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  The Gambia Democratic Congress, GDC, in a statement sent to The Standard has called on the Gambia government to expeditiously start issuing ID cards. The party alleged that...

By Omar Wally Gambia’s Justice Minister Abubcarr Tambadou, said he has been informed by the Prosecutor, handling the case of former NIA boss Yankuba Badjie & CO ,Antouman Gaye,...

By: Adama Sanneh Peace Hub The Gambia has initiated a three-day capacity-building training for the National Youth Council and civil society organizations on the development of the first-ever...

The ongoing tour by members of the National Security Council of the failed Yahya Jammeh’s government is a total failure, security sources within the entourage has confirmed...

    By Point Newspaper   The president of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has indicated his commitment to promote and protect press freedom as well as dealing with past issues of...

PRESS RELEASE    The Government of The Gambia would like to express its utter dismay  the fake news circulating in the social media purportedly reporting that the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia has recognized  the declaration of independence by Catalonia. This report is not only untrue but misleading and a misrepresentation of the official position of the Government and people of The Gambia.    The Gambia and the Kingdom of Spain has long standing bilateral  relationship and friendship based on mutual respect. This relationship,  which is based on respect for each other’s sovereignty, continues to grow  from strength to strength.     Therefore, the Government of The Gambia strongly disassociates itself  from this misleading information. We hereby renew our committment to a  united Spain and hope that the Spanish people will find an amicable  solution to this unfortunate impasse.    Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure  GRTS Building, MDI Road  Kanifing   

The European Union has renewed its fullest support to Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow two days after been sworn-in at the Gambian embassy in Senegal.   This was contained...

  Is Nepotism Seeping in...? Although we have been continuously talking about Constitutional Reform since you took office, the idea was to have a total overhaul of the Constitution...

By: Adama Sanneh In 2023, the Salimatou Foundation for Education organized a National Spelling Bee championship, where the winners were supposed to represent The Gambia in Ethiopia for...

    By Point Newspaper   Former government officials who are no longer in the new government and are in possession of diplomatic or service passports are urged to return the...

By: Dawda Baldeh The Bob Keita Foundation has recently engaged students at Nema-Su Junior and Senior Secondary School on the impact of drug and substance abuse with the...

Unconfirmed report to The Fatu Network reveals that Nigerian president and chief mediator Muhammadu Buhari abruptly left Banjul immediately after meeting outgoing president, Yahya Jammeh without meeting...

    By Lamin Cham, Standard Newspaper   President Barrow has managed to sail through the uncertainty that surrounded his position at the start of his campaign tour of the country....

  A government Insider has blamed The Ministry of Local Government and Lands for its failure to check millions of revenue collected by the councils. The insider also...

  Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty has told law enforcement leaders in Senegal that The Gambia was ready to widen peace and security ties with the ally nation. Fatty is leading a high level delegation to a landmark security cooperation summit in Dakar, Senegal – at the comradeship of his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulai Daouda Diallo.   The delegation includes the Inspector General of Police, Landing Kinteh, Fire and Rescue Chief, Roger Bakurin, Commissioner of Prisons, Ansumana Manneh, Drug Law Enforcement Director General,  Bakary Gassama, Solicitor General and Legal Secretary, Cherno Marenah and other senior government officials.   Minister Fatty who spoke alongside his counterpart at opening of the summit on Wednesday said the Summit was dedicated to advancing the strategic partnership between Senegal and The Gambia. Fatty stated: “Given Senegal’s importance in the region, this trip is an important opportunity to build and strengthen our bilateral relations especially as it relates to security.  “We will be exploring together in the areas of border cooperation, illicit drug trafficking, counter-terrorism and sharing advancement in law enforcement research and innovation.  We believe strongly that collaboration between partners and allies is crucial to strengthen regional peace and security.”  Fatty said The Gambia and Senegal have good people-to-people ties and enjoy longstanding bilateral ties.  He added:  a relationship based on history, and shared values and traditions such as democracy and pluralism and respect for the rule of law. The Gambia and Senegal are very close.  The strategic partnership between our two nations is evidence given the many recent trips by cabinet ministers on both sides.”  And he continued: “His Excellency President Adama Barrow and His Excellency Presidency Macky Sall are also engaged in very close and fruitful dialogue  and these high level engagements speak volumes about The Gambia’s recognition of the extreme importance of Senegal, not only in the Senegambia area  but in the dynamic Africa region and environment. Senegal has made major contributions towards consolidating security in West Africa and around the world including some of the most challenging  peace-keeping missions in history.”   The Gambia through the Interior Ministry under the leadership of Minister Fatty is stoking efforts aimed at improving the national security system in line with current challenges. Fatty said: “Our country has been engaged in some deep thinking in terms of our priorities and objectives over the past month. We are currently undertaking a comprehensive review of our security sector. The review is going to be rigorous and evidence based involving unprecedented consultations with Gambians in academia and experts and our friends and allies.   This process will examine three key topics. The first examined the main challenges to The Gambia’s security; the second assessed the Gambian law enforcement’s role in addressing the threats and challenges now and in future; the third area looked at what resources are required to effectively tackle these challenges. The input we received from consultations and our analysis of these key questions shall inform our new policy approach that reflects the vision we have for our country and where we are headed to in the coming years in terms of peace and security.”  On his part, Abdoulai Daouda Diallo, the Interior Minister of Senegal said the visit underlines excellent relationship between The Gambia and Senegal. He said cooperation between the two countries in the area of security was critical at a time when terrorism was taking a dangerous trend affecting all continents and regions. 

By Omar Wally Fatoumata Jallow- Tambajang, the acting Vice President and Minister for Women Affairs has told flood victims that The Gambia government under the leadership...

The Gambia Police Force has categorically denied targeting opposition politicians for harassment stressing that the recent questioning of the APRC and GDC leaders had nothing to do...

  By Alhagie Jobe   The chief of the Gambia's electoral body - the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has urged journalists to report fairly on all candidates during elections campaign...

  Bruce Asemota, Point Newspaper   The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) has called on all it members to boycott the courts of the four Nigerian judges forthwith, until further notice. The...

  Sulayman Jeng, Birmingham, UK   Your leadership partiality has lately become a much discussed subject. As such many conclude given the current NAM electioneering, it is appropriate if you can...