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The Gambia Prisons Service and other security outfits of the country have started a manhunt for 13 persons who broke out of Jeshwang Prison on Thursday night, 2nd of August, during the rains. The public relations officer at the Prison,…

Talib Bensouda, the mayor for Kanifing Municipality, has made corrections in his response to Amul Nyassy, the chairperson of the National Assembly Select Committee on Local Government. Bensouda kept referring to Nyassy as the chair of…

The emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, has sent a special envoy to Gambia on Friday to help the country’s efforts in transitioning to democracy. Dr Ali Bin Fetais Al Marri, the Attorney General of the Gulf State, has held a…

A renowned Gambian economist, Dr Tijan Sallah, has reached at an advanced stage with plans to build a museum and modern library in Gambia which seeks to showcase Africa’s rich literary and artistic culture. Dr Sallah, who has been in…

The Executive Board of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) has scheduled the triennial Congress of the Union for August 31st and September 1st, 2018. This decision was reached on Monday July 30th following a Board Meeting. The GPU, the umbrella…

I write to counter the press release issued by the Justice Minister regarding the court verdict of the GDC 4 case, ie: Hon. Alhagie Sowe and his compatriots. According to the Justice Minister, the GDC 4 were not prosecuted by the State,…

Development is usually the first casualty in an unstable polity, says President Muhammadu Buhari. The president made the declaration Wednesday while receiving President Adama Barrow of The Gambia at State House, Abuja. “The best route…

Has the education system of The Gambia ever been good? By Njundou Drammeh A system comprises parts and each part must be good and suitable for the system to work properly and to desired result. A weakened or dysfunctional part can grind…

The United Democratic Party has written to the Government requesting them to declare April 14, 15 and 16 as National Martyrs Day in commemoration of the death of Solo Sandeng and several others who were subsequently arrested and…

Following the death of Aja Fatou Asombi Bojang, the mother of former President Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia Government said on Wednesday that her remains will be flown home from Equatorial Guinea on Saturday 4th August, 2018. The…