TRAVELLERS, TRADERS DECRY BORDER CLOSURE
Mustapha Jallow
Vehicle owners, passengers, traders and other operators from both the Gambia and Senegal are decrying the border closure and calling on the authorities...
IMPACT OF THE BORDER CLOSURE ON THE RURAL COMMUNITIES
Abdoulie G. Dibba
Some rural communities in the Gambia have started feeling the impact of the closure of the borders with Senegal as a result...
THE OUTCOME OF THE PRIMARIES HELD BY PDOIS ON THE SELECTION...
Issued by the Central Committee
24th February 2016
Mr. Halifa Sallah, PDOIS Presidential Candidate for 2016 Presidential Election
The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS)...
UNNECESARY TENSION AT THE BORDER STATEMANSHIP REQUIRED TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE
22 February 2016 - Both the Senegalese president and the Gambian president have uttered that Gambians and Senegalese are one people but a small...
THE IMPACT OF TARIFF BARRIERS AND BORDER CLOSURES
23 February 2016 - In 2014, The Gambia gained over 3 billion dalasi from the re-export trade. The re-export trade is a major foreign...
WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN WHEN A PERSON DIES IN POLICE CUSTODY?
22 February 2016 - The answer to this question could be found in the Coroners Act. According to section 6(1) of the Act,
“When any...
BORDER CONFLICT, A PROBLEM BETWEEN GAMBIA GOVERNMENT AND TRANSPORT UNIONS IN...
What we have discovered so far is that the ferry crossing claimed that there is no increment in tariff. However, the Senegalese road transport...
ALL GAMBIA-SENEGAL BORDERS CLOSED TO VEHICLES
Mustapha Jallow and Ousman Sillah
21 February, 2016 – At the time of going to press all the official border entry points were closed to...
Farafeeni-Kerr Ayib Border still closed to Vehicles
Abdoulie G. Dibba
21 February 2015 - The closure of the Farafenni- Kerr Ayib border, as a result of the protest by the Senegalese road...
Vehicles Stranded at the Sabi-Vellingara Border
By Lamin Fatty in URR
21 February 2016 - Commercial passenger vehicles, trucks, private cars and even motor bicycles are all currently stranded at the...
Sheriff Dibba (GNTCA Secretary) passes away
By Alhagie Sora
Mr Sheriff Dibba died at a medical facility at 7pm on Sunday 21 February 2016. He was laid to rest at Old...
GNTCA Executive Granted Bail
By Rohey Jadama
Justice Simeon Ateh Abi of the Banjul High Court has on 22 February 2016 granted bail to the executive members of the...
Sheikh Cham ordered to enter his defence
By Kebba Jeffang
Kanifing Magistrates’ Court on Monday 22nd February, 2016 ordered Sheikh Cham, a man claiming to have been tortured, who was charged by...
Taranga FM MD Opts to remain silent in his trial
By Rohey Jadama
Mr. Abdoulie Ceesay, the Managing Director of Taranga FM Radio Station, who was expected to open his defence yesterday, 22 February, 2016 has...
Non Service of Indictment Hinders Ebrima Jawara & Co Trial
By Rohey Jadama
The criminal trial involving Mr. Ebrima Jawara, Dr. Alasan Bah, Lamin Fatajo, Momodou Lamin Mass and Sulayman Manneh, former members of staff...
Tribute to Menkeh Ebrima Barrow
By Lamin Fatty
PDOIS Menkeh Barrow, Jah Kunda Menkeh Barrow, Wuli West Menkeh Barrow, URR Menkeh Barrow, Tostan Menkeh Barrow………..May Almighty Allah grant you Jannatul...
INDEPENDENCE AND SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE
Fifty one years ago, on 18 February 1965, The Gambia was declared an independent state, a national flag was hoisted, a national anthem was...
DO YOU KNOW EDWARD FRANCIS SMALL?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
DO YOU KNOW EDWARD FRANCIS SMALL?
Many Gambians do not know the pioneer of the struggle to give Gambians a voice. Edward...
Kerr Ayip Border closed to vehicles from Gambia
Mustapha Jallow
Barely two days after the closure of the Gambia - Senegal border at Amdalaye - Karang for all vehicles from either side by...
Court Admits Auditor General’s Report in Fisheries 3 Trial
By Rohey Jadama
Justice Basiru Mahoney of the Banjul high court on Wednesday 17 February, 2016 admitted the Auditor General’s Report for identification purposes in...
