Tui flight brings 180 tourists
By Fatou O. Barrow
As more tourists are expected to visit the Gambia, Officials of the Gambia tourism Board on Friday, 5 November, 2021 received...
UTG Students Fear Political-rallies, Campaigns Will Affect Their Learning
By Amadou Manjang
As the December 4th presidential election draw closer, political parties are preparing for political rallies and campaigns that are mostly characterized by terrific...
Halifa Sallah Explains How to Transform The Gambia, Eradicate Poverty
By Yankuba Jallow
Halifa Sallah, the presidential candidate for PDOIS has on Sunday held face-to-face discussion with the media, students and members of the public...
Health Minister Withdraws National Health Insurance Bill
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Health Minister, Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh, yesterday appeared before the legislature in accordance with clause 67(1) of the Standing...
Gambians Challenge IEC to Ensure Proper COVID19 Measures at Polling Stations
By: Kebba AF Touray
Gambians during an interview with this reporter have challenged the Independent Electoral Commission fondly called the IEC, to ensure proper COVID19...
Gambia, Sierra Leone Waive Residencial Permit for their Nationals
By Nelson Manneh
The Government of the Gambia through the Ministry of Information has issued a press release on Friday 5th November 2021, indicating that...
Gambian Breeders to host “National Ram Show”
By Mustapha Jallow
Gam-Sheep Breeders and Professional Sheep Breeders Associations governed by National Livestock Owners Association (NLOA), will be hosting “national ram show” with their...
Nomination of Presidential Candidates Ends at the IEC
By Nelson Manneh
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), on Friday, 5 November, 2021 concluded nominations for presidential candidates for the forthcoming presidential elections scheduled for...
Three Aspiring Candidates File in their Nominations at the IEC
By Nelson MannehFatou O. Barrow
One Independent and two other presidential candidates contesting under their various party tickets, have filed in their nomination papers at...
China, Gambia Sign D1.2 Billion Economic, Technical Cooperation Agreement
By Ndey Sowe
Ma Jianchung, the Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia and Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Gambia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Friday 5 November, 2021...
Eight Gambian Journalists Graduate from Migration Reporting Fellowship
By Ndey Sowe
Eight Gambian journalists, who took part in a six months Migration Reporting Fellowship (MRF), graduated on 3rd November, 2021 at Baobab Hotel in...
What Is The Next Step Of The Presidential Aspirants Whose Nominations...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The dust of the most gigantic nomination exercise Gambia has ever witnessed has now settled peacefully and the six candidates who...
IEC Completes Herculean Task
The Independent Electoral Commission completed the nomination process for the presidential election which took a whole week. Twenty-six aspirants were scheduled to appear before...
Peace Ambassadors The Gambia Set to Deploy Campaign Observers for 2021...
By Nelson Manneh & Ndey Sowe
Peace Ambassadors The Gambia (PAG) has on Monday, 8 October, 2021 informed the media that they have trained fifty-three...
IEC Accepts Nominations of 6 Presidential Candidates, Rejects 15 Aspirants
By Yankuba Jallow
Alieu Momarr Njai, the Returning Officer and Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Saturday said the Commission has accepted six...
IEC Receives The Final Nomination Papers Today
Today the IEC will complete the first step of the exercise. The whole nation is waiting to know who will be their candidate in the...
What Next After Acceptance Of Nomination Papers?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
According to section 49 of the Elections Act after the nomination papers are accepted they will be put on display for...
An Experiment In Democracy
Since the fall of the Jammeh regime, the media have mushroomed, so have political parties grown astronomically. Likewise, the number of presidential candidates, whether...
Can A Person Without A Voter’s Card Contest In A Presidential...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Section 62 of the Constitution deals with the qualifications for election of President.
Qualifications for election as President
“(1) A person shall be...
IEC May Face A Huge Challenge
The law as it stands provides for the use of ballot drums and marbles in elections just as before.
With only a handful of withdrawals...
