Italy gives Gambia 40 pickup trucks to manage migration
Italy today donated 40 pickup trucks to The Gambia – as the two nations ponder fresh endeavors to stem the problem of irregular migration.
The Italian government is...
At the UN General Assembly, Guinean Leader Defends Coups in Africa, Rejects Western Influence
By: Seringe ST Touray
Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, the interim president of Guinea following the 2021 coup, stated that recent coups in Africa are military attempts to rectify presidents'...
100 Days of the Coalition. Grade: D
By Madi Jobarteh
Since the APRC NAMs amended Section 48(3) of the Constitution in 2003 to make simple majority or first-past-the-post the rule for winning elections, it became...
China’s soaring economic ascendence defies singing doubters
OPINION BY: Qian Feng
Editor's note: As China is busy preparing for the annual two sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference...
Breaking: 151 Migrants Return From Libya! Senegalese And Ghanaian Among.
In what is becoming a common occurrence, another batch of Gambians detained in Libya have been released and returned to The Gambia. They arrived at the Banjul...
IGP KINTEH EMBARKED ON A NATIONWIDE FAMILIARIZATION TOUR
The new Inspector General of Police on Tuesday 27th July, 2017 started a nationwide familiarization tour. The tour is aimed at visiting officers and offices under his...
French Ambassador to Niger Held “Hostage” by the Military Junta, Says Macron
By: Sainabou Gassama
President Emmanuel Macron alleged on Friday that the French ambassador to Niger is effectively trapped within the French embassy, dependent on military rations, and accused...
THE ROLE OF THE GAMBIA BAR ASSOCIATION IN “NEW GAMBIA”
On the 12th day of December, 2016, Mr. Sheriff M. Tambadou, the then Interim President of the Gambia Bar Association stood on the steps outside the Conference...
European Union launches an Election Observation Mission to The Gambia
Press Release
Banjul, 20 March 2017
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in The Gambia has started its deployment, following an invitation...
All Jammeh-era crimes will be investigated — Mai Fatty
People who are accused of committing crimes under President Yahya Jammeh will be held accountable, Interior minister Mai Ahmed Fatty assured the families of victims of the...
PRESIDENT BARROW WELCOMED IN FONI
President Barrow got a rousing welcome when he visited Foni yesterday Wednesday 29 March 2017 as part of his nationwide tour. He held meetings in Bwiam and...
France agrees to train Gambian security forces
President Adama Barrow and his French counterpart have agreed to develop cooperation in the field of security, whereby Gambian security forces will be trained by the French,...
I am not arrested, says Amadou Samba
Gambian business tycoon Amadou Samba has dismissed reports in social media that he was arrested in Dakar.
“If I was arrested would I have been able to talk...
President Barrow Addresses National Assembly
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has made a marathon statement on the policy document of his government to the National Assembly in Banjul.
“Together, we have ushered the New...
Darboe urges APRC supporters to join UDP
The leader of the United Democratic Party, Ousainou Darboe, has called on opposition APRC supporters and others to join the UDP and work for the development of...
Cocktail Party Held In Honor Of Exiled Journalists
By Lamin Sanyang
The Government of The Gambia in collaboration with the Gambia Press Union Thursday evening, February 16, organized a cocktail party at The Gaya Art Gaye,...
GAMTEL MD Detained, SSHFC & GNPC Managing Directors Removed
Shortly after his removal from office as The Managing Director of The Gambia Telecommunications Company, Baboucarr Sanyang is currently detained at the Police Headquarters in Banjul.
Sources say...
“I have now advised President Barrow to withhold his assent to the bill relating...
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubacarr Tambadou has said that he has advised President Barrow to withhold his assent to the bill relating to the...
Six Months of Adama Barrow: Successes and Failures!
July 19 marks six months since Adama Barrow became the Chief Servant of our State to whom we entrust our rights to protect and our national coffers...
BARROW GOVERNMENT MUST PUT AN END TO THE GROWING RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
The Gambia is a circular state, meaning the state is or purports to be officially NEUTRAL in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular...
