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BCC responds to Hon. Alagie Sillah’s comments

REJOINDER Below is an article written by the Banjul City Council in response to remarks made by Hon. Alagie Sillah National Assembly Member for Banjul...

Court Orders Diligent Prosecution of 5Agric Officers’ Case

By Rohey Jadama Justice Eunice O. Dada of the Banjul High Court yesterday 12 October, 2016 ordered the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Banjul inferno claims life of 3 year old boy

By MUHAMMED S. BAH A fire outbreak which occurred on Monday, 10 October 2016, at 16A Macdonald Street in Banjul, claimed the life of Sulayman...

Electoral Campaign in Full Force

Electoral Campaign Period is not the same as the daily election campaign that each party must conduct to justify their existence as registered political...

Have the Opposition released their Coalition Options to the Public?

QUESTION OF THE DAY The media was present in full force as it was their day. Many had expected that the negotiations that were shrouded...

Opposition Press Conference deferred to Friday

By Kebba Jeffang The press conference scheduled yesterday, Tuesday, 11 October, by the Gambia Opposition for Electoral Reform (GOFER), to unveil the unanimously agreed method...

MAJOR CEREAL FAILURE IN JARUMEH KOTO

Abdoulai G. Dibba The prospect of food self-sufficiency in Jarumeh Koto village, Sami District of Central River Region, has been threatened as the major cereal...

Detained Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister’s Case Adjourned for Ruling

By Rohey Jadama Justice Ottaba of the Special Criminal Division of the Banjul high court has yesterday 10 October, 2016 adjourned the case of Mr....

Activista Coordinator on Kilimanjaro Initiative

Abdoulai G. Dibba  In October 2016, an iconic event will take place at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, known as the Kilimanjaro initiative....

Saayii Tolof – Part 196 EPISODE 16 (Difficult Marriages – Nyaaka...

Synopsis  The three friends Oulaye (Xalis), Charlotte (Doilu), and Alimatou (Buge) are now university graduates. The duo, Charlotte, a Banker, and Alimatou, an Actress, rented...

Gambia captain sees Genk beyond Europa group stage

By Sulayman Bah Scorpions’ captain Omar Colley has spoken tough outlining his intention for Genk to sail past the Europa League stage. Genk remains joint-top of...

THE OPPOSITION IN SEARCH OF A WAY FORWARD, HAVE THEY FOUND...

Foroyaa was out waiting for the representatives of various political parties and the Independent candidate to come out from negotiation to tell the press...

WILL THE OPPOSITION MAKE PROGRESS BY VILIFYING EACH OTHER’S CANDIDATE

QUESTION OF THE DAY WILL THE OPPOSITION MAKE PROGRESS BY VILIFYING EACH OTHER’S CANDIDATE No one has submitted nomination papers to the IEC. It is not...

THE OPPOSITION HAVE AGREED

By Kebba Jeffang A breakthrough was made at the coalition talks yesterday, Sunday, 9 October 2016, under the auspices of the Gambia Opposition for Electoral...

BASSE AND FATOTO FERRIES AT A STAND STILL

BY LAMIN FATTY Commuters and passengers using the Basse and Wuli crossing point are expressing their concern and the difficulties they encounter since the ferry...

Saayii Tolof- Part 195 EPISODE 15 (Difficult Marriages – Nyaaka Oolu...

At the Village    Omar confessed in front of his wife and in-laws and they were flabbergasted and withdrawn. Confession  “Chahaan, whom I thought was my best...

THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OR THE WILL OF THE LEADERS?...

Some people have predicted that because of diverse interests the opposition coalition talks would not yield fruit. They expected that it would have disintegrated...

WHERE DID THE INSTRUCTION TO STOP GREEN TRANSPORTS COME FROM?

QUESTION OF THE DAY WHERE DID THE INSTRUCTION TO STOP GREEN TRANSPORTS COME FROM? Owners of green transports are now in a dilemma. Repainting a transport...

“A critical, independent and investigative press is the lifeblood of any...

By MUHAMMED S. BAH Mr  Attila Lajos, the European Union ambassador and Head of Delegation to the Gambia, said the press must be free from...

KMC spends over D500,000 at every ‘Set Setal’ Says...

By MUHAMMED S. BAH Mr. Pa Ousman Jarju, Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Water, Fisheries and Wildlife disclosed that in every national ‘Set Setal’ exercise,...