When Things Were Tough, President Barrow Ran To Senegal
President Barrow's statement in Turkey is very disappointing, corrosive and imprecise. This is not what is expected from a president who claims, that there is democracy in...
“Pristine Consulting Has No Existing Contracts With Government” Justice Minister
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, February 14, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacar Tambadou has said that Pristine Consulting’s contract with The Gambia...
“Dr Ceesay’s Rights Were Not Violated” Justice Minister Tambadou
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Tambadou has said that the questioning of Dr Ismaila Ceesay by the police did not violate his rights.
Minister Tambadou...
ECOWAS Court delivers landmark decision in one of our strategic cases challenging the laws...
On 14 February 2018, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delivered a landmark judgment in which it found that the...
ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists
By CPJ
February 14, 2018 3:14 PM ET
New York, February 14, 2018--The Committee to Protect Journalists called on the Gambian government to act on a judgment passed today...
Former General Saul Badgie’s Wife Detained
The wife of former general, Saul Badjie is currently detained at the Brusubi Police station security sources say.
Aisha jallow who was picked up at 10am Monday morning...
We Need A Unifying and Inclusive Leader and NOT A DIVISIVE PRESIDENT!
President Adama Barrow must realize that as a public officer he will be and he must be held to account for his decisions, policies, actions and manner...
UDP holds rally At Brikama
The United Democratic Party UDP holds its first political rally at Brikama after the ban on political rallies was lifted by the Inspector General of Police.
The ban...
Jammeh excluded from 36 ‘Most Wanted List’
Referred by some people as Gambia’s “most wanted criminal”, ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s name has been absent from the list compiled by Gambia’s security and intelligence authorities.
This list...
The Gambia’s Voice Was Diminished ’-Foreign Minister Darboe
By Omar Wally
The actions of one man (Yahya Jammeh) to withdraw The Gambia from the Commonwealth had far reaching effects on The Gambia says Gambia’s Foreign Affairs...
The Education System Is a Woeful Failure
Musa Bah
Nusrat Senior Secondary School
The ongoing push and pull between a group of teachers and the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has highlighted once again, the...
President Barrow Youth Movement President Resigns
The President of The President Barrow Youth Movement for National Development, Ndey Fatima Jammeh has tendered her resignation to the movement Thursday afternoon.
In a letter addressed to...
A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN
By Ousman Mbowe
Over the years, the world has found its head sinking in the shackles of anarchy, strife, and mass destruction of lives and properties due to...
UTG Faculty & Staff Association Says Press Release On The Release Of Dr. Ceesay...
2nd February, 2018
PRESS RELEASE
The University of the Gambia Faculty and Staff Association wishes to respond to the press release issued by the Gambia Police Force dated the...
‘My arrest is a wakeup call for Gambians’
A lecturer at the University of The Gambia, who was Wednesday evening questioned and detained by the police, has said that his experience is a wakeup call...
Freedom of Expression Is the Cornerstone of Democracy
To say that I am disappointed in the recent actions of the government will be an understatement. The current state of affairs does not portray what most...
Government Reassures Right to Freedom of Expression
PR/ref/MOICI/001/18
February 1, 2018
The Government of The Gambia acknowledges that Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, a political science lecturer at the University of The Gambia was invited by the police...
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay to Spend the Night in Detention
The only reason The Gambia Police arrested Dr. Ismaila Ceesay is because of this sentence in a report of his interview with the Voice Newspaper.
“Top Political scientist...
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay Detained, Will Spend Night At Banjul Police
Credible sources say Dr.Ismaila Ceesay’s detention at the Criminal Intelligence Unit has to do with an article on a local newspaper in Gambia where he allegedly made...
‘I will go independent’
KMC mayoral aspirant Bakary Badjie has revealed that he has decided to stand as an independent candidate in the forth-coming mayoral election.
Speaking to The Standard yesterday, Mr...
