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What should be the role of public servants and members of...

QUESTION OF THE DAY What should be the role of public servants and members of the disciplined force during the political transition? The existence of a...

Dutch Consul, Kombo beach GM lead delegation to Incoming President Barrow

By Kebba Jeffang A delegation from the Dutch Gambian Business Link (DGBL) led by Marc Van Maldegem, General Manager of Kombo Beach Hotel, and Madam...

HILLTOP RADIO REQUESTS CLARIFICATION FROM PURA

Aja Musu Bah Daffeh The management of Hilltop Radio station situated at Sukuta Lambai junction, which was recently ordered closed by operatives from the National...

DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL, DISAPPEARANCE WITHOUT TRACE IN 2016

The year 2016 is no more, but it has been a memorable year, a year that many Gambians are proud of, a year when...

Secretary General removed, no replacement announced

Mr. Sulayman Samba, the Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, has been removed from his position yesterday, 5 January 2017, according to...

NAMs Ratify Trade Agreement between Gambia, Ethopia

By MUHAMMED S. BAH National Assembly Members recently ratified a trade agreement between the Gambia and Ethiopia. Tabling the motion before law makers, Abdou Jobe, the...

GASSAMA IS AFRICA’S BEST REF FOR THIRD TIME

By Sulayman Bah Gambia Bakary Papa Gassama has realised his dream of a hat-trick of awards after getting named Africa’s best referee for the third...

FAO gives over D4.7m worth of fishing gears to communities, Fisheries...

29 December, 2016, Banjul – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 28 December handed over fishing gears worth over...

OUR NATION IS IN A DILEMMA, OUR MOTHERS ARE IN TEARS

BY OMAR MK BAJINKA Mr president, following your U- turn in refusing to accept the December 1st presidential election results, you have plunged the entire nation...

MBOKA FESTIVAL OF ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT HOLD PRESS BRIEFING

By Fatoumatta K Jallow  The Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sports, on Thursday, 29th December 2016, held a press briefing to inform the general...

FAO gives over D4.7m worth of fishing gears to communities, Fisheries...

29 December, 2016, Banjul – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 28 December handed over fishing gears worth over...

GRTS in sharp focus

The national broadcaster appears to be suffering from political fixation. The Gambia has gone through a campaign period which was marked by massive mobilisation...

Are Gambians preparing to die to settle political disputes?

QUESTION OF THE DAY Are Gambians preparing to die to settle political disputes? Many people have been predicting a political impasse that would lead to war....

“2016 election was very free and fair” – Barrow

 By KebbaJeffang While addressing a delegation of supporters from Wuli Barrow kunda yesterday, 4 December, 2017,  President-elect Adama Barrow emphasized that the 2016 presidential election was...

DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL, DISAPPEARANCE WITHOUT TRACE IN 2016

The year 2016 is no more, but it has been a memorable year, a year that many Gambians are proud of, a year when...

Sub- Regional Women Platform pays courtesy call on President-Elect Barrow

Sarjo Camara-Singateh President-Elect Adama Barrow told the visiting Women Platform members from Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Gambia that the women support to the coalition has been...

YOUNG PEOPLE GEARING UP FOR INAUGURATION OF PRESENDENT ELECT BARROW

By Madiba Singhateh Just two weeks away from the swearing in ceremony of president elect Barrow, slated for 19 January, 2017, this reporter was out...

Women platform brief the media

Sarjo Camara-Singateh The Senegal-Gambia-Guinea Bissau Women's Forum for Peace and Security, which brings together organisations from the three countries, including African Centre for Democracy and...

MBOKA FESTIVAL OF ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT HOLD PRESS BRIEFING

By Fatoumatta K Jallow  The Mboka Festival of Arts, Culture and Sports, on Thursday, 29th December 2016, held a press briefing to inform the general...

STUDENTS VOICE

With Saikou S Jabai QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed,” – Martin Luther...