Alhagi Mamour Ceesay and Ebou Jobe Confirmed Dead!!!
The death of the duo was revealed to Alhagi’s mother, wife, and sister who are all currently in The Gambia by a U.S Embassy official. The sad...
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...
Gambian film narrowly misses int’l award after nomination
By Lamin Sanyang
Roots of The Gambia, a film about the people and culture that Kunta Kinteh left behind, has narrowly missed the Best Documentary Award at an...
Issuance of ID cards, passports suspended
By Point Newspaper
From now on, the Gambia Immigration Department will not be issuing any ID card or passport until further notice as the government embarks on “a...
14 EU long term election observers deployed
A total of 14 European Union Long Term Observers (LTOs) were on Wednesday, March, 22 dispatched to their various postings across the country, ahead of Parliamentary elections...
Gov’t to root out ghost workers in civil service
The Point Newspaper
The Personnel Management Office (PMO) of the Gambia government is to embark on “a comprehensive nationwide staff audit” to fish out all ghost workers in...
Halifa threatens to file petition against IEC
By Kaddijatou Jawo, Point Newspaper
Halifa Sallah, Secretary General of the People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has threatened to file petition against the Independent Electoral...
GOOD MORNING PRESIDENT BARROW
Another murky and an unpleasant English weather, breezy and cloudy with intermittent drizzles. Mr President, albeit it is English, it depicts all the epitomes of new Gambia’s...
My Difference with Ousainou Darboe on the VP Issue
The Foreign Minister Ousainou Darboe said in an interview on the ‘Mengbe-Kering’ program with Pa Modou Bojang that there is no time stated in the constitution as...
LEGENDARY FATHER GOUGH DIES
By Lamin Dammeh
The legendary Irish priest cum Philanthropist, Rev. Joseph Father Gough, indeed a great
contributor to sports in the Gambia has died, aged 73. The veteran icon...
OJ blames Darboe for Coalition split
By Omar Bah, Standard Newspaper
The leader of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Omar Amadou Jallow alias OJ has launched a ferocious attack on Lawyer Ousainou Darboe of...
Ex-state guard narrates ordeal at State House
By Omar Bah, Standard Newspaper
Sulayman Sowe, a former soldier with the State Guard yesterday claimed he was wrongfully discharged from the army and subjected to unlawful treatment...
MY TAKE ON OUSAINOU DARBOE’S STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF A VICE PRESIDENT
By Bubacarr Drammeh
Ousainou Darboe recently said in an interview “The Constitution of The Gambia has given the President the authority to appoint a Vice President but never...
UN Peacebuilding Support Office Tasks Barrow Government
By Lamin Sanyang
The Barrow administration was tasked by the United Nations Peacebuilding Support office to facilitate a nationally owned transitional justice mechanism to engender sustainability.
Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco,...
UN Peacebuilding Fund Allocates $3M To Gambia
By Lamin Sanyang
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has allocated $ 3 million dollar to The Gambia Government for peace building fund.
Speaking to journalist at The UN House...
EU chief election observer to Gambia arrives ahead of Parliamentary elections
The European Union Election Observation Mission chief to The Gambia arrived in the country on Monday, March 20th, ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections slated for April...
The Stupidity of Gambians!
By Madi Jobarteh
Yes, without any apology and certainly with no exceptions, Gambians are acting stupid by fomenting among themselves the cancerous idea of tribalism in our politics....
SOCCER STARLET CLEARS AIR OVER TRANSFER SPECULATION
By Lamin Drammeh
Gambian international footballer Lamin Jallow, has denied speculation that he was a Bakau United player when he became professional soccer player.
There has been widespread rumor...
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...
Court rejects defense team’s application for Ex-NIA officers’ case be dismissed
Justice Kumba Sillah Camara, the High Court judge presiding over the murder trial of former President Jammeh’s spy Chief Yankuba Badjie and eight others, on Monday, dismissed...