Rice Import Rises, Production Declines, Despite Donor Intervention
Abdoulai G. Dibba
The importation of rice is rising year- in and year- out while the national production level is declining annually despite donor intervention...
Banjul North Nam Hails Community Policing Initiatives
Hon. Ousman Sillah, National Assembly Member (NAM) for Banjul North, officially graced and took the kick-off of a friendly football match between the police...
REDD Consultation on Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem Projection in The Gambia
With Madiba Singhateh
Welcome to another Edition of the Environment Column and in this edition, we will talk about the consultation meeting on the conservation...
Suwaibou Touray’s Contribution to the 2021 Budget Estimates
By: Kebba AF Touray
Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East, in his intervention on the 2021 Budget estimates cited among other issues...
OIC Gambia Announces Hiring of Saudi Companies for Supervision of...
Petroleum House, Brusubi, 17th December 2020 - The Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat, in collaboration with the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), wishes to announce the recruitment of...
What Blocked The Constitutional Building Process?
The Gambian people should not lose sight of what blocked the Constitution Building Process. The Facts are clear. Three Quarters of all the members...
Sheikh Omar Jeng Testifies on Solo Sandeng’s Burial
By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong
Ex-deputy director of operations at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has admitted that he led the team that buried...
Majority Leader Says National Assembly Will Continue to Serve Supreme National...
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Majority Leader and Member for Kombo South Kebba K. Barrow, said the National Assembly will continue to serve the supreme...
Gambia Announces Plans to Launch National ‘NO MORE’ Campaign Against Domestic...
The Gambia has announced plans to launch a national ‘NO MORE’ campaign against domestic and sexual violence.
Fatou Kinteh, Gambian Minister for Women’s Affairs, Children...
BAMBOO FOREST BULLDOZED YET AGAIN
By Madiba Singhateh
Another area of the Bamboo forest measuring 150m × 80m, has been bulldozed yet again by the same land dealer called Modou...
Raniru Native Details Armed Robbery Ordeals Villagers Face
By Makutu Manneh
Sheriff Sallah, a native of Raniru in Sami Constituency about 240 kilometers from the capital, Banjul, has detailed the ordeal his village...
13 to face criminal prosecution after experts submit analytical report
By Mustapha Jallow
Thirteen individuals, who were involved in drug trafficking and possession, are to face criminal prosecution immediately after experts conclude their analytically report...
‘Loan scheme for parliamentarians is untimely in a pandemic’- Anti-Corruption advocate...
MUHAMMED S. BAH (MS)
Marr Nyang, an Anti-corruption advocate and Ba Lamin Darboe, a University Lecturer in Finance and Economics, have expressed concerns on the...
VP Touray Assures Stakeholders Gov’t Will Execute MSMEs Forum’s Recommendations
By Ndey Sowe
Dr. Isatou Touray, the Vice President of The Gambia, has assured stakeholders at a Micro Small and Medium Size Enterprise (MSMEs) forum...
Ex-Chief of Defense Staff Tamba Maintains “We did not sanction any...
By Yankuba Jallow
Ex-army general Lang Tombong Tamba on his second day before the truth commission maintained that the panel that investigated the 2006 abortive...
The National Assembly Members Adjourn Without Debate
The conclusion of National Assembly sitting is accompanied by debate. Standing Order 13 of the National Assembly states that “on the completion of the...
When Will President Elect Joe Biden Assume Office?
Question of the day
The United States Is going through a similar process that the Gambia went through in 2016 and 2017 when Barrow became...
Focus On Rice Self-Sufficiency
This Column is devoted to monitor and report on issues that relate to production, processing, preservation and marketing of agricultural produce, aimed at ensuring...
Sir Jeng Explains Nogoi Njie’s Encounter with 5 Masked Men
Sir Jeng Explains Nogoi Njie’s Encounter with 5 Masked Men
By Yankuba Jallow & Mariama Marong
Sheikh Omar Jeng, alias Sir Jeng, an erstwhile deputy director of...
Minister Sillah Says Government Committed to Access to Information Bill
By Ndey Sowe
Ebrima Sillah, the minister of Information Communication and Infrastructure (MOICI), has revealed that President Adama Barrow-led administration is committed to ensuring that...
