Thursday, March 28, 2024

Breaking news: National Assembly abandons planned session

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The National Assembly abandoned its planned session today after the minister of finance failed to turn up. The finance minister was supposed to table two requests, one of...

Breaking news: America designates Zineb Jammeh after concluding she ‘materially’ assisted Jammeh in his...

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By Lamin Njie The United States has announced the designation of Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh over support she accorded former President Jammeh, the nation's ex-tyrant who was in...

Breaking news: President Barrow to address nation as fourth minister tests positive for coronavirus

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President Adama Barrow will address the nation tonight amid a fourth minister testing positive for Covid-19, according to GRTS. The state broadcaster reported on its official Facebook page...

Peace Corps Swears-In 39 New Volunteers

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Press Release On Wednesday, December 5th, Peace Corps - The Gambia swore in 39 new Agriculture and Health Volunteers.  The ceremony, which was attended by Minister of Environment...

Jammeh Should Not be Punished – APRC Leader

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By Lamin Njie Fabakary Tombong Jatta has said that truth commissions anywhere in the world are established out of mass murder and wholesale killing. The APRC interim leader made...

Photojournalist Ebou Waggeh, known for his brilliant shots of places, dies at 63

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Photojournalist Ebou Waggeh has suddenly died on Monday, his family has confirmed. Mr Waggeh was aged 63. The Wax Media founder is known for taking brilliant shots of...

Breaking: Two ministers get dumped into foreign service after being fired by President Barrow

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Two cabinet ministers have been removed by President Adama Barrow and quickly redeployed to the foreign service. Youth and Sport minister Hadrammeh Sidibeh and Trade minister Lamin Jobe...

Anita, First Lady Visit Bakoteh Orphanage

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By Mammy Saidykhan Anita E Hawkins and the First Lady Fatoumata Bah Barrow on Friday visited the SOS Children’s Village in Bakoteh. The day’s visit was an opportunity for...

Badou Kebbeh alleged killer who was on the run is arrested in Kaolack, repatriated

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Mustapha Gaye who was on the run since 23rd April, 2017 for allegedly stabbing and killing one Badou Kebbeh with a knife in Nema Jola Kunda, has...

Red carpet folded at airport; Army Band disappeared; mediating presidents still in town

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The Red Carpet roll down to welcome and see off visiting dignitaries at the Banjul International Airport has just been folded off by soldiers and taken away,...

‘Magnificent’ D3.5Bn Senegambia Bridge Opened

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By Lamin Njie President Adama Barrow on Monday officiated the opening of the Senegambia Bridge following three years of construction. The landmark structure built across the River Gambia Yelli-Tenda-Bamba...

PPP CRISIS: Faction Demands Papa Njie, Others’ Resignation

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A faction in the People’s Progressive Party has called for the resignation of Papa Njie as leader of the party. PPP has been thrown into a state of...

Breaking: CRC releases first draft constitution, after months of compiling and drafting

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By Adama Makasuba The Constitutional Review Commission has published the much-awaited draft constitution following months of compilation and drafting. It comes a week after the eleven-commission members announced a...

‘I am going to win Jeshwang seat’ – GDC’s MC Cham

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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...

140 Gambians repatriated from Libya

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A total of 140 Gambian nationals arrived in the country early Friday morning, March 10th, expatriated from Libya. This was confirmed by Interior Minister Mai Ahmed Fatty during...

Breaking News: Man Arrested over Car Accident that Left Two People Dead in URR

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By Lamin Njie Police in The Gambia have arrested a man in connection to a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of two people. Police spokesman Lamin Njie...

“I am not going to run for a third term” – KMC Mayor Colley 

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Yankuba Colley, the Mayor of Kanifing Municipality has announced that he will not run for a third term. He told a diaspora online radio on Saturday that he...

Anyone Remembers Mrs Bucket’s Husband Richard in Keeping Up Appearances? Actor Dies Aged 82

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Clive Swift has died aged 82. The actor died on Friday morning after a short illness, a representative confirmed. Best known for playing the long suffering Richard Bucket in...

Breaking: EU delegation, US Embassy, British High Commission and German Embassy call on members...

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The EU delegation, United States Embassy, British High Commission and German Embassy have issued a joint call for members of the national assembly to vote in favour...

Gambia wins a trophy at ECOWAS wrestling tournament

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Gambia won a trophy at the 8th ECOWAS traditional wrestling tournament which ended in Dakar, Senegal on the night of the 14th of May 2017. The three-Day keenly...