Members of public react as video shows troubled Gen Badjie knocking back at allegations
By Lamin Njie
Members of the public online have reacted after former commander of Republican National Guards Saul Badjie is seen in a video seeking forgiveness.
In the video,...
PRESS RELEASE ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON COVID-19: WHAT NEXT- A NATION IN CRISIS?
We come back to express our very deep concern over the way and manner that a major national crisis continues to be handled without the seriousness of...
On the Realities of our Current Situation: Letter to my President (Part 10)
Good evening Mr President,
With utmost respect Sir, I salute you thou Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of The Gambia. Surely your feet...
European Union donates equipment towards The Gambia’s fight against COVID-19
Today, the European Union handed over 10,000 face masks, 500 protective suits and 100 face shields to the Ministry of Health. The donation is part of a...
Karpowership gives 5 ventilators worth about D6M to Gambia
Karpowership energy company on Wednesday presented five ventilators worth about D6 million to the Government of The Gambia.
Receiving the medical equipment at State House, Vice President Isatou...
European Union donates equipment to Gambia to aid in fight against COVID-19
The European Union has handed over 10,000 face masks, 500 protective suits and 100 face shields to the Ministry of Health.
The donation on Wednesday is part of...
Is Gambia’s medical supplies deal on verge of collapse? Health ministry expresses concern over...
By Lamin Njie
The ministry of health and TMS are locked in a standoff over the Turkish company's price quotation for various medical equipment and other supplies.
According to...
GFA makes fresh call for national COVID-19 fund
Gambia For All has again restated its belief in the establishment of a national COVID-19 fund that would be subsidised through private donations.
The party in a statement...
Police fire teargas at angry Sukuta crowd – as physical planning tears down structures
By Fatou Camara
Police fired teargas at a crowd that gathered in Salagi on Tuesday as officials of the department of physical planning tore down structures they say...
On Bards and Bardology: Epistle to the Oracle (Part 1)
Omar, the wordsmith; thou Oracle of our times,
I salute you and hail you for the razzmatazz you have recently ushered into Gambian social media with your epic...
GAMBIA GOVERNMENT NOT SERIOUS ABOUT COVID-19
Can some one or a dear friend be kind enough to help me make a sense of how the Gambia National Assembly (NA) conducts business? You see,...
My Take on the National Discussion on the Final Draft Constitution Part...
Since the CRC handed over the Final Draft Constitution to Pres. Adama Barrow on March 30 many have held the view that the President is not barred...
National assembly, no problem! President Barrow to address nation as fresh SoPE looms
President Adama Barrow will later today address the nation on the state of public emergency.
A 45-day SoPE elapsed on Monday amid uncertainty following the decision by members...
Finance ministry pushes back at reports minister’s absence triggered call off of Monday’s session
The ministry of finance has dismissed reports the national assembly could not hold its Monday's session because of the absence of the minister of finance.
The Fatu Network...
Health ministry uses word ‘pleased’ during announcement of new coronavirus case
The health ministry today said it was pleased to inform members of the public that a new coronavirus case has been registered.
"In the area of surveillance and...
Police reveal two people are helping them in their probe after devastating Brikama market...
By Lamin Njie
Police have said two people have been arrested after last week's devastating fire at Brikama market.
A huge fire ripped through Brikama market last Tuesday ravaging...
They face up to SEVEN years in prison: Fourteen people reportedly CHARGED in diplomatic...
By Lamin Njie
Fourteen people have been charged over a diplomatic passport scandal that rocked the Barrow administration late last year, according to The Standard.
They are, Mansa Sumareh...
Halifa Sallah warns state of emergency is meaningless without national assembly participation
By Lamin Njie
Halifa Sallah warned today a state of public emergency is meaningless if it is not backed by regulations, as uncertainty grips the nation following the...
New leader, new decision: FSQA restores 28 sacked officials – as new DG Mamodou...
By Lamin Njie
Twenty-eight officials who got sacked from the Food Safety and Quality Authority have been taken back by the authority.
The officials were sacked from the authority...
On the Chronicles of Lambai: Exploits of the Great Sons of Salikenni in Gambian...
He may not have studied law or practiced the craft of the learned ones, but the Salikenni-born social activist-cum-political-rabble-rouser, Massaneh Kuli-Jara, made his own mark in the...
