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CAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS DO AWAY WITH THE STANDING ORDERS?

QUESTION OF THE DAY CAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS DO AWAY WITH THE STANDING ORDERS? The answer to this question is definitely no. The National Assembly has to...

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: SELECTION COMMITTEE TO REVISIT SELECTION PROCEDURE

By MUHAMMED S. BAH & Abdoulai G. Dibba A motion for the adjournment of the National Assembly was moved to allow the selection committee to...

STILL NO DUMPING OF WASTE AT BAKOTEH DUMPSITE – THE CONSEQUENCE

By Madiba Singhateh Dumping of solid waste at the Bakoteh Dumpsite which ceased some weeks ago has still not resumed. The Kanifing Municipal Council has designated...

NAWEC says there is improvement, hoping high

By Kebba Jeffang The spokesperson of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has told journalists that the customers could feel improvements as some generators...

UTG Students embark on convention/ election

By Yankuba Jallow The University of The Gambia Electoral Commission organised a day long convention for aspirant candidates vying for positions in the UTGSU. According...

Where Does the Village Trankil Belong?

The people living at a border village called Trankil bordered by Kombo Darsilami are confused as to where there village belongs. Gambians residing in the...

Police hunt for murder suspect

By Mustapha Jallow A Senegalese national wanted for murder in Brikama-market is now on the run and police investigators are still hunting him so that...

THREE MONTHS AFTER PRESIDENT BARROW HAS TAKEN OVER THE HELM OF...

President Barrow took over the helm of affairs of this country on 19 January 2017. Today is 19 April 2017 three months and running....

WILL THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENT BARROW BE THREE YEARS...

QUESTION OF THE DAY WILL THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENT BARROW BE THREE YEARS OR FIVE YEARS? When the current president was campaigning together with...

HALIFA SALLAH WRITES TO THE SPEAKER

Upholding the Supremacy of the Law over Whims and Caprices The desire to display unhindered adherence to the best practice in managing the affairs of the...

Ndangaan receive support from Banjul North NAM

By Madiba Singhateh The quiet settlement of Ndangaan, in the outskirts of Banjul, yesterday, 18 April 2017, received a bicycle and wheelbarrow from the newly...

Halifa Sallah honoured as ‘Gentleman of the Day’

The Christian community on Monday, 17 April, honoured Hon. Halifa Sallah as the ‘Gentleman of the Day’ at their annual ‘kite flying’ event held...

NYP releases preliminary report on NA election Recommends no...

By Kebba Jeffang National Youth Parliament (NYP) on Tuesday, April 18, released its preliminary report on the recent National Assembly election highlighting challenges and recommending...

POLICE PRO CALLS FOR MAINTENANCE OF PEACE

BY KEBBA AF TOURAY The Gambia Police Public Relation Officer has called on the public to maintain the peace and avoid conflict in this post-election...

GCCI launches 11th Edition International Trade fair 2017

By MUHAMMED S. BAH The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday 18 April 2017 officially launched the 11th Edition of the International Trade Fair...

In NIA 9 Trial: Court Grants Bail to Lamin Lang Sanyang

By Rohey Jadama The Banjul High Court presided over by Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara yesterday 18 April, 2017 granted bail to Mr. Lamin Lang Sanyang the 9th...

WHY IS THE BAR ASSOCIATION SILENT? SHOULD A PROCLAMATION BE PUBLISHED...

Associations like the Bar Association are the civil society segments that should hold state institutions accountable to the public. A debate has unfolded in the...

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A SPEAKER IN A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY?

QUESTION OF THE DAY WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A SPEAKER IN A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY? The speaker of a National Assembly has the role of presiding...

Two Nominated NAMs Promise To Serve Effectively

Kebba A.F. Touray Two nominated members of the National Assembly promised to execute their functions effectively in accordance with the laws of the nation. The...

FORMER NPFL FIGHTER ARRESTED

By Mustapha Jallow A reliable source has informed this medium that Musa Njie, a former fighter of the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) is...