Army dismisses the arrest of Sana Manjang and Bora Colley as ‘false’
By Lamin Njie
The Gambia Armed Forces has issued a statement saying the reports that Sana Manjang and Bora Colley have been arrested as false.
The Fatu Network carried...
Africell to spend $100 million on mobile infrastructure, fintech in Gambia, three other African...
African telecom firm Africell plans to spend part of a $100 million (£80.39 million) U.S. credit line on expanding its infrastructure and fintech services, its chief executive...
Falana seeks ICC prosecution of Jammeh
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN has urged the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda to “immediately open an investigation into the allegations of...
Hamza Bin Laden ‘killed in air strike’
BBC
Hamza Bin Laden, the son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, died in an air strike, US media outlets report, citing intelligence officials.
The place and date of...
Ecobank ATM, other card services restored
By Lamin Njie
Ecobank has fixed its ATM and other card services after days of disruption.
Ecobank ATM service has been non-operational for days, precipitating a queuing nightmare at...
Men with high testosterone are more likely to CHEAT – Study
By DailyMail
Men with high testosterone are much more likely to cheat on their partners, a study shows.
Researchers found increased rates of infidelity among men with the highest...
Halifa Sallah says he’s worried after finance minister failed to say whether OIC loans...
By Lamin Njie
Halifa Sallah said Tuesday he is perturbed after Mambury Njie failed to say whether a 60 million dollars loan obtained from Saudi Arabia are for...
Senegal to crack down on huge plastic waste by enforcing law
By Reuters
Tired of seeing Senegal’s seascapes spoiled by ever-growing mounds of cheap plastic bags, authorities plan to crack down on polluters by imposing fines and further restricting...
Alcohol consumers rejoice as lawmakers reduce tax on substance
By Lamin Njie
Alcohol consumers in the country have welcomed the reduction of tax imposed on the substance.
Gambian lawmakers on Monday reached an understanding to reduce the tax...
Halifa Sallah rejects finance minister’s claim that tax hike on alcohol is meant to...
By Lamin Njie
National Assembly Member for Serrekunda central Halifa Sallah has rejected Mambury Njie’s claim that last year's tax rise on alcohol is meant to curb its...
Activist looks for family of Gambian who died in Germany today
A Gambian man has died in a hospital in Germany.
A Gambian activist on refugee matters Yahya Sonko is saying Ahmed Fatty died Monday morning in Herenberg Hospital.
Sonko...
‘Back Way’: 55 bodies recovered from Libya shipwreck: aid worker
Fifty-five bodies have been recovered so far off the Libyan coast, an aid worker said on Saturday, after a wooden boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized on...
2019 Hajj: Over 500 Gambians jet out to Saudi Arabia
By Lamin Njie
Over 500 Gambians on Saturday left the country for Saudi Arabia to take part in this year’s hajj exercise.
A total of 1,700 Gambians will join...
Banjul Breweries: National Assembly to hold extraordinary session Monday
By Lamin Njie
The National Assembly will hold an extraordinary session on Monday to discuss a proposal seeking to end the Banjul Breweries tax saga, it has been...
Mballow says Ousman Darboe did not die under police custody
By Lamin Njie
The Minister of the Interior Ebrima Mballow has said that Ousman Darboe did not die under police custody.
Darboe died last Tuesday but his death has...
UDP links mass protests to police violence, unemployment and other issues
By Lamin Njie
The leadership of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Friday said it learnt with ‘great distress and indignation’ the death of Ousman Darboe.
Mass protests erupted in...
All Gambian high schools alumni reunion takes place in Atlanta
By Tijan Masanneh Ceesay, in Atlanta
The All Gambian High Schools Alumni Reunion, an annual gathering of Gambians living in the United States has been held.
The event, the...
‘Back Way’: More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast: IOM
More than 100 migrants were missing after their boat sank off the coast of Libya in what might be the worst tragedy in the Mediterranean this year,...
Barrow or Ya Kumba: S’Court appoints November for judgment in dismissed lawmaker Ya Kumba...
By Lamin Njie
The Supreme Court will in November deliver a landmark judgment in the sensational case of Ya Kumba Jaiteh.
Former national assembly member Ya Kumba Jaiteh in...
Crime: Gambia gets new death row inmate two months after Barrow commuted all death...
By Lamin Njie
The high court in Banjul last week sentenced Pap Ibrahim Khalilulaye Thiam to death for killing hairdresser Fatou Loum.
Thiam was standing trial over the strangling...