Gambia And Bissau Set To Renew Rivalry
By Alieu Ceesay
The Gambia will renew its football rivalry with Guinea Bissau when the Female Scorpions of The Gambia take on their Bissau equivalents next Saturday at...
Gambia’s divisive and usurper political force
By Lamin Comma
It is obvious to many that the Gambia is at a crossroads and many of my colleague political commentators and politicians have attested to this...
THE MACHINE CALLED GOVERNMENT VS. THE PEOPLE & THEIR CONSCIENCE: (Part 2)
By Jamal Drammeh
Polarity is the natural law that unites the ‘opposing’ forces or elements of nature to allow existence, and to maintain creation. It is the regenerative...
A Minster of Interior Should Be Appointed
It is seven days today since Pres. Barrow relieved Mai Ahmad Fatty from his portfolio of Minister of Interior and assigned the Minister of Justice Tambedou to...
We Need a Coalition National Assembly
By Madi Jobarteh - When we went to the polls on December 1, We the People voted not to merely remove Yaya Jammeh and APRC out of...
EU chief election observer assures of neutrality
The Head of the European Union Observation Mission to Gambia’s upcoming Parliamentary elections has assured that they will operate neutrally saying they are independent observers.
Miroslav Poche made...
President Barrow Arrives In Brazzaville For A Two Day ‘Friendly’ Visit
Following an announcement from The Office Of The President on Thursday, April 13 that President Adama will be traveling to Congo Brazzaville on a two day 'Friendly'...
11 Kanilai Protesters Released On Bail, 2 Still Remanded
Police prosecutors have informed this medium that the thirteen Kanilai protesters arrested were all released on bail except two who are still detained at the Remand Wing...
“Leave The Government Alone To Do Its Job”
What does this statement mean? Who are those who make this claim? What is their motive?
Nowadays it is common to hear some Gambians claim that people should...
Hon. Ceesay Delivers Youth Forum Report at ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Meeting, Calls for Youth...
By: Dawda Baldeh
National Assembly Member for Old Yundum Constituency, Hon. Abdoulie Ceesay, delivered the Youth Forum Report at the ACP-EU joint parliamentary meeting in Angola.
The forum, which...
GDC leader Kandeh renews calls for peaceful transfer of power
The leader of the Opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Mama Kandeh has reiterated his call a peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Adama Barrow by outgoing President...
President Barrow says Ex-President Jammeh embezzled €85M domestically
Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has estimated that his predecessor, former President Yahya Jammeh, had looted 4 billion Gambian dalasi (approximately 85 million euros) domestically during his...
For The Gambia, Our Home Land..Public Officers and Gifts
I have seen some folks attempt to circumvent this issue in defending this illegal acceptance of vehicles by Barrow by claiming that the president is not a...
Struggling Women Gardeners in Sami Koto: Calls for Urgent Support and Resources
By: Adama Sanneh
In Sami Koto (URR), women are the frontline workers in the daily activities of the village, from gardening to marketing in a neighboring community. They...
Sallah: Information & Education ministers to be appointed soon
By Alagie Manneh
The spokesperson of the Gambia’s coalition government has revealed that they are at conclusion stages of revealing names of qualified persons set to fill in...
I have no intention to dissolve GFF – Sports Minister
Henry Gomez, Minister of Youth and Sports, has said he has no intention to dissolve or suspend the Gambia Football Federation (GFF).
Minister Gomez made this remark yesterday...
My Objection to the Constitutional Amendments!
Why did the Barrow Administration change only two provisions in our Constitution when they had identified in their 2016 Manifesto numerous provisions that they would amend when...
PRESS RELEASE: STATEMENT REGARDING THE NON-ISSUANCE OF ID CARDS
For Immediate Release
The Minister of the Interior notes the concerns raised by the citizens with
regard to the suspension of the issuance of national ID card documents. The Ministry of Interior has taken a position on these vital national documents that every citizen is entitled to by law, for identification and other important purposes.
The Ministry has concurred with the conclusions and recommendations of the Ministerial Task Force and the Technical Committee to award the contract for the production of biometric national ID cards to an identified competent company and has since informed Cabinet through a cabinet paper.
This Ministry will resume issuing national ID cards as soon as there is a cabinet conclusion on the issue.
Signed
Lamin Njie
‘300 journalists expected at Barrow inauguration’- Committee
The Media Coordinator of the Inauguration Committee has said up to 300 local and international journalists are expected to cover President Barrow's inauguration and independence celebrations at...
DARBOE: I DO NOT DICTATE BARROW
Despite widespread assumptions that as the godfather of President Barrow he is the de factor leader of the country, Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party...
