Secularism: It’s up to you to build or break Gambia, don tells constitution chiefs
Professor Pierre Gomez has said that secularism is not atheism as he called on CRC officials to look into ways of inserting the word 'secular' in the...
Malaria fight stalling at ‘unacceptably high level’ of deaths: WHO
Malaria still infects millions of people every year and kills more than 400,000 - mostly children in Africa - because the fight against the mosquito-borne disease has...
Interior minister calls for vigilance to ensure national documents don’t land in hands of...
By Lamin Njie
Interior Minister Yankuba Sonko has called on the Gambian public to support the Gambia Immigration Department in ensuring national documents do not land in the...
UK: The most popular names of 2019 were Olivia and Muhammad
The BabyCentre has released its annual top 100 baby names - but reveal that the climate crisis and female footballers have had a big influence on baby...
Darboe roasts Barrow over waste of resources on tour
By Sainey Darboe
The Gambia is sustaining considerable loss of resources owing to a nation wide tour embarked upon by President Adama Barrow, Ousainou Darboe, head of opposition...
Farewell guys! Turkey’s Yuceer meets Tangara as curtain falls on Gambia ambassador role
Ismail Sefa Yuceer on Tuesday met with foreign minister Mamadou Tangara, after his tenure as Turkey's top diplomat in the country came to an end.
Yuceer was Turkey's...
‘It’s not true’: Kah pooh-poohs ex-chairman’s claim Jokadu has turned its back on GDC
By Lamin Njie
GDC North Bank Region chairperson has lashed out at Ousman Jallow as someone who is reputed for 'jumping' from one party to another after the...
Upper Nuimi officials meet foreign minister Tangara
Four communities in Upper Nuimi on Monday 2 December paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou...
‘95% have defected to Barrow’: Ex-chairman claims GDC has crumbled in Jokadu and two...
By Adama Makasuba
A man who claims he is the former regional youth chairman for Gambia Democratic Congress for Jokadu district has said the party has lost its...
Police move to toughen rule on roadshows as they reveal thieves take advantage of...
Thieves are taking advantage of carnivals and roadshows to steal from people, police have said.
Gambian youths have a special knack for party events, events that are most...
A mission to win them over? Barrow assures Foni people of equal treatment
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow on Monday held a meeting in Kampassa, telling natives: 'all Gambians are my family, so I treat everyone equally'.
Mr Barrow resumed his...
Fire Monday: Fisheries staff including minister flee as massive fire whose cause is under...
By Lamin Njie
Gambians firefighters on Monday battled a massive fire that broke out at the ministry of fisheries in Banjul.
Ministry officials said the fire started at around...
Fass natives frown at ‘bias’ citizenship provision
By Adama Makasuba
A new citizenship provision in the new draft constitution that provides special protection to children found in the country without their parents has been slammed...
Death toll from Lampedusa shipwreck rises to 18: Italian coast guard
The bodies of five migrants who died when a boat capsized in rough waters off the southern Lampedusa coast a week ago have been found, Italy’s coast...
Barrow Bwiam meeting scrapped after girl aged 5 was killed during Gambian leader’s Banjul...
State House on Monday confirmed a five-year-old girl died after a commercial vehicle 'fell' off the road and reportedly ploughed on people in Bwiam.
President Adama Barrow on...
Solo Sandeng: SFT thanks Gambians after raising nearly D1M for slain activist’s house project
The Sandeng Fundraising Team today expressed gratitude to Gambians over their contribution towards late political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng's house project.
Mr Sandeng died in 2016 after he...
UK: Gambian refuses ‘hero’ title after moment of bravery that saw him tackle scissors...
A man who body-slammed a scissors killer to the ground and restrained him until cops arrived said last night: “I’m no hero”.
Raynold Richards, 32, risked his life...
Darboe suggests he might have regretted exchanging Jammeh for Barrow
By Sainey Darboe
The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainou Darboe, has expressed buyer’s remorse for exchanging two decades of Jammeh’s tyranny with a new dispensation under...
Gambia becomes second country in Africa to introduce…
By Adama Makasuba
The Gambia has become second country in Africa after Senegal to introduce a new vaccine that seeks to eliminate and prevent 'human papillomavirus' virus which...
Barrow heads back to State House after spending past two weeks touring country
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow is currently in Foni heading back to State House after ending the first half of his nationwide tour.
Mr Barrow began touring the...