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Members of the coalition 2026 By Journalist Hatab Fadera Since the 2021 elections, there has been intense discourse in some quarters about the need for a third force in the presidential race to…

Gambia First ALliance By Journalist Hatab Fadera On August 14, 2026, events at the Kairaba Beach Hotel felt like déjà vu, reminding Gambians of the historic Coalition 2016 convention that selected Adama Barrow as a…

Talib Ahmed Bensouda, Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council & Party Leader, UNITE By Fatou Sillah Talib Ahmed Bensouda, the flagbearer of Coalition 2026, has urged his supporters to refrain from insults, personal…

Abdoulie Fatty, Lawyer By Abdoulie Fatty Every democratic transition eventually confronts a test more difficult than removing the old regime: whether it can dismantle the habits, attitudes and institutional…

Almameh Gibba, the National Assembly member for Foni Kansala By Seedy Jobe The National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, Almameh Gibba, has dismissed Demba Sabally’s political influence in the constituency, describing…

An accused man charged in connection with the death of Isatou Elizabeth Mendy has pleaded not guilty to murder, as the Banjul Magistrates’ Court transferred the case to the High Court, saying it lacked jurisdiction to hear…

Ansumana Gassama, a football coach who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy he trained, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison, two years above the statutory minimum, after a magistrate found that the…

Dr. Ousman Gajigo, Politician / Economist formerly with ADB Dr. Ousman Gajigo While attending classes is essential for education, it is not sufficient. Students need to properly learn the subject matter, particularly in…

Kanimang Bajo Kanimang Bajo has pleaded not guilty to a charge of obtaining money by false pretence in an alleged Hajj travel scheme involving more than D28.9 million and over 50 complainants. Mr. Bajo appeared before…

Lawyer Abdoulie Fatty Abdoulie Fatty On 31 March 2017, barely three months into the New Gambia, I wrote in The Standard Newspaper an article titled “Gambia’s Tribal Undercurrent.” The…