The Gambia

By Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu Bar Exam and Mental Health: Does It Come with the Territory? My Lady says: “It comes with the territory.” Well, we just completed our...

Banjul, Gambia – Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe of Banjul extended a warm welcome to His Worship José Medina Lobato, Mayor of the City of Bissau, and his...

By: D. A. Jawo As a follow-up to my last piece on the 2024 Draft Constitution (the Dawda Jallow Draft), I find it quite necessary to highlight some...

By Alhagie Jobe: Leaders from the sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, are meeting in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, this Saturday, January 7th, 2017 to take what they call...

Gambia’s Interior Minister has said that there will be no more executive directives asking the police to do what is unlawful. Mai Ahmed Fatty was speaking on Wednesday...

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...

  The political campaign has now been buried with the declaration of results. Time for work began ticking. I must admit the inauguration of the NAM radiated soothing...

In one of the most anticipated speeches of his political career amidst fellow world leaders and a public tuned-in-wait, the Gambian leader delivered a flawless masterclass to...

  After more than half a century of independence, we are still largely dependant on the west. We do not have proper and established democratic institutions which will...

  The Accidents Are Getting Out of Hand.... Mr President, every now and again, we read in the newspapers about some fatal accident or the other. In the past...

  The Gambia Democratic Congress, GDC, in a statement sent to The Standard has called on the Gambia government to expeditiously start issuing ID cards. The party alleged that...

By Omar Wally Gambia’s Justice Minister Abubcarr Tambadou, said he has been informed by the Prosecutor, handling the case of former NIA boss Yankuba Badjie & CO ,Antouman Gaye,...

PRESS RELEASE    The Government of The Gambia would like to express its utter dismay  the fake news circulating in the social media purportedly reporting that the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia has recognized  the declaration of independence by Catalonia. This report is not only untrue but misleading and a misrepresentation of the official position of the Government and people of The Gambia.    The Gambia and the Kingdom of Spain has long standing bilateral  relationship and friendship based on mutual respect. This relationship,  which is based on respect for each other’s sovereignty, continues to grow  from strength to strength.     Therefore, the Government of The Gambia strongly disassociates itself  from this misleading information. We hereby renew our committment to a  united Spain and hope that the Spanish people will find an amicable  solution to this unfortunate impasse.    Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure  GRTS Building, MDI Road  Kanifing   

By: Alieu Jallow The National Road Authority (NRA) and its parent ministry, the Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure, launched the "Arrive Safe" awareness campaign on Thursday, May...

    By Lamin Cham, Standard Newspaper   President Barrow has managed to sail through the uncertainty that surrounded his position at the start of his campaign tour of the country....

  Language of Peace…. One of the reasons I am in a hurry for the beginning of the Constitution is so that the new Constitution will not only change...

  Disaster Relief.... In the Wolof Language they say, 'xoddeeku balaa ngai laka le', a crude translation of this will be 'prevention is better than cure'. Every year, when...

By Omar Wally Fatoumata Jallow- Tambajang, the acting Vice President and Minister for Women Affairs has told flood victims that The Gambia government under the leadership...

The two major ingredients that are indispensable prerequisites for socio-economic development of any modern nation are electricity and roads. Hence if there is anything that Barrow needs...

By: Zackline Colley The National Nutrition Agency, in collaboration with Africa Catalyzing Action for Nutrition, successfully concluded a five-day training program aimed at equipping media personnel and networks...