Interior Minister confirms late Solo Sandeng remains exhumed
Gambia's Interior minister has confirmed that the unmarked grave of late Solo Sandeng, the UDP militant that was allegedly tortured to death in 2016 under state custody...
Chief Justice urges judicial officials to be upright
Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow has called on the newly-appointed Notary Publics, Justices of Peace and Commissioners for Oaths to live up to the oaths they took...
Gambia torches confiscated marijuana worth D8M
By Lamin Njie
Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty said on Wednesday the government will ramp up efforts to stamp
out the menace of illicit drugs in the country –...
Workers of the Gambia Unite! Stand Up for Your Rights and Welfare!!
By Madi Jobarteh
Once again May Day is coming on Monday. In the Gambia this very important event has been popularly known for the May Day sports at...
6 Gambians judges appointed to Supreme, other courts
The Judicial Service Commission and the Office of the Chief Justice having consultation with President Adama Barrow and pursuant to the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission...
Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang To Launch The National Think-Tank Next Week
The Office of the Vice (OVP) has last week sent out invitation letters to Gambians and members of the diplomatic and consular corps to the launching of...
I have not taken any bribe – Minister Fatty
The Interior minister has denied allegations that he has given a biometric national identification card project to Semlex Company in exchange for an unspecified amount of dollars.
Mai...
President Barrow launches the National Security Council
Fajara, 21 August 2017
President Adama Barrow today launched a 7 member National Security Council (NSC) at a ceremony held at his office.
President Barrow urged the Council members...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT..Whence the Vehicles….?
A few months ago, it was announced on the media that you had donated a vehicle to the Gambia Radio and Television Services. Many of us expressed...
Media free under President Barrow but…
Veteran journalist Pap Saine and country representative of global journalists association Reporter San Frontier RSF, has said though the media is now enjoying freedom under the new...
Red carpet folded at airport; Army Band disappeared; mediating presidents still in town
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,...
EU chief election observer to Gambia arrives ahead of Parliamentary elections
The European Union Election Observation Mission chief to The Gambia arrived in the country on Monday, March 20th, ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections slated for April...
‘I am the only candidate who can salvage the people of Jeshwang’ – Independent...
Kaddijatou Jawo, Point Newspaper
The Independent aspirant for Jeswang Constituency, Mustapha Kah, has said he is the only candidate who can salvage the people of Jeswang because the...
Amie Sillah calls for proportional representation in parliament
Amie Sillah, National Assembly candidate for the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has called for proportional representation of women in parliament.
Mrs Sillah, contesting for...
Gambia to host 61st ACHPR Ordinary Session in November
The Gambia will host the 61st African Commission has unilaterally decided to hold its 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in...
‘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...
IEC CLEARS AIR ON GDC SPLIT
The Independent Electoral Commission has made clarifications as to when it was contacted by both Musa Batchilly, with his resignation letter from the Gambia Democratic Congress GDC...
APRC will not repeat mistakes under Jammeh – FTJ
The interim leader of the opposition APRC has said the former ruling party will not repeat mistakes made under former President Jammeh.
“Another APRC leadership in government will...
The Gambia: Hard Economic Times in Ramadan
OPINION
By Musa Bassadi Jawara
The Gambia: Hard Economic Times in Ramadan
Commodity prices have skyrocketed and there is no end in sight. I was out and about the past...
14 EU long term election observers deployed
A total of 14 European Union Long Term Observers (LTOs) were on Wednesday, March, 22 dispatched to their various postings across the country, ahead of Parliamentary elections...
