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The Fruits of Unsafe Migration: Gambian Teacher In Germany Establishes Radio...

By Momodou Jarju Leaving his native country, The Gambia to Europe in 2014, Yahya Sonko had to pass through five African countries and crossed the...

Football Banned For 21 Days In The Gambia

By Sulayman Bah Gambia’s male and female first and second divisions are to halt for 21 days. The declaration from the country’s football governing body –the...

Former Workers at Basse-Wuli Bridge apply for permit to demonstrate against...

By Yankuba Jallow Workers at the Basse-Wuli Bridge who had in January applied for permit at the Police to demonstrate what they described as poor...

IEC Postpones By-Election for Niamina West Constituency

By Nelson Manneh The Independent Electoral (IEC) has on Wednesday said the by-election for Niamina West Constituency which was scheduled to take place on the...

No Hearing Dates for Case of 15 Guineans, Others

By Yankuba Jallow The case of 15 Guineans and host of other cases are before the courts without hearing dates. These Guineans were charged with conspiracy...

‘Wash Your Hands and Avoid Public Gatherings,’ Steve Tells Gambians

By Sulayman Bah United Arab Emirates-based Scorpion Bubacarr Trawally has urged Gambians at home to practice personal hygiene in the wake of the sweeping Coronavirus. In...

Extra Ordinary Measures In Extra Ordinary Times

These are extra ordinary times. COVID-19 has confirmed that virus has no respect for the international division of the world into developed and developing...

National Assembly Suspends Sessions Amid coronavirus outbreak

By: Kebba AF Touray The Speaker of the National Assembly Mariama Jack Denton has suspended the first session of the 2020 Legislative sessions of the...

Foreign Minister Tangara inspects work at new Foreign Ministry building under...

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on 17th March 2020 inspected the new MoFA building under...

TRRC public hearings suspended till June

By Yankuba Jallow The public hearings of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) have been suspended till the first week of June 2020. The decision...

Have you given your final proposal to the CRC?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Gambians at home and the Diaspora should have by now been able to go through the draft proposal made by the...

Sports In The Gambia Risk Halting As Coronavirus Positive Case Emerges

By Sulayman Bah Sports in the country could be put on pause following news of Gambia experiencing a positive case of the covid-19. The news comes...

The mandate of the CRC

COMMENTARY BY HALIFA SALLAH PART 12 A pragmatic citizen of the Gambia would have then reviewed the mandate of the Constitutional Review Commission and then...

Massaneh Kinteh hands over command of Armed Forces to Major General...

By Makutu Manneh & Isatou Kanyi Outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Massaneh N. Kinteh on Tuesday 17th March 2020 handed over the command...

Government Suspends Public Gathering & School for 21 Days

By Nelson Manneh President Adama Barrow has yesterday issued a statement suspending all public gathering henceforth. He said: “All schools, including universities, madrassas and daras or...

Banjul North Member Tells Colleagues ‘No Room for Complacency’ Amid Corona...

By: Kebba AF Touray Ousman Sillah, the Member for Banjul North and Chairperson of the National Assembly Select Committee on Health, told his colleague Deputies...

WAG Joins Global Fight Against Coronavirus

By Momodou Jarju The Writers Association of The Gambia (WAG) said they have joined the global bandwagon to fight against the spread of the Coronavirus. This...

CORONAVIRUS: Gina Bass, Other Olympians Urge to Continue Training for Japan...

By Sulayman Bah Gina Bass has been urged to continue her training along with other athletes around the world who’re qualified for the Olympic Games. The...

United Democratic Party Statement On The Corona Virus Pandemic

We are faced with the ugly and frightening prospect of the Corona Virus affecting The Gambia. It therefore behoves all of us to stand...

State Opposes Yankuba Badjie’s Application for Bail

By Yankuba Jallow The State has raised objection on the bail application by Ex-Director General of the National Intelligence who is standing trial on 25...