Friday, March 29, 2024

Draft constitution: ECOWAS leaders speak

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The authority of ECOWAS heads of state has called on political stakeholders in the country to find a common understanding over the draft constitution. The draft constitution is...

Dr Lamin J Sise brands NIA officers ‘wicked’ torturers who willingly brutalised innocent Gambians...

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TRRC chairman Dr Lamin J Sise said today hearing about the National Intelligence Agency has shown agents weren't the innocent and ignorant enablers of the dictatorship as...

Biden to sign order to halt non-US citizens from travelling to US due to...

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President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow...

Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Togo all agree to send police units to Gambia

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Four ECOWAS nations have agreed to send police units to The Gambia once ECOMIG gets transformed into a police mission. ECOWAS heads of state and government held their...

ECOMIG: President Barrow gets condemned over ‘terrible’ Ecowas decision

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Madi Jobarteh has carpeted President Adama Barrow over Ecowas's decision to extend ECOMIG's stay in The Gambia to December 2021 and transform the force into a police...

ST: I’m totally behind women, women should be treated like gold

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The Gambia’s top Afro-Manding rapper, ST, has come out to address the issue of domestic violence, while calling on men to treat women with love and affection. The...

Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat...

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Former president Donald Trump threw himself back into politics this weekend by publicly endorsing a devoted and divisive acolyte in Arizona who has embraced his false election...

‘Do not insult back’: Darboe asks his UDP flock to refuse being drawn into...

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UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has chronicled how his brother's child placed a call to him appearing to be crying and informing him of people insulting him. Meeting with...

Ghana prepares to bury former President Jerry Rawlings

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As Ghana prepares for the funeral of former president Jerry Rawlings, the two main political parties are squabbling over his legacy. Behind the scenes, Rawlings’ family, traditional chiefs,...

Senegal ‘prophet’: What we now got to know about the man

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Muslims both in Senegal and The Gambia have struggled to make sense of the way a man and his people practice Islam. Baba Malabe and his followers pray...

‘Adama Barrow still loves UDP’

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NCP leader Majanko Samusa has said President Adama Barrow still harbours feelings of love for United Democratic Party. President Barrow traces his political roots to UDP but his...

‘We’re ready’: Darboe warns UDP prepared to revert to measures akin to April 2016...

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UDP leader Ousainou Darboe has warned his party remains ready to save The Gambia once more - as he parleys with supporters. UDP supporters from Kiang West met...

‘Who the hell are you?’ Police assist aggressive ‘tall’ man to remove investigative journalist...

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A tall man on Friday asked Mustapha K Darboe to leave the Supreme Court premises as the investigative journalist carried out a short filming. Darboe is the nation's...

Will Gambia benefit? WHO, Pfizer announce deal for 40 million vaccine doses for poorer...

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The World Health Organization said on Friday it had reached an agreement with Pfizer for 40 million doses of its vaccine against COVID-19, allowing it to begin...

‘You don’t know if you will die’: Top Imam answers question about dealing in...

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Top imam Sheikh Chebo Cham has fielded a question about a mindset common among young Muslims in the country about engaging in forbidden acts and repenting later. Young...

Madi Jobarteh says bad blood between nation’s leaders is a threat to national unity

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Commentator Madi Jobarteh has called on the country's political leaders to cooperate as they share the same objective: to be president. The national air has been filled with...

US Ambassador meets Dr Mamadou Tangara, briefs the foreign minister on Biden’s first acts...

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US Ambassador Richard C. Paschall on Friday briefed Foreign Minister Dr Momodou Tangara on President Joe Biden’s Executive Actions on the World Health Organization and other aspects...

President Barrow and his ministers agree for good internet in 75% of the nation’s...

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An ambitious policy that seeks to ensure 75% of the nation's homes have affordable access to actual download and upload of at least 5 Mbps by 2022...

President Barrow and his ministers meet, agree to buy equipment for police for their...

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Cabinet have agreed to splash the cash on required equipment for the police for them to be able to take part in UN and other peacekeeping missions...

‘Our days are numbered’: Women gardeners say they could be sacked from their garden...

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By Ousman Jatta The Bakau Fandema women’s horticultural garden at sting corner is home to many women gardeners but they are living in consternation amid rumours they could...