Gambia may allow ‘MFDC leaders transit’ to Italy peace talks
President Adama Barrow has said his government is open to any initiative that will bring peaceful resolution to the conflict in the south of Senegal, including allowing...
The Social Contract – Towards a Healthy Democratic State
When the renown French philosopher, Mostesquieu, coined the term ‘separation of powers’ between the executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of government, little did he knew centuries later...
President Barrow Meets The Press
Mr. Adama Barrow, the President of the Republic of The Gambia has met local and international journalist at a press conference held at the Office of the...
Court Vacation Delays NIA 9 Case
The criminal trial involving the former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and eight other officers will not proceed until after the vacation of the...
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...
Israel-Hamas war: Injustice, disinformation and digital weaponization
OPINION
Co-authored by Alieu Fatty, Student at the Ahmadiyya International University Ghana and Musa Bah, Vice President, Writers’ Association of The Gambia
Last week, the world saw one of...
Kevin McCarthy Announces House of Representatives’ Decision to Launch Biden Impeachment Inquiry
By: Seringe ST Touray
Kevin McCarthy, the highest-ranking Republican in the US House of Representatives, has announced that the House will initiate a formal impeachment inquiry against President...
APRC Crimes: The Enforced Disappearance of Chief Ebrima Manneh
By Madi Jobarteh
Soon after the Gambia hosted the AU Summit in July 2006 thugs from the NIA arrested Daily Observer reporter Chief Ebrima Manneh. Since then the...
Corruption or Dangerous Driving
Dear Editor,
Can we please take a moment to reflect on the tragic accidents that occur in the past months? #Brikama Nyambai forest: A truck collided with a...
Analysing the President’s Address to Parliament
I received with great delight excerpts of the Presidential address to the nation delivered at the State opening of Parliament in Banjul. The speech itself touched on...
I am not arrested, says Amadou Samba
Gambian business tycoon Amadou Samba has dismissed reports in social media that he was arrested in Dakar.
“If I was arrested would I have been able to talk...
Industrial development key to curbing youth migration says President Barrow
Fajara, 1 August 2017.
The European Union has informed President Adama Barrow that it has
committed 8 billion Dalasis available as budget support to the Gambian government. Of this...
Justice Mahoney Slams Observer Newspaper With D100,000 Fine
Justice Basiru Mahoney has slammed the former pro government newspaper, The Daily Observer with a fine of D100,000 (Hundred Thousand Dalasi) for appearing late at the High...
IGP KINTEH EMBARKED ON A NATIONWIDE FAMILIARIZATION TOUR
The new Inspector General of Police on Tuesday 27th July, 2017 started a nationwide familiarization tour. The tour is aimed at visiting officers and offices under his...
Mother narrates daughter’s death on ‘back-way’
By Omar Bah, Standard Newspaper
A 20-year-old girl, who left home in Bakoteh to visit her sister at London Corner and later surfaced in Niger on the ‘back-way’...
5 PPP supporters arrested, police Say
Five youths, believed to be supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), were Thursday arrested in Panchang village in Central River Region on the day of National...
Minister Of Women Affairs Says Truth Is A Bitter Pill To Swallow
The Minister of Women Affairs and Overseer of the Office of the Vice President, Madame Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang has said that truth is a bitter pill that...
President Barrow receives three new diplomatic envoys
Fajara, 8 August 2017
The new Gambian government continues to build its diplomatic relations
globally. President Adama Barrow today received letters of credence from the new ambassadors of
Turkey, the...
Family Members Of Man Who Dies In Police Custody Demand Postmortem Report
Family members of Lamin Krubally, a man who was found dead in a police cell in Nema-Kunku Police Station are demanding for postmortem report to know the...
I have not taken any bribe – Minister Fatty
The Interior minister has denied allegations that he has given a biometric national identification card project to Semlex Company in exchange for an unspecified amount of dollars.
Mai...
