Monday, September 16, 2024

GTU President Urges Government to Invest in Teachers for Quality Education

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By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh Ismaila Ceesay, the President of The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU), emphasized the crucial need for well-trained and supported teachers in The Gambian education sector....

MESSAGE TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE NATION

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By:Servant Musa Ousainou Yali Batchilly The proposed Judicial Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Bill, 2024, is a glaring testament to the government's disregard for the plight of ordinary...

Student group threatens action at The Gambia College

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An underground students’ movement at the Gambia College calling itself ‘The Outlaw’ has threatened to incite action against the administration of the country’s leading tertiary educational institution...

National Assembly Member Hon. Madi Cessay on Overcoming Infrastructure and Social Challenges in Serrekunda...

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By Michaella Faith Wright In an insightful and candid interview, we had the privilege of speaking with Honorable Madi Cessay, the National Assembly Member for Serrekunda West. Cessay,...

MC Cham Jr. Urges Lawmakers to Prioritize Addressing Pressing Issues and Reject Proposed Judicial...

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By: Dawda Baldeh Momodou MC Cham Junior, nominated Councilor for Business and Tailoring at the Kanifing Municipal Council, has urged Gambian lawmakers to prioritize addressing pressing national issues...

National Assembly Members Welcome Recommendation on Ban of Reckless Driving, Particularly “Stunting”

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By Mama A. Touray Following the adoption of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education, ICT, and Training's recommendation that the Government should place a ban and sanction...

LG Commission: BAC Finance Director Admits to Using Geology Funds to Settle Council’s Negative...

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By Mama A. Touray The Director of Finance at Brikama Area Council, Alagie Jeng, has admitted before the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry that the council used...

Activists Call for Public Disclosure of State Land Allocation Beneficiaries

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By: Dawda Baldeh A group of three individuals, led by prominent human rights activist Madi Jobarteh, has submitted a petition to the National Assembly Public Petition Committee, seeking...

Kevin McCarthy Announces House of Representatives’ Decision to Launch Biden Impeachment Inquiry

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By: Seringe ST Touray Kevin McCarthy, the highest-ranking Republican in the US House of Representatives, has announced that the House will initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President...

NAMs Question the Joint Committee’s FGM/C Report

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By: Alieu Jallow In the ongoing heated debate over the repeal of the ban on FGM/C, several parliamentarians have raised questions about the integrity, empirical data, proof of...

PRESS STATEMENT BY UDP LEADER LAWYER OUSAINOU DARBOE ON YAHYA JAMMEH’s ATTACKS ON SENEGALESE...

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The United Democratic Party (UDP) is shocked and deeply concerned by the recent statements made by President Yahya Jammeh in Farafeni during his “dialogue the people tour”...

GDC’s Ebrima Nyang Urges Opposition to Focus on Regaining Trust to Defeat Barrow in...

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By: Dawda Baldeh The Administrative Secretary 1 of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Ebrima Nyang, has urged his fellow opposition members to work on regaining trust if...

GDC Leader Talks on Range of Pressing National Issues, Urges Politicians to Discourage Tribal...

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By: Dawda Baldeh Mamma Kandeh, the leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), has called on his fellow political party leaders to discourage the politics of hatred and...

New OIC Road to Have Security Cameras, Says Barrow

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By Mama A. Touray During his daylong visit on Saturday to inspect the 50km OIC roads within the Kanifing Municipality and West Coast region, President Adama Barrow told...

Gambia Democratic Congress Demands Thorough Explanation into Gambia’s Oil Project

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Following the interview by the Minister of Energy and Petroleum in relation to the oil saga, the Gambia Democratic Congress has written demanding answers to our concerns. The...

FRAMEWORK FOR ADDRESSING ELECTORAL REFORM REACHED BY GAMBIAN PARTIES AND CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVIST

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A common framework for addressing electoral reform has been reached by leaders of two major Gambian political parties and civil society groups ahead of The Gambia’s 2016...

Samsudeen Sarr got it all wrong

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The Gambian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Retired Colonel Samsudeen Sarr got it all wrong when he expressed support for President Jammeh’s attempt to annul...

Sierra Leone First Lady Wins Legal Battle to End Child Marriage

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By Amara Thoronka With a broad smile in the company of his wife and daughter, President of Sierra Leone, Brigadier (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio, signed the Prohibition of...

NO “NEW PAGE” TO OPEN; JAMMEH MUST GO!

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You had 21 pages in 21 years to write onto and leave an admirable legacy in the history of the Gambia but you chose to write on...

Opposition Leader Mama Kandeh Denounces “False” Claim by Justice Minister on Abuja 2024 Draft...

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By: Alieu Jallow The party leader and Secretary General of the Gambia Democratic Congress, Mama Kandeh, has denounced the claims made by the Gambia’s Justice Minister and Attorney...