Politics

Hamat Bah, the leader of the National Reconciliation Party, has gone unchallenged at the party’s recent congress concluded in Jarra Soma on Sunday. Bah, a founder leader of NRP, has led the party since its formation in 1996. Almost all…

Papa Njie has defeated Bakary Bunja Darboe, former vice president of the Gambia for ten years and minister under both Presidents Darwda Kairaba Jawara and Yahya Jammeh. The Peoples Progressive Party has elected Papa Njie as its leader…

The foreign minister is visiting at the invitation of Gambia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mamadou Tangara. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to the Gambia and two other African states from…

The founder leader of the Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) has been reelected for another term as the leader and secretary general of the party. At the party’s congress in Basse, Mama Kandeh has secured his second mandate to lead the…

The Peoples Progressive Party is beginning an election of its leadership on Saturday, December 29, and former vice president Bakary Darboe is among the contenders for its leadership.   The acting secretary general of the Peoples…

The National Assembly member for Lower Nuimi, Mahtarr Jeng, has cautioned Government to appeal to destination countries like Europe from where Gambians are being returned to treat them humanely. Jeng, a former headmaster, said the young…

A former vice president under country’s first leader Dawda Jawara, Bakary Bunja Draboe, has announced his intention to vie for the leadership of the Peoples Progressive Party. At a press conference at his residence in Fajara, the 67-year…

Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe.  By Mustapha K Darboe Six thousand five hundred and sixty (6560) Gambian nationals living in…

The regulatory body is expected to hear complaints from the general public on media content and also monitor ethical conduct of journalists and media houses in the country.   The Gambia Press Union has on Sunday launched a…

The passing of the SAB is a clear indication of the general lack of courage and conviction in our National Assembly Members collectively. There is no doubt that the Executive will bring proposals that could be either unconstitutional or…