Coalition ‘agree’ to back Barrow’s five years ambition but pictures show no UDP or...
By Lamin Njie
The head of Coalition 2016 said on Friday the group has agreed to back President Adama Barrow on his plan to be in office until...
Madi Jobarteh unloads on army commander Cham, intelligence chief and Amie Bojang
By Lamin Njie
Political commentator and civil society activist Madi Jobarteh has ripped into State House press secretary Amie Bojang Sissoho over her new show on GRTS.
Mrs Bojang...
Report says Gambian children engage in ‘worst’ forms of child labour
The United States Department of Labor has released the 18th edition of its annual findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor report, with the report concluding...
Army vows to crush Operation Three Years Jotna’s December protest
By Lamin Njie
The commander of the Gambia Armed Forces said Thursday any group that tries to ‘subvert’ the peace and stability of the country will come across...
Hamat Bah parleys with stakeholders over Thomas Cook
By Lamin Njie
With the looming collapse of Thomas Cook, the Minister of Tourism Hamat Bah summoned a meeting of stakeholders to seek remedial actions to respond to...
UN, AU and Ecowas urged to put pressure on Barrow’s gov’t over Jammeh’s return...
By Lamin Njie
Opposition APRC has called on the UN, AU and Ecowas to put pressure on the Barrow administration in order for former president Yahya Jammeh to...
Police introduce new car number plates
Police in The Gambia on Wednesday said they have introduced a new car number plates system.
Unlike the existing ones, the new number plates are more durable and...
Could this be the reason why President Barrow has refused to take part in...
By Lamin Njie
The National Assembly on Wednesday abandoned its plan to debate on President Adama Barrow’s State of the Nation Address.
President Barrow is bound by law to...
Foreign ministry yet to supply lawmakers with names of over 1000 diplomatic passport holders
By Lamin Njie
The ministry of foreign affairs is yet to supply members of the national assembly with the names and addresses of over 1000 people who have...
Gambia represents Africa at ACP Group of States meeting in New York
Foreign minister Dr Mamadou Tangara on Tuesday 24 September represented the African continent at the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States meeting with the European...
Barrow taps Dibba and Sey for OIC top roles
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has appointed Yankuba Dibba as the chief executive officer of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation national secretariat.
Dibba was appointed to the role...
Group calls on gov’t to intensify its support to April 2000 demo victims
The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations Monday called on the Gambia government to ‘speed up’ its support to the victims of April 10 and...
Gov’t offers apology to China after Barrow’s State of the Nation gaffe
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia government has apologised to China after President Adama Barrow failed to address the East Asian nation by its official name.
President Barrow on Thursday...
US confirms ex-jungler Correa’s arrest
By Lamin Njie
The United States Embassy in Banjul has confirmed the arrest in US of a former member of former president Yahya Jammeh’s killer squad, The Junglers.
US...
Embattled Sumareh resigns over ‘working environment’ at State House
By Lamin Njie
Mansa Sumareh has said he has resigned his post as State House chief driver.
Sumareh resigned on Wednesday as he fights to dig himself out of...
Barrow’s press secretary rejects suggestions she leads an incompetent PR team
By Lamin Njie
The director of press and public relations at the Office of the President Amie Bojang Sissoho has frowned at suggestions she leads an incompetent press...
State House press secretary claims survey rated Barrow ‘high’ in terms of popularity
By Lamin Njie
State House Press Secretary Amie Bojang Sissoho has said a survey conducted by Afrobarometer has rated President Adama Barrow ‘high’ in terms of how Gambians...
ASJ donates items to Mile 2 inmates
Gunjur born political scientist and human rights activist Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh has on Tuesday visited the mile 2 central prisons where he presented food items to...
World at risk of pandemics that could kill millions, panel warns
The world is facing a mounting threat of disease pandemics that could kill millions and wreak havoc on the global economy, a international expert panel has warned,...
Barrow gov’t breaks record by issuing 578 diplomatic passports in first year in office...
By Lamin Njie
The Barrow administration issued 578 diplomatic passports in its first year in office, twice the number of diplomatic passports it scrapped in 2017.
The Gambia government...
