Killa Ace’s arrest divides opinion
By Fatu Network reporter
Gambians are split over the arrest by police of Killa Ace on suspicion of being part of last month’s mass protests.
Rapper-activist Killa Ace was...
GPA says Mankamang Kunda police station ‘did not ensue’ from directives issued by presidency
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia Ports Authority has rejected claims its decision to fund the construction of a police station in Mankamang Kunda stemmed from directives issued by...
‘Back Way’: Charity ship says migrants’ safety at risk as Italy continues to refuse...
A charity that operates a rescue ship carrying more than a hundred migrants off the coast of Italy said on Saturday that it could not guarantee their...
Police arrest at least 10 people including rapper-activist Killa Ace
By Lamin Njie
Police in The Gambia have arrested at least a dozen people on suspicion of being part of last month’s mass protests.
Mass protests erupted in Serrekunda...
Presidency’s Sanna Camara hits back at critics after PR team incompetence claims
By Lamin Njie
A communication officer at the office of the president Sanna Camara has fired back at people who go about ‘throwing lies against persons just to...
Fury after leaked GPA letter shows institution asking bank to pay over half a...
By Lamin Njie
There was ample fury on Friday after Gambia Ports Authority appeared to be directing Trust Bank to pay over half a million dalasis to a...
Family of two boys who were last heard from in 2016 in Libya calls...
By Lamin Njie
The family of two boys who were last heard from in 2016 in Libya is calling for help in an effort to finding out what...
Top cleric Bakawsu warns Barrow against insisting on staying in office beyond December
By Lamin Njie
Top Islamic scholar Bakawsu Fofana has warned President Adama Barrow against insisting on staying in office beyond this coming December.
Seven political parties backed President Adama...
GPU to train 20 journalists on investigative reporting
By GPU
The Gambia Press Union with funding from the United Nations Endowment Fund will on Monday, 19th August 2019 begin a ten-day training on investigative journalism for...
Sabally, Mahoney, others pin Barrow’s plummeting popularity on ‘incompetent’ PR team
By Lamin Njie
Former secretary general and head of civil service Momodou Sabally has faulted President Adama Barrow’s communication team headed by Amie Bojang Sissoho for Barrow’s communication...
Senegalese vehicle impounded after it ploughed into barrier at Senegambia Bridge
By Lamin Njie
Damage was caused when a commercial bus ploughed into a barrier at Senegambia Bridge.
Witnesses said a Senegalese commercial bus that was conveying Eid celebrants crashed...
Halifa Sallah heaps criticism on Gambians for letting the coalition to disintegrate
By Lamin Njie
PDOIS leader Halifa Sallah on Tuesday took a swipe at Gambians for letting the coalition to disintegrate.
Seven political parties including Mr Sallah’s PDOIS party backed...
Konteh claims ‘credible’ survey will indicate Barrow is least popular president in Gambia’s history
By Lamin Njie
Political commentator Zakaria Kemo Konteh has said a credible survey will indicate that President Adama Barrow is the least popular president and commander-in-chief in the...
Forest animal populations have declined by half since 1970, WWF report warns
Populations of animals that live in the world's forests have declined by more than half in the past 50 years, a study warns.
A report by conservation charity...
NABJ names Pap Saine as 2019 Percy Qoboza foreign journalist of the year
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has named Pap Saine, co-publisher and managing editor of The Point newspaper in The Gambia, West Africa, as the recipient...
Eating less meat could help save the planet, UN report finds
Eating less meat could help save planet, a landmark United Nations report on climate change and land use suggests.
Switching to a diet centred around vegetables rather than...
Dippa Kunda man arrested after stabbing two police officers at football park
By Lamin Njie
Two police officers have been stabbed after they got into an altercation with three men at a football park in Serrekunda.
The male officers who have...
Tobaski: Gambians rail at ‘exorbitant’ ram prices
By Momodou Justice Darboe
Barely three days to the Muslim feast of Id-ul-Adha, many Gambian Muslims are complaining over what they called the exorbitant ram prices.
At present, rams...
SIC asks Gambia imams to pray for rain
By Lamin Njie
The Supreme Islamic Council on Thursday directed imams in The Gambia to offer special prayers for rain.
Gambians farmers are dealing with a dry summer which...
Eid-al-Adha: Barrow declares Monday a public holiday
President Adama Barrow has declared Monday August 12 a public holiday throughout the country.
Muslims in The Gambia will join Muslims around the world on Sunday to observe...