mr. Momodou Sabally, former Director General of the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS), yesterday 9 January, 2017 appeared at the high...

PRESS RELEASE BY THE TOURISM FRATERNITY

The tourism fraternity comprising of the The Gambia Hotel Association, Tourism and Travel Association of the Gambia of small scale Enterprise in Tourism representing...

“WE CONDEMN THE CLOSURE OF RADIO STATIONS”

By Madiba Singhateh The Government of the Gambia on Thursday, 5 January, 2017 closed two radio nations, in the country namely, Taranga FM and Hilltop...

Rev. Fr. Sambou Urges Christians to Remain Calm

By Nelson Manneh The Vicar General of the Diocese of Banjul, Rev. Fr. Emile B. Sambou, has called on the Christian community in the Gambia...

Who is behind the closure of radio stations?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Who is behind the closure of radio stations? One would have thought that the existence of an incoming and outgoing government president...

“JAMMEH HAS NO RIGHT OR POWER TO BRING US BACK TO...

By Ndey Sowe & Fatoumatta K. Jallow Hon. Mamma Kandeh, Party Leader, Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) said “President Jammeh has no right or power to...

REMARKS OF ECOWAS CHAIR ON GAMBIA, GHANA

The Chair of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government has made remarks on Saturday on recent developments on Gambia and Ghana while...

Ghana completes its peaceful transfer of power

Ghana’s new president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his vice-president, Mahamudu Bawumia were officially sworn in on Saturday 7 January 2017, by the Chief...

GTSC Commissions Gambia-Guinea Bus Service

MUHAMMED S. BAH  Gambia Transport Service Company (GTSC) on Sunday, 8 January, 2016 commissioned its first International Express Service from Banjul to Koundara in Guinea...

Gambia Will Not Close the Airport, Peace Assured for All Citizens

By Suwaibou Touray The Government of the Gambia under the leadership of the Outgoing President Yahya Jammeh who has refused to accept defeat in the...

Dresden-Banjul supports garbage collection at Wellingara Dumpsite

By Fatoumatta K. Jallow Dresden-Banjul Organization, in collaboration with Brikama Area Council (BAC) and National Environment Agency (NEA), is supporting the collection of garbage at...

What should be the role of public servants and members of...

QUESTION OF THE DAY What should be the role of public servants and members of the disciplined force during the political transition? The existence of a...

Dutch Consul, Kombo beach GM lead delegation to Incoming President Barrow

By Kebba Jeffang A delegation from the Dutch Gambian Business Link (DGBL) led by Marc Van Maldegem, General Manager of Kombo Beach Hotel, and Madam...

HILLTOP RADIO REQUESTS CLARIFICATION FROM PURA

Aja Musu Bah Daffeh The management of Hilltop Radio station situated at Sukuta Lambai junction, which was recently ordered closed by operatives from the National...

DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL, DISAPPEARANCE WITHOUT TRACE IN 2016

The year 2016 is no more, but it has been a memorable year, a year that many Gambians are proud of, a year when...

Secretary General removed, no replacement announced

Mr. Sulayman Samba, the Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, has been removed from his position yesterday, 5 January 2017, according to...

NAMs Ratify Trade Agreement between Gambia, Ethopia

By MUHAMMED S. BAH National Assembly Members recently ratified a trade agreement between the Gambia and Ethiopia. Tabling the motion before law makers, Abdou Jobe, the...

GASSAMA IS AFRICA’S BEST REF FOR THIRD TIME

By Sulayman Bah Gambia Bakary Papa Gassama has realised his dream of a hat-trick of awards after getting named Africa’s best referee for the third...