GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
The deafening noise. Meandering through Gambian social media, my heart crashed on the floor. And guess what? I couldn't be bothered to pick it up. Instead, I...
Activist who threatens to protest against Barrow at UN faulted
Earlier this week, a New York based Gambian political activist Saihou Mballow threatened to organise a protest march at the UN in New York against President Barrow...
WITNESS EXPLAINS HOW CHIEF MANNEH DISAPPEARED
A former colleague of Ebrima ‘Chief’ Manneh, has told The Standard that he was picked up because he intended to reproduce on the Observer an article from...
WHY IS THE EXECUTIVE PARTICULAR ABOUT THE AGE LIMIT BEING REMOVED FOR THE PRESIDENCY?
By Foroya Newspaper
Constitutional reform was recommended by the opposition when Jammeh was in office. One envisaged that once the opposition takes over office a national conference will...
BAKARY GASSAMA SET TO OFFICIATE AT CONF CUP FINALS IN RUSSIA
By Lamin Drammeh
Gambian international referee Bakary Gassama is set to officiate at next month's Fifa confederation cup finals In Rusia.
The 37 year old got included in the...
The Gambia Women’s Federation called on President Adama Barrow
PRESS RELEASE, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
In 2006 an apex body of women’s groups from different socio-economic activities formed the
Gambia Women’s Federation to facilitate support and promote the...
Gambia Signs Cooperation with Russia for Visa Exemption
PRESS RELEASE, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
The Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude and conveyed best wishes to President
Adama Barrow. This was revealed during an interview with the...
NCAC Director General Urges Government To Preserve National Heritage
By Lamin Sanyang
Baba Ceesay, Director General of the National Center For Arts and Culture NCAC has called on The Gambia Government to build a multipurpose national museum...
Switzerland extends Ousman Sonko’s detention
Swiss authorities on Wednesday extended the detention of Gambia’s former Interior minister for another three months amid an investigation into accusations he committed crimes against humanity while...
JAMMEH’S ASSETS UNDER INQUIRY
The Minister of Agriculture Omar Amadou Jallow, OJ, has disclosed that the assets of former President Jammeh are currently under investigation and that all will be subject...
No third term for any Gambian president
President Adama Barrow has said that because of the challenges and hardship Gambians endured in the past 22 years of dictatorship under former president Jammeh, no Gambian...
Our Republic and Its Press Will Rise or Fall Together
By Madi Jobarteh
Wednesday, May 3 was World Press Freedom Day. This Day was delivered to the world by African journalists when they met in Windhoek, Namibia from...
Assembly for Youth Development Association launching is May 13
The launching of a new youth association named Assembly for Youth Development Association (AYDA) is slated for May 13th, 2017 at the Law Faculty Auditorium along MDI...
17 state witnesses to testify in ex-NIA 9 murder case
A total of 17 state witnesses are said to be testifying in the murder trial involving the former NIA Chief Yankuba Badjie and 8 others at the...
Ex-NIA chief & Co deny killing Solo Sandeng; finally took pleas in court
The former head of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Yankuba Badjie and eight others, standing trial for the murder of late Solo Sandeng, on Tuesday, finally took...
Judge orders Prison Service to stop handcuffing ex-NIA 9 to and from court
Justice Kumba Sillah Camara, presiding judge in the murder trial of the nine former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Tuesday ordered the Gambia Prison Service to stop...
Former NIA 9 application challenging Deputy DPP competence dismissed
Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara, presiding judge in the murder case involving the former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) officers, Tuesday dismissed their application challenging the competence of the Deputy...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Surrogates who were grafted to man-mark your online sceptics hoped they could sandbag the looming impatience flood rising against you and the #GambiaHasDecided rainbow government only to...
BAKARY GASSAMA, OTHERS WIN SJAG AWARD
By Lamin Drammeh
Gambian international referee Bakary Papa Gassama is among several other high profile sports personalities decorated with awards by Sports Journalists Association of The Gambia (SJAG)...
Measuring President Barrow’s first 100 days
Today marks one 100 days since the coalition government took over the reign of power in Banjul. In assessing the significance of that, we take a critical...
