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The Office of the Attorney General in Switzerland has confirmed it is investigating The former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko for possible crimes against humanity, the BBC...

The baby Scorpions have on Monday 3rd September 2018 landed in the Senegalese capital, Dakar for the WAFU Zone A U-17 Tournament which will commence on September 8,...

Two Military Generals of The Gambia Armed Forces, Umpa Mendy and Ansumana Tamba appeared before the general court martial for the first time in military uniforms. The two...

The entire Gambia media fraternity is shattered by the sudden death of veteran radio journalist George Christensen.   Mr Christensen who was proprietor of former Radio 1 FM, the...

By: Dawda Baldeh In a press release obtained by this publication, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has refuted online claims regarding a purported funding agreement with...

By: Dawda Baldeh The debate on the ban and repeal of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has reached an intensive stage. Yesterday, women’s rights activists called on the National...

Lieutenant Colonel Muhammed Lamin Mendy, former Assistant State Guard Commander and Lieutenant Nuha William Jammeh, former Military Police Commander both testify before the commission of inquiry probing...

The new German Interior Minister Mr. Horst Lorenz Seehofer has vowed that his office will increase deportations of rejected asylum-seekers from Germany. Mr. Seehofer was speaking to the...

By: Alieu Jallow Arona Tine, a Senegalese national who is the alleged killer of Fatoumatta Kargbo, a former staff member of HM bureau at West Field, appeared before...

The interim chairperson of The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations, Sheriff Kijera, has said that the victims of Jammeh feel “betrayed and disappointed” by...

The Senegalese and ECOWAS forces temporarily halt military operations in the Gambia to force the ex-president Yahya Jammeh to hand over power by force. Instead, he will...

The Organizers of Occupy Westfield, a group of young people who recently launched a social media campaign to protest against the water and electricity shortages on Sunday...

The African Union has announced it will cease to recognise Yahya Jammeh as Gambia's legitimate president as of January 19th, the date he is due to hand...

Semlex, a Belgian Comapny that provides solutions to secure identification and authentication using biomentric information has started issuing ID Cards to Gambians amid the controversy surrounding their contract...

The police investigators have called Dr Amadou Scattred Janneh, a renowned activist for questioning for the second time in relations to the removal of waste pipes planted...

By: Seringe ST Touray Researchers have discovered a potential link between frequent cellphone use and a decline in semen quality. A recent study involving 2,886 Swiss men aged 18...

By Lamin Sanyang - The Minister of Interior, Mai Ahmed Fatty has denounced Halifa Sallah as the official spokesperson of the coalition on Sunday, March 5, 2017. "Halifa...

By: Dawda Baldeh A Senegalese passport holder, Abdourahim Diallo, was arrested at Banjul International Airport in The Gambia for possession of suspected drugs. Diallo, who also had a Spanish...

Fajara 17 August 2017  President Adama Barrow has sworn in two new members of The Gambia’s Judicial Service Commission. Former National Assembly member Lamin Ceesay of Jarumeh Koto  and veteran agronomist Bolong L.K. Jatta of Busumbala both took the oath at a swearing-in ceremony in the Office of the President today.    Constituting the membership of the commission and getting it fully operational is part of the institutional reforms underway to improve efficiency in the Gambian Judiciary.    Messrs Jatta and Ceesay told journalists after the ceremony that they would work diligently along with other members to contribute to sound reform of the Gambian Judiciary.  They expressed their appreciation for the trust bestowed on them, and optimism that the appointment of qualified Gambian judges would restore confidence in the country’s judicial system.    Chief Justice Hassan Abubacarr Jallow said the new members of the Judicial Service Commission brought a wealth of community experience to the work of the body, and strengthened it immensely.   He expressed confidence in their ability to discharge their responsibilities with professionalism and integrity.    The Judiciary Service Commission is responsible for recommending appointments of judges and magistrates. It also advises the President and the government on measures to improve efficiency.    The appointments were based on section 145(1)(e) and section 145(1)(f) of The Gambia’s  1997 Constitution.    The Secretary General and head of the Gambian Civil Service, Mr Dawda Fadera, and senior officials from the Judiciary and the Office of the President witnessed the ceremony.      

By: Alieu Jallow The Gambia's OIC Secretariat has informed journalists that over forty VIPs and VVIPs, including presidents and prime ministers, will attend the 15th edition of the...