BREAKING: Barrow Names Mai Fatty as New Special Adviser
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has appointed Mai Ahmad Fatty as his
new special adviser.
The leader of the Gambia Moral Congress was named special
adviser on Monday, as President...
BREAKING: Barrow Appoints Siaka Jatta as New Political Adviser
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has named Siaka Jatta as his new political adviser.
Jatta replaces Yusupha Cham who was fired from the post last Friday.
Cham, a senior...
BREAKING: Barrow Fires Political Adviser Cham
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has removed Yusupha Cham as his
political adviser, sources close to the presidency have told The Fatu Network.
Mr Cham, a top member of...
Ex-UDP Member Papa Njie Picked as New PPP Leader
By Lamin Njie
The People’s Progressive Party has elected
a former member of the United Democratic Papa Njie as its new leader.
Njie was picked as the party’s leader on...
UDP’s Taal Vows to Challenge OIC Firing
By Omar Wally
The legal officer of the Organisation of
Islamic Conference national secretariat Almami Fanding Taal has said he will
contest his firing from the secretariat.
Taal stated...
1,207 New HIV/AIDS Infections in Gambia in 2018 – GAMNAS
The Gambia Network of Aids Support Society has said that it has discovered a total of 1,207 new cases of HIV infections among Gambians in 2018.
The...
‘NO MORE EXCESSES’: Sowe Vows to Build a Different Secret Service
The director general of State Intelligence Service has said the government remains committing to building an intelligence agency that is accepted by all Gambians.
“Today part of...
GDC Formed to Counter Tribalism – Kandeh
By Lamin Njie
The leader of opposition Gambia Democratic Congress Mamma
Kandeh has said that his party was formed to fight tribalism.
Mamma Kandeh said this Saturday as hundreds...
You Are a Stranger in UDP, Dou Sanno Replies Almami Taal
By Lamin Njie
Deputy political adviser to President Adama Barrow Dou Sanno
has said that the spokesperson of the United Democratic Party Almami Taal cannot
know him because he is...
Ex-VP Darboe Announces PPP Leadership Bid
By Lamin Njie
A former vice president of The Gambia Bakary Bunja Darboe
has announced he would run for the office of secretary general of the People’s
Progressive Party, PPP.
“I’m...
ALCOHOL: Brewers Slam Gambia Gov’t over 75% Tax Rise
By Lamin Njie
Brewers in The Gambia have hit out at the government over its decision to impose new taxes on alcoholic beverages.
The Gambia government through the Ministry...
Gambia Draft Constitution to be Ready in June 2019
The chair of the Constitutional Review
Commission has said that the commission would issue the first draft of the new
constitution in June 2019.
Justice Sulayman Jallow stated this during
a...
3 YEARS AGREEMENT: Barrow’s Adviser Sanno Blasts Sallah, Ex-VP Tambajang, Others over ‘Gentleman’ Deal
Deputy political adviser to President Adama Barrow has
blasted coalition 2016 leaders for coming up with a deal that runs counter to
the Gambian constitution.
Seven political parties in 2016...
We’ll Remain Firm to Ensure We Deliver – Barrow
By Lamin Njie
President Adama Barrow has said that his administration will
remain firm to ensure that it delivers as required by the mandate that has been
handed it.
“As...
Kandeh Greets Christians, Calls for Unity
By Lamin Njie
Leader of the Gambia Democratic
Congress Mamma Kandeh has sent his warm felicitations to the Christian faithful
on the occasion of this year’s Christmas.
In a statement made...
SENEGAL: Bocoum Abandons Presidential Bid, Gives Reasons
By Chiekh Tidiane Ndiaye
The leader of Senegal’s AGIR party Thierno
Bocoum has explained why he abandoned his plans to stand as a candidate in February’s
presidential polls.
Bocoum said his...
CHRISTMAS: UDP Felicitates Gambian Christians, Preaches Love
The United Democratic Party has called on
Gambians to continue to show much love and care for each other.
The country’s biggest political party gave
the call Monday while felicitating...
CHRISTMAS: Barrow Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holidays
President Adama Barrow has declared Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th
December 2018 as public holidays to mark the Christmas and Boxing Day
Celebrations respectively.
“The Public is hereby informed that...
TRRC Will Find Truth about Deyda’s Death – Dr Jallow
The executive secretary of the Truth
Reconciliation and Reparation Commission has promised that the commission will
investigate and establish truth about the assassination of Deyda Hydara.
“I want to assure...
Gambia Brewers Set to Increase Price of Alcohol
By Lamin Njie
Alcoholic beverages will face higher taxes effective January 1, 2019, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has said.
Finance Minister Mamburay Njie told members
of...