PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Announces $50,000 to Assist Gambian Flood Victims
Ambassador of the United States of America to The Gambia Patricia Alsup visited Jarra Jasong (Lower River Region) today to view progress on a $50,000 (GMD 2.3M)...
Diaspora Vote: No one to blame except NAMs and Political Parties
By Madi Jobarteh
Did I hear some NAMs lament on the floor of the National Assembly that Gambians in the diaspora will not vote in the December polls?...
African refugees in Asia; a case of nightmare in China
Thousands of miles east of the vast African continent; far from where European tourists luxuriate in the intoxicatingly blissful ocean breeze and the magical beauty of the...
Killing of 3 Russian investigative journalists in Central African Republic must be probed
By CPJ
New York, August 1, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Central African Republic, Russia, and the U.N. to investigate the deaths of three...
‘Billion-year’ Gambian President Was Installed by the CIA
Gambian President and dictator Yahya Jammeh, facing a combined military force composed of Senegalese army troops, the Nigerian air force, and troops from Mali, Ghana, and Togo,...
Justice ministry praises outgoing Solicitor General for brilliant service
By Sainey MK Marenah
Few have carved an incredibly outstanding pedigree of consistency and professional diligence like the outgoing solicitor general. Mr Cherno Marenah brought both discipline and...
Imagining A PASTEF Triumph in The Gambia? Wishful Thinking on Steroids
OPINION
By Cherno Baba Jallow
Ever the brazen copycats that they are, and ever easily carried away by the hoopla of goings-on in other countries, Gambians have taken to...
Mali Violence A Lesson for Gambia – Ex-Minister
By Lamin Njie
Former Minister of the Interior Mai Ahmad Fatty has said that violence in Mali and elsewhere “is valuable lesson for The Gambia to urgently, fully...
Essa Faal throws his hat into the “crowded”ring!
By Basidia M Drammeh
For months, rumours have been swirling around that the TRRC Lead Counsel, Essa Faal, will join the political fray, but the internationally acclaimed lawyer...
Tribute to Ambassador Paschall, An Outstanding Diplomat with Deep and Genuine Love for The...
Ambassador Carl Paschall II arrived in The Gambia in March 2019, taking over the baton from Ambassador Pat Alsup, an equally amazing Ambassador who oversaw the first...
Gambia: The Problems Within Procurement
Dear Editor,
With a flurry of investors flocking into the country looking for quick profits & millions in aid waiting for allocation, I aim to take a closer...
Halifa Sallah – Comment: The Constitution As Drafted By The Constitutional Review Commission And...
By Halifa Sallah, PDOIS leader and MP
It is my concern that even the media is being misled to broadcast or write that negotiations are taking place to...
Democracy in Peril, Civil Liberties Under Attack: Sub-Saharan Africa Shows No Significant Improvement on...
By: Christian Conteh
According to Afrobarometer’s latest surveys, a majority of people across the region think corruption is on the rise, while simultaneously expressing dissatisfaction with the way democracy...
YUNUS HYDARA – COMMENTARY: Science Thursday – Demystifying Epilepsy
By Yunus Hydara
The concept of possession, “to be seized by spirits,” is central to the historic association of religion and the epilepsies. Many people believed and many...
Hoodwinking and Exploiting the People
By Madi Jobarteh
Look at these expensive vehicles posed in front of muddied lakes in our communities as if shooting of a Hollywood action movie is about to...
JAMMEH EMBARRASSES GAMBIA AT ECOWAS; BIDS TO BE LIFE PRESIDENT
When news leaked that ECOWAS were to table a proposal at their next sitting to explore the possibility of instituting presidential term limits for member states, I...
Virus economics
The Coronavirus’ negative impact on the world economy is self-evident, in that it has a cascading effect that will affect every country in the world and every...
State House: Let There Be Transparency
By Madi Jobarteh
There is need for more transparency on this Dubai trip.
Normally when any worker, more so the President is on an official leave, he or she...
Statements that Undermine Free & Fair Elections
This comment is a verbatim quote of Pres. Adama Barrow published in the Standard newspaper today. He is said to make this comment in his speech to...
President Barrow gets tough, but…!
By Basidia M Drammeh
A soft-spoken leader, President Adama Barrow uncharacteristically toughened his tone as he addressed the nation to outline measures to combat the recent uptick in...
