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SoNA 2020: Barrow Assures Gambians General Elections Will Be Conducted in...

By Momodou Jarju President Adama Barrow has assured Gambians that his-led administration is committed to the conducting of the 2021 general elections. He said this while...

What Did Speaker Denton tells the National Assembly members on the...

In her opening remarks, the Speaker indicated that she would like to inform the members the issue raised by the member for Serrekunda regarding...

President Barrow: Plans Afoot to Construct Eight Permanent Treatment Centres

By: Kebba AF Touray President Barrow on Thursday told lawmakers that plans are underway to construct eight permanent treatment centres, and refurbish other isolation centres...

D2.3 Billion Estimate Losses: Barrow Decries Over Looming COVID-19 Challenges in...

By Momodou Jarju President Adama Barrow has on Thursday at the national assembly’s chambers in Banjul on the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2020,...

Police Arrest ECOMIG Soldiers for Violating Curfew Order

By Nelson Manneh Personnel of the Police Intervention Unit have arrested twenty-two (22) people including ECOMIG soldiers for violating the Curfew Order put in place...

Road To 3rd Republic: Halifa Sallah Calls For Rethinking on Secularism...

By Momodou Jarju Halifa Sallah, the national assembly for Serrekunda has on Wednesday called on people who may be saying they would vote against the...

Sidia Jatta Says Children Born to Non-Gambian Parents Should Be Granted...

Sidia Jatta said Wednesday that children born to non-Gambian Parents should be granted automatic citizenship. Jatta was reacting to the debate on the new Draft...

A TRIBUTE TO ALHAGIE ESSA GIGO IMAM OF KUNTAYA (1929-2020)

Who was Imam Alhagi Esa Gigo? Ahagi Esa, the son of Gibbi Gigo became the Imam of Kuntaya form 1960-2020.  The fangs of death...

GPU Calls on National Assembly to Reverse Decision Stopping Journalists from...

By Nelson Manneh and Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Press Union Wednesday, 16th September renewed their call for the National Assembly to reverse their recent decision...

Justice Minister Moves Motion for Second Reading of the Constitution Promulgation...

By: Kebba AF Touray Justice Minister Dawda Jallow, has moved the bill entitled the Gambia Constitution Promulgation Bill 2020, for the second reading, and debate...

Gambia’s Dream of Becoming Food Self-sufficient Not Farfetched but….

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia’s dream of becoming a food self-sufficient nation is not farfetched if all plans, programs and projects geared towards achieving this...

Jarra Central MP Says CRC Relied on Kenyan Constitution to Produce...

By: Kebba AF Touray Hon. Kebba Jallow, Parliamentarian for Jarra Central, has alleged that the Constitutional Review Commission has directly copied from the Kenyan constitution...

When is the IEC going to hold by election in Niamina...

On the 18th March 2020 the IEC Chairman issued notice to postpone the Nimina West Constituency By -Election which was scheduled for Thursday 16th...

‘Gambia Has Carried Out 15, 185 COVID-19 Tests’ Dr. Samateh

By Nelson Manneh Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, the Minister of Health has said in a press briefing conducted by his Ministry on Friday 11th September 2020,...

Support in the Fight against Covid-19 Continues As PLO/Lumumba Foundation Donates...

By Ndey Sowe PLO/Lumumba Foundation Gambia Chapter, on Friday 11th September 2020, donated over 200 facemasks to vendors at the Serrekunda market and officers of Serrekunda...

Court grants bail to 2 Access Bank Staff Accused of Stealing...

By Nelson Manneh A trial magistrate in Essau Tuesday granted bail to two employees of Access Bank Gambia Limited accused of stealing over sixteen million...

Livestock Owners Association Call on Government to Re-open ‘Lumos’

By: Kebba AF Touray The Executive of the National Livestock Owners Association (NaLOA), has added their voice to that of Livestock dealers’, who appealed for...

23 Gambians Charged In Connection with Drug Offences

By Mustapha Jallow The Drug Law Enforcement Agency Gambia (DLEAG) officers have arrested and charged 23 Gambians in connection with drug offences in Kanifing Municipality...

Security Of Schools Serrekunda School In Need Of Protection

Burglar proof windows are no longer means to secure offices in many schools. SerreKunda Lower Basic School is no exception. A burglary case is...

US Imposes Sanctions on Zineb Yahya Jammeh

The United States (U.S.) Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Monday that it has designated Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh (Zineb), the...