IEC vindicates Batchilly over GDC expulsion report
A letter from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has finally vindicated Musa Barchilly, from claims by his former party that he was expelled.
On June 24th, the Gambia...
Over 2,500 tons of free rice to be distributed nationwide
The 2,568 metric tons of rice donated by the Chinese government to The Gambia would be given free of charge across the seven regions of the country.
“The...
GDC NAM ARRESTED, BAILED
Demba Sowe, the National Assembly Member for Niamina West has confirmed his arrest by police on Tuesday. Sowe was detained at Bundung Borehole police station and the...
President Barrow attends maiden African Union Summit
President Adama Barrow on Monday joined colleague African Heads of State attending the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of...
Gambian-born Standard Chartered Bank Regional CEO re-elected chairman of Kenya Bankers
Members of the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the banking industry umbrella body, during the Association’s Annual General Meeting re-elected Mr. Lamin Manjang, Regional CEO of Standard Chartered...
President Barrow arrives in Addis for maiden AU Summit
Gambia's President Adama Barrow has arrived in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa where he will attend the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of...
‘Nine Mixed Farming Centres Rehabilitated’—OJ Jallow
The Minister of Agriculture, Omar A. Jallow alias OJ has said that his Ministry has rehabilitated nine (9) Mixed Farming Centres fully equipped with working facilities including...
NIA 9 Case Adjourned For Adoption of Briefs
Justice Kumba Sillah Camara of the Banjul High Court has adjourned the criminal trial of the former NIA Director General and others for adoption of briefs after...
Amadou Samba clears the air about Panama Papers saga
Gambian top businessman, Amadou Samba, has broken the silence over the alleged $900 million offshore account “wrongly” linked to him in a publication dubbed the Panama Papers,...
Are police, prosecutors looking for GDC NAM?
Judicial sources have intimated to The Standard that state prosecutors and police are looking for Demba Sowe, the National Assembly Member for Niamina West.
Sowe is reportedly wanted...
National think tank finally launched
A 19-member national think tank, an apolitical and multi-disciplinary expert body selected to create policy direction for the government, was launched yesterday.
The think tank is tasked to...
Former President Jammeh’s Four Presidential Aircrafts Up For Sale
Gambia Government is expected to sell four presidential planes of the former President Yahya Jammeh who ruled the country with iron fist for the past 22 years....
Finance Minister Delivers Budget Amendment Bill
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Amadou Sanneh has today moved the ‘Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2017’which is a presentation of The Government's budget to the...
AfDB Appoints Gambia’s Oley Dibba as Director Human Capital, Youth & Skills Development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Ms. Oley Lucretia Clara Dibba-Wadda as Director of Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development with effect from...
Mayor Yankuba Colley Calls For The Reopening Of The Bakoteh Dumpsite
The Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and Former Ruling APRC National Mobilizer, Yankuba Colley has called on the government to reopen the Bakoteh Dumpsite after it was...
GFF APPOINTS FORMER ARMY CHIEF LANG TOMBONG TAMBA AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT...
By Lamin Drammeh
The former Chief of Defense Staff under the Jammeh administration, Lang Tombong Tamba has bounced back following his appointment as vice chairman of a newly...
Daily Observer newspaper resumes operation
Following its temporal closure over tax arrears, the Observer Company has today, Wednesday, June 28th resumed operations.
The Observer Company, publishes the country's leading and biggest newspaper...
Another deadly car accident in CRR, one killed
Tragedy struck the community of Sinchu Njanko and the surrounding villages in the Naimina District of the Central River Region (CRR) early Tuesday as a fatal car...
President Barrow to launch National Think-Tank tomorrow
President Adama Barrow will officially launch the National Think-Tank tomorrow, Thursday, June 29th, the State House has confirmed.
The grand launching will take place at the Grand Tent,...
“I Cried At The Senegalese High Commissioner’s Office”–Fatoumatta Tambajang
The Overseer of the Vice President's office and Minister of Women Affairs, Fatoumatta Tambajang Jallow has said that she cried at the office of the Senegalese High...
