‘Gov’t to address root causes of expensive legal system’ – AG Tambadou
Gambia's Justice Minister has announced government's intention to address the root causes of an expensive legal system.
According to Abubakar Tambadou, access to justice is a shared responsibility...
GAMBIA’S FINANCIAL SECTOR UNDER THREAT OF CYBER-ATTACKS
A research report published yesterday by the West Africa Cyber security Indexing and Readiness has indicated that the most vulnerable sector within the Gambia to cyber-attack is...
World Bank approves US$56M grant for Gambia
The World Bank Tuesday, approved and signed a total grant of $56 Million for the government Gambia at a ceremony held at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.
Gambia's Finance...
Gambia-Senegal Energy Cooperation to improve Power Supply
The Gambian government has taken a significant step towards improving electricity supply in the
country. The Gambian and Senegalese national electricity corporations last week signed a
memorandum of understanding...
Gambia’s under-20 Captain Ablie Jallow signs for Metz
The captain of The Gambia's under-20 football team Ablie Jallow has signed a five-year deal with French first division side Metz, the BBC is reporting.
He joins from...
Medina University Vice-Chancellor Calls on President Barrow
PRESS RELEASE
Fajara, The Gambia, 11 July 2017
President Adama Barrow yesterday received a visit in from the Vice
Chancellor of Saudi Arabia’s Madina University, Dr. Hatim Bun Hassan El...
Gambia: International Call Termination Rate Reduced By 18%, Further Reduction To Follow
PRESS RELEASE
Following the preliminary report of the ICT Taskforcerecently instituted by
His Excellency The President, Cabinet has decided to terminate the
contract between the Government of The Gambia and...
PROFILE: MUSTAPHA (TOUBABO) JARJU
Lamin Drammeh
Mustapha Jarju is a Gambian professional footballer who currently plays for K.S.K. Sporting Hasselt as a secondary striker. Jarju is often at the left wing for...
Immigration Effects Major Shake-Up, Daddy Lowe Is New Head Of Finance
Shortly after his appointment as director general of Immigration, Buba Sagnia known to many as Zil has Monday, July 10 effected a major shake-up at his office...
Defense Lawyer Urges Magistrate To Refer Case Of Kanilai Protesters To Supreme Court
Lawyer Ibrahim Jallow, the defense counsel for the 13 Kanilai Protesters urged the Magistrate Court to refer the matter to Supreme Court for interpretation of the Constitution...
‘JAMMEH LOYALISTS IN ARMY HOSTILE TO NEW GOV’T’
The head of the Ecomig forces maintaining security in The Gambia has told Agence France-Presse on Friday that army officials loyal to former leader Yahya Jammeh are...
Standoff at Bakoteh dump site, 2 people arrested, site reopened
A major standoff is underway between Paramilitary officers and the community of Bakoteh, Manjai and surroundings at the Bakoteh dump site.
Two people, Rohey Njie and one Peter...
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: are they both illegal?
Dear editor,
Please allow me space in your widely read paper to just clarify a few things on tax avoidance
and tax evasion.
This article is hinged on an article...
“I am not going to run for a third term” – KMC Mayor Colley
Yankuba Colley, the Mayor of Kanifing Municipality has announced that he will not run for a third term.
He told a diaspora online radio on Saturday that he...
Chaos at KMC; people protest over uncollected waste, dump rubbish at Mayor’s office in...
Tension is escalating at Kanifing Municipal Council grounds as hundreds of residents saturday, July 8 angrily mobilized and carried rubbish and dumped it in front of the...
“No Invasion Forces Coming To The Gambia”–Interior Minister Fatty
The Minister of Interior, honorable Mai Ahmed Fatty has dismissed reports of former President Jammeh loyalists allegedly planning to invade The Gambia.
The Interior Minister made these statements...
Eleven years on today since journalist Chief Manneh disappeared
Gambian journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh disappeared 11 years ago after been arrested by agents of the former government.
The motive of his arrest and sudden disappearance is still...
Gambia ‘working closely with neighbours’ to decipher security threat
The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and other relevant authorities in The Gambia are working with the neighbouring countries about the purported threat of military invasion in The...
JAMMEH LEFT WITH ABOUT 20 TO 30 SOLDIERS
Outgoing president Yahya Jammeh left with about 20 to 30 officials of the Gambia Armed Forces, the army spokesman told The Standard Wednesday.
He made this disclosure when...
Agric Minister Jallow and delegation attend FAO confab in Rome
The Minister of Agriculture is leading a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and The Gambia's permanent representative to IFAD, FAO and WFP to attend the 40th...
