3 YEARS DEBATE: UDP Rejects Flip-flopping Accusations
By Lamin Njie
The United Democratic Party has rejected accusations the party was not being consistent on whether President Adama Barrow should step aside in December or continue...
Sheikh Bethio Thioune to be Buried Friday
By Lamin Njie
Arrangements have been finalised for the remains of Sheikh Bethio Thioune to be flown back to Senegal.
The Thiantacoune leader died on Tuesday in Paris, France...
Immigration Spokesman Not Aware of Any Complaint of Officer Tearing up Man’s ID Card
By Lamin Njie
The spokesman of the Gambia Immigration Department has said that he is not aware of any complaint of a GID officer ripping apart a man’s...
Hundreds Descend on GTU Offices As Leadership Row Intensifies
By Momodou Justice Darboe
Hundreds of commercial vehicle drivers on Tuesday descended on the offices of the Gambia Transport Union (GTU) in Banjul, agitating for the closure of...
Kanifing Court Convicts Goat Thieves
By Lamin Njie
The Kanifing Magistrates Court has sentenced four people after they were convicted of stealing goats.
Modou Bah, Alfusainey Jallow, Ndeneh Ndow and Barra Jobe were sentenced...
We Need to Quickly Prepare for Post-ECOMIG Gambia, Tambadou Declares
By Momodou Justice Darboe
The Gambia is currently embarking on various sectoral reforms aimed at sanitising some institutions of government as well as bringing them into conformity with...
Ramadan Highlights Values that Gambia and US Share – Ambassador Paschall
By Lamin Njie
US ambassador to The Gambia Richard Paschall has greeted Gambians on the occasion of this year’s Ramadan.
Speaking in a video message Sunday, Paschall said Ramadan...
FERTILIZER SCANDAL: Justice Ministry Asks Police to Prosecute 3 People
By Lamin Njie
The ministry of justice has recommended the prosecution of three people allegedly involved in the reported unlawful selling of expired government fertilizer.
Last year, Kerr Fatou...
SECURITY SECTOR REFORM: Barrow Appoints Tambadou as Chair of Steering Committee
President Adama Barrow has appointed Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou as the chair of the steering committee on the security sector reform in The Gambia.
Confirming the development to...
Taiwan Protests Exclusion from WHO Annual Conference
Taiwan on Tuesday protested against not being invited to the World Health Organisation’s annual conference in Geneva this month following pressure from China.
Taiwan, officially the Republic of...
China Tearing Down Mosques, Investigation Says
A new investigation by the Guardian newspaper and open-source journalism site Bellingcat has offered new evidence of large-scale mosque razing in China’s Xinjiang province.
Using satellite imagery, the...
2019 Ramadan: What The People Say About Food Prices?
By Momodou Justice Darboe
Muslims in The Gambia today join the rest of the Muslim Ummah to observe a month of fasting. The month-long fasting widely referred to...
RAMADAN: Facebook Sees Less Political Content in Gambia
By Lamin Njie
Social media network Facebook saw less political content in The Gambia Monday as Muslims in the country joined the rest of the Muslim Ummah to...
RAMADAN: Barrow’s Work Life Hasn’t Changed – Aide
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow woke up early on Monday to begin his day at work, his spokesperson Amie Bojang Sissoho has said.
Muslims in The Gambia fasted...
Prince Harry’s Wife Gives Birth to Baby Boy
Meghan Markle, aka the Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a son. This is her first child with husband Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
The newborn...
SENEGAL: Sheikh Bethio Thioune Sentenced to 10 Years Hard Labour in Murder Trial
A court in Senegal court on Monday sentenced in absentia Muslim leader Sheikh Bethio Thioune to 10 years of hard labour for abetting the murder of two...
Breaking News: Duchess of Sussex Goes into Labour
The Duchess of Sussex has gone into labour, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Meghan went into labour "in the early hours" of Monday morning, the palace said in a...
Who Says Love Can’t be Found at TRRC? Inquiry’s Lead Investigator Marries Co-Worker
By Fatu Network reporter
The lead investigator of TRRC has married the investigation’s No. 2 lawyer.
Alhagie Barrow and Horeja Balla Gaye got married on Thursday, a source close...
Nigerian Soldier Dies While on Mission in Gambia
By Lamin Njie
The Ecowas Mission in The Gambia has announced the death of one of its peacekeepers, Staff Sergeant Bamidele Akinwale of the Nigerian Contingent.
Akinwale, 45, passed...
Karpowership Donates Food Items to First Lady’s Foundation
By Lamin Njie
Karpowership on Friday donated rice and sugar to the Fatoumatta Bah Barrow Foundation to support the foundation in fulfilling its mandate to Gambians.
The donation comes...