SANNEH HOPING FOR GAMBIA CHANCE
By Sulayman Bah
Bubacarr Sanneh is eager to stake his spot in the Scorpions line up when all is set and done for resumption of...
EXCLUSIVE: Sanneh wants EPL or Bundesliga move
By Sulayman Bah
A dream transfer to the coveted English Premier League, the German Bundesliga or the Italian Serie A is the audacious ambition of...
GAMBIAN ATHLETE TOPS CHART IN SENEGAL RACE
By Sulayman Bah
Young Gambian track sensation Omar Jammeh was at his best crossing the line to clinch top spot in a recent competition in...
Toubabo proving worth at new Belgian club
By Sulayman Bah
Mustapha Jarju is showing an investment worth the trouble leading his new Belgian club to a hard-fought victory in the league.
The 29-year-old...
THE LESSONS FROM THE DEATH OF SHERIFF DIBBA IN CUSTODY
The death of Sheriff Dibba, the Secretary of the Gambia National Transport Control Association (GNTCA), should be ringing the alarm bell for the government.
Detention...
Halifa Sallah is PDOIS’ 2016 Presidential Candidate
Below is a press release from the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) on the outcome of its recently concluded primaries in...
LOOK INTO THE IMPACT OF THE BORDER CLOSURE
The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) should look into the impact of the Gambia-Senegal border closure on its members.
The fact that Gambia...
What is the 400,000 CFA francs for which the Senegalese road...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What is the 400,000 CFA francs for which the Senegalese road transport unions claim is imposed on them?
This is the one...
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...
