You have ‘no power to silence any citizen’: Activist Madi Jobarteh tells Pres. Barrow
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
Madi Jobarteh, a human rights activist, has expressed concern in response to the recent comments made by President Adama Barrow regarding Gambian democracy and...
Police resolves Ahmadis & Tallinding youth conflict over burial rite in town’s cemetery
Police in the Kanifing Municipality on Saturday, May 6th, resolved a situation which it called ‘was to be a serious confrontation’ between the Muslims and Ahmadis of...
LG Commission: BAC revenue collector admits spending council funds on family
By Mama A. Touray
Kebba Sanna Jatta, another revenue collector at the Brikama Area Council, has confessed to spending council funds for personal family use while testifying before...
Barrow: His Machinery Can Never Win the Political Zone in WCR” – Hon. Ceesay...
By: Dawda Baldeh
The resumption of the sedition trial of the Chairman of Brikama Area Council before Magistrate ML Thomasi in Banjul last week sparked outrage among his...
“The border will open on one Condition: Either President Yahya leaves power or I...
The head of the Senegalese Transport Union, Gora Houma has finally drawn line in the sand – for the border to reopen, either he or President Yahya...
Mayoress Lowe Visits Torture Victim Nogoi Njie
Mayoress of Banjul Rohey Malick Lowe on Monday visited Nogoi Njie, one of at least three women who took part in a fatal protest in 2015.
On 14...
The Gambia: Seven Decades of Economic Development Part 1 1950 – 1959
Sheriff Kora
Introduction
Timothy Snyder in his epic work On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons of the Twentieth Century
remarked that “If young people do not begin to make history, politicians of...
“Why Should The Office Of The First Lady Exist “ Honorable Halifa Sallah Asked.
“How many presidents are women and why aren't their husbands 'First Husbands," he added.
Honorable Sallah said the problem has gone beyond the African continent to other...
‘I will remove Barrow from power if…’
Veteran politician Dr Lamin Bolonding Bojang has said if President Adama Barrow becomes corrupt and wants to overstay in power, he will rejoin politics to remove him...
Bakary Nyassi Resigns As GIA Managing Director
The Managing Director of The Gambia International Airlines (GIA), Bakary Nyassi, has tendered his resignation to the GIA board Monday afternoon. Nyassi's resignation came few days after...
Breaking News: IMF Deploys Observer Team to Banjul. Cause for Concern?
BANJUL, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has deployed a team of observers to monitor the country's financial activities.
According to reliable sources, the team would be assessing key...
The UN Security Council warning on Jammeh to hand over Power as pressure mounts
by Gibril Saine in London
The 15-member United Nations Security Council has unanimously delivered a stern statement warning Yahya Jammeh to step down, and respect the will of...
Tragedy strikes as Gambian youths seek hope overseas – A call for quality education...
OPINION
By: Pa Modou Njie
In a heart-wrenching incident, over 20 youths from Bakau tragically lost their lives in a perilous sea journey in pursuit of a better life...
IEC chief urges journalists to report fairly during parliamentary elections campaign
By Alhagie Jobe
The chief of the Gambia's electoral body - the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has urged journalists to report fairly on all candidates during elections campaign...
Airing out Gambia’s Dirty Laundry
By Habib
Jammeh is out again with cold feet peddling an amorphous anti-Western, anti-opposition and anti-diasporian resentments. Predictably, truth is the first casualty. Mr. Jammeh’s address was predictable...
UDP holds rally At Brikama
The United Democratic Party UDP holds its first political rally at Brikama after the ban on political rallies was lifted by the Inspector General of Police.
The ban...
EU chief election observer assures of neutrality
The Head of the European Union Observation Mission to Gambia’s upcoming Parliamentary elections has assured that they will operate neutrally saying they are independent observers.
Miroslav Poche made...
The recent Video of Yaya Jammeh should be the reason why Gambians should give...
If the recent video of Yaya Jammeh have taught us anything, it is that after twenty-two years in power after ceasing our nation by staging Coup d'état,...
Ansumana Jammeh Appears Before Commission Set Up To Look Into His Brother’s Financial Activities
Ansumana Jammeh, younger brother of the former President Yahya Jammeh has appeared before the commission of inquiry at the Djembe Beach Hotel, Kololi.
The commission was set up...
Leaked Gambia Gov’t affidavit confirmed Solo Sandeng died in State Custody
By Alhagie Jobe
The Gambia government through its legal representatives in the ongoing trial involving the state versus opposition UDP members on Thursday, June 16, 2016, confirmed in...
