Mama Kandeh disappointed with President Barrow’s post election statement
The leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) party has expressed total disappointment with the post Parliamentary election statement by President Adama Barrow saying he has indicated...
GDC says NO to Parliamentary election results, discredits Int’l observers’ reports
Opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) party leader says ‘no’ to results from many constituencies where he said irregularities happened during the recent parliamentary elections, adding they will...
UDP wins majority in the National Assembly
The United Democratic Party (UDP) became victorious in Gambia’s Thursday Parliamentary elections, winning 31 seats out of the total 53 seats contested.
Alhaji Alieu Momarr Njai, the Chairman...
Polls closed in Gambia’s Parliamentary elections, counting underway
Polls have closed in Gambia’s Parliamentary elections and counting is underway throughout the country.
Voting officially began as early as 07:00am GMT and closed at 17hrs GMT throughout...
EU Chief Election Observer witnesses opening of Polls in Bakau
The European Union Chief election Observer to Gambia’s Parliamentary elections, Miroslav Poche on Thursday witnessed the opening of the polls at Bakau New Town Lower Basic School...
Polls open in Gambia’s first post-Jammeh Parliamentary elections
Voting is underway in Gambia’s Parliamentary elections, the first polls since long time ruler Yahya Jammeh was defeated in December 2016.
Polls opened as early as 07:00AM GMT...
AU Election Observation Mission arrives in Banjul
The African Union Election Observation Mission to The Gambia’s April 6th Parliamentary elections arrived in the country ahead of voting day.
At the invitation of the government of...
Gambians to vote in first post-Jammeh Parliamentary elections on Thursday
Gambians are heading to the polls on Thursday, April 6th, 2017, in first elections since the downfall of the long time ruler Yahya Jammeh in December 2016.
A...
Gambia to host Int’l Seminar on Resilience and Waste Management
The Gambia is hosting an international seminar on rural resilience and community waste management from 25th – 30th April 2017.
Organised jointly by the Arkleton Trust and WasteAid...
The hypocrisy of party politics
By Solomon Demba
Democracy can be seen as the only political system compatible with liberal democracies. In a proper functioning democracy, political parties tend to embrace both internal...
GYIN Gambia to stage first ever Rural Youth Awards
The Gambia chapter of Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN Gambia) is to stage its first ever award meant to recognise the efforts of enterprising youth in rural...
14 EU Short Term Election Observers deployed ahead of Thursday polls
A total of 14 short-term election observers (STOs) from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) on Monday departed to their respective areas of observation across...
Gambia Press Union unveils US$220, 000 UNDEF funding
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Saturday, April 1st, launched a two-year United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) sponsored project titled ‘Enhancing Government-Media Relations to Improve the Legal...
Charges Dropped Against Single Mother Accused Of ‘Insulting’ President Barrow
Magistrate AR Bah of the Brikama Magistrate Court today, Monday, April 3, struck out the case of one Fatou Badjie who was charged with insulting President Adama...
EU Short Term Election Observers depart on Monday
A total of 14 European Union Short Term Observers for next week’s Parliamentary elections will depart on Monday, April 3rd, to their respective areas of observation.
The European...
NED gives US$39,995 grant to Gambia Press Union
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has in February 2017 approved a US$39,995 grant for the Gambia Press Union (GPU), a statement from the umbrella body for...
Acting VP Tambajang visits Gambia’s embassy in Washington
Madam Fatoumata Jallow Tambajang, Acting Vice President and Minister of Women's Affairs on Tuesday, March 28, visited the Gambian embassy in Washington DC in the margins of...
Journalists trained on election coverage & security ahead of Parliamentary elections
Over a dozen of Gambian journalists on Tuesday, March 28, began a three-day intensive training on elections coverage and security in electoral process ahead of the upcoming...
‘I am going to win Jeshwang seat’ – GDC’s MC Cham
Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) candidate for Jeshwang Constituency in the upcoming National Assembly elections has expressed confident that he will win the race.
MC Cham, the party’s youth...
Justice Ministry to create Special Adviser position on judicial reforms
Gambia’s Ministry of Justice is on the verge of creating the post of a Special Adviser to the Attorney General.
The Special Adviser’s responsibility will be to provide...