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The World
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GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Wonders shall never end. Particularly in the Gambia. Definitely. I do not get it. Criminalising the innocent and sanctifying the villain. How could we hasten to heap tons of dirt on the leadership for the...
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Fundamental beliefs of the Ahmadiyyah or Qadianiyyah
Following the recent infamous incident at the Talinding cemetery which has unfortunately galvanised a lot of ignorant and uninformed utterances from many pseudo religious authorities on the social media platforms, I am compelled to debunk...
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WHY BARROW’S SUDDEN VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
I am not critical of Adama Barrow as a person, because from my observation I gave him a lot of credit based on his person, he is calm, easy-going, and above all humble, With this...
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“I Call On The Barrow Administration To Appoint Vice President Without Delay”–Lawyer Hawa Sisay Sabally
By Lamin Sanyang Senior Lawyer Hawa Sisay Sabally has called on the Barrow Administration to appoint a vice president without any further delay. “I call on the Barrow Administration to appoint a Vice President...
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BARROW GOVERNMENT MUST PUT AN END TO THE GROWING RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
The Gambia is a circular state, meaning the state is or purports to be officially NEUTRAL in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state call for equal treatment of all its...
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A DEMI GOD, A NEW PROPHET, OR A LOUSY PARROT?
By Ousman Mbowe It is rather amazing, yet astonishing that a human being who came into this world without any power, without any strength, being carried and moved about from place to place, and...
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Ecowas adopt 8-year regional plan to end statelessness
A regional action plan to end statelessness in West Africa was yesterday adopted by ministers from the region at a meeting organised by the regional body in collaboration with UNCHR and other international bodies. The...
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WHY IS THE EXECUTIVE PARTICULAR ABOUT THE AGE LIMIT BEING REMOVED FOR THE PRESIDENCY?
By Foroya Newspaper Constitutional reform was recommended by the opposition when Jammeh was in office. One envisaged that once the opposition takes over office a national conference will be held involving all political parties,...
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100 Days of the Coalition. Grade: D
By Madi Jobarteh Since the APRC NAMs amended Section 48(3) of the Constitution in 2003 to make simple majority or first-past-the-post the rule for winning elections, it became clear that unless there is a...
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2017 Hajj package pegged at D210,000
The cost of Hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca, is pegged at D210,000, a press release from the Office of The Gambia Pilgrim Affairs has said. According to the release, signed by Alhaji Ousman Jah, chairperson of...
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Kassa Jatta demands government compensation
Doudou Kassa Jatta, a prominent Bakau politician who alleged he was arrested 27 times by the Jammeh regime has demanded justice from the new government for alleged inhuman acts meted out to him by former...
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President Adama Barrow Received The Gambia Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Delegates from the Sub Region
A six-man delegation comprising of Executives of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and their Senegalese and Malian counterparts on Wednesday 19th April 2017 paid a courtesy-call to His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of...
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Court dismisses motion to restrain four judges from sitting
Justice Amina Saho-Ceesay of the High Court in Banjul recently dismissed the motion moved by Lawyer Yassin Senghore, Counsel for the Gambia Bar Association (GBA), for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the four judges from...
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Teacher calls for end to tribal politics
Following the European Union Election Observer Mission’s report, which observed that at least at one rally some members of the GDC and UDP called on certain tribes to vote for them, a teacher, a private...
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MAN STABBED TO DEATH IN BRIKAMA…suspect on the run
A horrific stabbing incident in Brikama ended in the death of a man early yesterday morning, police sources toldThe Standard. According to PRO Foday Conta, the incident happened in Brikama Camara Kunda right by the...
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5 PPP supporters arrested, police Say
Five youths, believed to be supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), were Thursday arrested in Panchang village in Central River Region on the day of National Assembly elections. Cherno Ceesay, Saloum Jammeh, Amulai Janneh...
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Mass arrests in post election violence
The police have arrested dozens of people from across the country in connection to reports of violence in the aftermath of last week’s parliamentary election. The Independent Candidate for Brikama North Momodou Bu Jarju, who...
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Independent Candidate Allegedly Assaults A Young Woman
By Lamin Sanyang The defeated Independent Candidate of Brikama North Constituency, Mr. Momodou Jarju alias ‘Bu Jarju’ was allegedly arrested for assaulting a young woman with a stick causing injuries on her neck. The...
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GBA sues AG, JSC over re-appointment of four judges
The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has filed an action against the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and the Judicial Service Commission over the re-appointment of four Nigerian High Court judges. The judges are Justice...
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Darboe urges APRC supporters to join UDP
The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainou Darboe, has called on opposition APRC supporters and others to join the UDP and work for the development of the country. Speaking on the campaign trail Darboe...
