Mass Arrests of Gambia Government Officials
By Alhagie Jobe
The government of President Yahya Jammeh is mounting a mass arrest of top government officials and a dozen have so far been arrested over the...
FONI BINTANG ARRESSTEES RELEASED ON BAIL
The Foni Bintang arrestees have been released on bail with no charges been made against them, according to the newly elected national assembly member for Foni Bintang...
Court issues arrest warrant against Deyda Hydara alleged murderers Sanna Manjang & Bombardier
Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie of the Banjul Magistrates' Court today issued an arrest warrant against the alleged murderers of the late renowned Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara.
The warrant...
FJC breaks silence, asks Jammeh to handover and go
By Alhagie Jobe: Disgraced former Speaker of the Gambia’s National Assembly, Fatoumata Jahumpa Ceesay has finally parted ways with her former boss defiant outgoing President Yahya Jammeh...
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER and SERVICE CONVENED BY THE GAMBIA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL
5th March 2016, The Christian Day of Prayer and Service in The Gambia went well and far beyond expectations. It will be recorded as a great day...
HELLO CHIEF SERVANT ADAMA BARROW….
Democratic Language....
If you have observed you would notice that instead of my usual 'Hello Mr President' I have written 'Hello Chief Servant Adama Barrow'. This is to...
Jealous Wife Arrested For Pouring Suspected Toxic Chemical On Husband’s Private Part
By Omar Wally
One Binta Bojang, a 45 year old woman is currently in police custody for allegedly rubbing a toxic chemical, suspected to be an acid or...
CONSIDERATION OF THE GAMBIA WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE LIST OF ISSUES ON THE ICCPR...
PRESS RELEASE, Ministry Of Justice
The Gambia as a State Party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) has finally fulfilled its reporting obligation under...
Advanced Plans In Place To Harm UDP Leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe In Prison
UDP Press Statement
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is alerting Gambians and indeed the international community about advanced plans to physically harm the leader Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, currently...
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...
Tragic Shooting: Police Announce Burial Details for Fallen Officers
By: Dawda Baldeh
The Office of the Inspector General of Police has officially announced the funeral arrangements for the two paramilitary officers tragically killed on Tuesday, September 12th,...
HELLO MR PRESIDENT….
Who Are We....?
Mr President, I sometimes wonder about our identity. It is hard to differentiate between us and the westerners on the one side, or the Arabs...
GAMBIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER TO CANADA FADERA PRESENTS LETTER OF CREDENCE
His Excellency Dawda Docka Fadera, High Commissioner of the Republic of The Gambia to Canada, on 13thNovember 2018 presented the letter of recall of his predecessor and...
Dear Middle-Class Gambians:
You do not have the simple luxury of accepting the death of unarmed civilian protestors, activists protecting their environment from corporate greed as natural, even if it...
Wuli East NAM promises to devote all his allowances to his constituency
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Wuli East Constituency, Honourable Suwaibou Touray, who recently purchased a tractor worth over D600,000 to aid in the...
BOY ARRESTED FOR LEAKING WOMAN’S NAKED VIDEO
Police in Barra have arrested a boy for reportedly leaking the video of a naked woman on the internet without her permission, The Standard has been informed.
According...
Chief Justice Introduces Six Newly Appointed Superior Court Judges
Lamin Sanynag
Gambia's Chief Justice, Hassan B. Jallow, has Monday, May 15, introduced six newly appointed superior court judges to the bench and bar at a special session...
Gambia: Supreme Court Declares Laws On False News, Sedition As Constitutional
BANJUL, The Supreme Court of The Gambia has today declared laws on sedition, false publication and broadcasting as constitutional and necessary in a democratic society.
The five panel...
The case for holding The Gambia’s presidential elections in 2019
Dr. Omar Janneh
On many platforms, Mr. Ousainou Darboe was heard of making the point that President Adama Barrow should lead for 5 years because that is what...
Teachers Task Force To Observe An Indefinite Sit Down Strike By September If….
*PRESS RELEASE
1st June ,2018.
FROM:Task force
I write with a heavy heart to commend all teachers in the country for their impeccable services to national development even though with...
