National Assembly Members Pass Motion
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
Members of the National Assembly have passed a motion on the payment of D300,000.00 to each member of the newly established...
12 Year Old Boy Needs Help for Overseas Treatment
BY Kebba AF Touray
PA Musa Camara, a twelve (12) year old boy, who resides in Kerr Serign, is in dire need of urgent assistance...
ActionAid holds staff retreat
25th July, 2017
ActionAid staff from across the country came together for a retreat which is held every two years. This time around we met in...
Minister Gomez Keeps Mute after touring Goal Project
By Yankuba Jallow
Youth and Sports minister Henry Gomez yesterday declined to comment following his tour of the Fifa-funded Goal Project.
The minister’s tour of the...
Scorpion-hopeful Konate Joins Serie A Club
By Sulayman Bah
Pa Konate has left Sweden to join Serie A club SPAL on a four year deal.
The 23-year-old defender joins the Italians from...
It’s moment of truth -as GAF, Interior eye Volleyball title
Muhammed Lamin Saidykhan -Referring to the beach volleyball national championship Final as the “moment of truth for Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and Interior” would be...
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS COMMENT ON PRESIDENT BARROW’S ADDRESS
The executive and the legislature are supposed to work to make the laws and scrutinize the implementation of the policies for which should promote...
SHOULD A SOLDIER BE DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL FOR MORE THAN 72...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The answer to this question is in the negative. A soldier like any other Gambian has a right to be free...
EXCLUSIVE: President Barrow talks about detention without trial, others
Precisely November, 2016, the standard bearer of the then opposition Coalition, promised the electorate that detention without trial will end in the Gambia if...
LIEUTENANT JAMMEH, CAPTAIN JAMMEH STILL DETAINED
By Mustapha Jallow
A former adjutant of Gambia National Guard (GNG) Lieutenant Yaya Jammeh and Captain Jammeh are still detained by Military Police at Fajara...
State owns fifteen enterprises Finance Minister says
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
The Minister of Finance, Amadaou Sanneh, has disclosed to the parliamentarians that the state owns fifteen enterprises. Mr. Sanneh said this...
OUSMAN COLLEY TOGETHER WITH WIFE PASS AWAY
Ousman Colley, the Agricultural Regional Director of Central RiverRegion South, and his wife have passed on Tuesday 25 July 2017, in a fatal accident...
At The National Assembly in 2003
Questions and Answers
Hon. Halifa Sallah Member for Serrekunda Central:
Mr. Speaker Sir, would the Secretary of State for Education inform this National Assembly why an...
State Fails to Produce Baboucar Badjie for over 3 Months
By Yankuba Jallow
The State has yet again failed to bring Baboucar Badjie, a former finance officer of the associated Pre-Mix Oil Company, to court....
PENSIONERS DESERVE DIGNIFIED LIVES AT OLD AGE
There is a growing number of Gambian workers who are above the age of retirement. They are now facing a dilemma. Pension allowances are...
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE UNDER DETENTION WITHOUT TRIAL?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
At least a dozen people are currently in detention without trial in gross violation of section 19 of the Constitution. The...
Bill for amendment of Upper age limit passed
By MUHAMMED S. BAH
The National Assembly on Tuesday 25 July 2017, passed the Constitutional Amendment Bill 2017, to remove the upper age limit for...
FARMERS ON FAO SEEDS, FERTILISER, MODE OF DISTRIBUTION
Abdoulai G. Dibba
Farmers in North Bank, Central River, Upper River and Lower River Region of the Gambia have decried the mode of distribution of...
Gov’t, stakeholders review National Development Plan
By Kebba Jeffang
The Gambia government with local and international stakeholders on July 25, held a rigorous review of the proposed National Development Plan (NDP)...
THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES THE NATION
The long expected address of the nation by the president has taken place. It is still a surprise why the national broadcaster continues to...
