Halifa Calls For Scrutiny Of National Assembly Committee Selection
By Lamin Sanyang
Honourable Halifa Sallah, National Assembly Member for Serrekunda has called on parliamentarians to properly scrutinize the committee selection of the National Assembly.
Sallah's intervention came shortly...
President Adama Barrow’s Speech at the 6th GRA Taxpayers’ Award Ceremony
At the Gambia Revenue Authority Taxpayers' Award Ceremony held on 2nd March 2024, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, emphasized the crucial role of taxpayers in shaping the...
GPU Frowns Over Closure Of The Daily Observer Newspaper
By Yunus S Saliu
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has expressed dismay over the closure of the Daily Observer newspaper, the biggest and widely circulated newspaper in The...
SK NAM introduces bill seeking to regulate rent prices
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The National Assembly Member (NAM) for Serre Kunda West, Madi Ceesay, has introduced a Rent Amendment Bill for 2023, which aims to regulate prices...
The President Barrow Youth Movement Ordered To Change Its Name By The Presidency
By Alieu Ceesay
The Office Of The President has given directives for a name change to the newly formed “Adama Barrow’s Youth Movement”, The Fatu Network has gathered....
Full Statement Delivered By Justice Minister Tambadou At His Press Briefing
PRESS BRIEFING JULY 2017
Welcome to another press briefing of the Ministry of Justice following the last one in May. As usual, the primary purpose of our press...
Golden League Vs The People of Gunjur Intensifies. Gambia’s Sovereignty Questioned
As anger mounts in Gunjur, concerning the alleged environmental abuse by the Chinese Company Golden League, the youths of the town have vowed to intensify their pressure...
U.S. TO LIFT VISA BAN
The US Embassy in Banjul has confirmed to The Standard that a visa ban on Gambia Government officials could soon be lifted.
This reportedly follows the government’s acceptance...
COALITION GOVERNMENT-NEED FOR CLEAR STRATEGIC GOALS
By Lamin Darboe, Leicester
Michael Porter; a Harvard professor and one of the preeminent strategic thinkers of this century; argued in his renowned work on the competitiveness of nations...
BsAC CEO blames lack of data for council’s financial mismanagement
By: Alieu Jallow
The acting CEO of Basse Area Council testified before the Local Government Commission on Monday 2nd October 2023, stating that financial mismanagement at the council...
Gambia: Soldiers Cry Foul Over Unpaid Peacekeepers’ Allowances
By Lamin Sanyang
The last contingent of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) who recently returned from the Darfur Region are bitterly complaining about their peacekeeping allowances.
It is reported...
Justice Minister Clarifies His Comments on False News
Minister of Justice Aboubacarr Tambadou has said that his comments on the publication of false news were taken out of context.
Mr Tambadou on October 9 told journalists...
Italy gives Gambia 40 pickup trucks to manage migration
Italy today donated 40 pickup trucks to The Gambia – as the two nations ponder fresh endeavors to stem the problem of irregular migration.
The Italian government is...
WHY IS BUNJA NYASSI STILL DETAINED WITHOUT TRIAL?
The wife of Bunja Nyassi is roaming about to find out why her husband is still detained. She does not have a clue as to why he...
“Islamization” of The Gambia In Full Force! Female Soldiers Being Rounded Up for Skin...
It seems that Yahya Jammeh is making good on his promise to turn Gambia into an Islamic State, for in what seems like his opening salvo, female...
Darboe asks IGP to start mending ‘bad’ reputation of police rather than…
By: Muhammed Lamin Drammeh
The Party Leader and Secretary General of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has challenged the leadership of the Gambia Police Force...
Gambian radio journalists arrested, outlets shut down over protest coverage
Abuja, Nigeria, January 31, 2020 -- Gambian authorities should immediately drop the charges against broadcast journalists Pa Modou Bojang and Gibbi Jallow, and permit the Home Digital...
TANGO Meets Gambia Association of Resident Doctors
Thursday, 22 March 2018 - The Chairperson of TANGO John Charles Njie held a meeting with members of the Gambia Association of Resident Doctors led by their...
APRC. The Party of Shame!
By Madi Jobarteh
Indeed sooner than later it will be clear to all and sundry how Yaya Jammeh and APRC took liberty with the lives of Gambians. Humanity...
O.J. says he cannot work with PS Jammeh
Reports emanating from the Ministry of Agriculture have it that Minister O.J. Jallow has rejected the appointment of PS Ousman Jammeh on the grounds of continuity of...
