Gambia was not independent on 18 February 1965
By Madi Jobarteh
April 24. 1970.
On this day, Queen Elizabeth of the UK ceased being the sovereign power of The Gambia. Rather, on this day the Gambian People...
Busumbala: MP announces burial of Marie Mendy and Zilson Gomez as police investigation continues
The funeral of Marie Mendy and Zilson Gomez will be held in Saturday, according to Busumbala MP Saikouba Jarju.
Busumbala was rocked earlier this month when a man...
‘I will be there’: Darboe repeats his proclamation he is the nation’s next president
UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has said once more will be win the December 4 presidential election.
“InshaAllah, December 5th I will be there,” Darboe told The Fatu Network...
Idriss Déby: Thousands attend funeral of Chad president
Thousands of Chadians attended the state funeral of long-serving President Idriss Déby after he was killed earlier this week during a clash with rebels.
Among the foreign leaders...
‘Back Way’ tragedy: Over 100 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan coast
More than 100 illegal immigrants have drowned when their boat capsized off the Libyan coast, Eugenio Ambrosi, chief of staff of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),...
Top Imam Essa Jawara calls on affluent Muslims to give part of their wealth...
Chief Imam of Masjid Bilal Sheikh Essa Jawara has called on the nation’s Muslims to spend part of their wealth in Allah’s cause and by helping the...
President to travel to Sierra Leone on Monday as Bio invites him
President Adama Barrow will travel to Sierra Leone on Monday to grace the 60 Independence Anniversary of the country.
In a statement Friday, No. 1 Marina Parade said:...
Dr Tangara and EU’s Pampaloni talk about modalities of further consultation over ‘bilateral concern’
Dr Mamadou Tangara on Thursday assured the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to The Gambia Corrado Pampaloni that The Gambia will continue collaborating with the bloc...
QNET receives two coveted international business awards for its Mobile App Innovation and CSR...
QNET, one of the fastest growing e-commerce powered direct selling companies from Asia, recently received recognitions from the Middle East and North Africa Stevie® Awards and Communitas...
President Barrow and Fatou Bensouda meet where latter showed appreciation over Gambia’s stance when...
President Adama Barrow on Tuesday received the outgoing International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the State House in Banjul, according to State House.
In a...
Government publishes food items guide which sees price of the popular American rice swings...
One can get a 50kg bag of America rice in the country between D1,300 and D1,400, according to a guide circulated by the trade ministry.
The trade ministry...
‘That’s not true’: Sheriffo Sonko rejects claims only supporters of UDP voted for him
Brikama Area Council Chairman Sheriffo Sonko has strongly rejected any claims it was UDP supporters who voted for him as chairman of BAC.
“That’s not true. So many...
‘Alhamdullilah’: UDP declares ‘vindication’ in cannabis saga
The United Democratic Party has said it has been vindicated as the party announced the conviction of the man who was driving the party’s vehicle when he...
CHAD: Killed leader’s funeral announced by military officials
The State Funeral of Former Chad President Idriss Déby Itno will take place on Friday, 23rd April, military officials announced on Tuesday.
A statement from the new military...
Top Russia military colonel based in Dakar Yuri Mironenko meets army chief Yakuba Drammeh
Colonel Yuri Mironenko, Military, Air, and Naval Attaché to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday 20 April 2021, paid a courtesy call...
Top US general Rohling calls on army chief General Yakuba Drammeh
The Commander United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa Command, Major General Andrew M. Rohling on Tuesday 20 April 2021, paid a courtesy call on the...
15 generals appointed to ensure transition in Chad after death of President Deby
Chadian interim head of state General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has chosen fourteen other generals to compose the transitional military council (CMT), which was established Tuesday following...
Nation’s beggars cry over use of their photos
By Fatou Camara II
The less fortunate who ask for food and money along Kairaba Avenue have pleaded with Gambians to stop taking their pictures when giving out...
Bubacarr Keita rape trial: Defence protests notice and judge agrees
By Lamin Njie
The defence in the rape trial of businessman Bubacarr Keita on Wednesday protested a notice by prosecution to have a new witness testify in the...
Gambia eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
The Gambia successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health threat, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced on Tuesday.
As a result, The Gambia became the third African country...
