Politics

Following the 1994 military coup which toppled country’s first ruler Dawda Kairaba Jawara, soldiers have unceremoniously seized assets of top government officials Bakary Bunja Darboe, former vice president of the Gambia, has said they…

Over the weekend of December 14, the APRC party held their Congress in an unsavoury classroom in Bwiam where they issued a very tragic resolution confirming former dictator Yaya Jammeh as their party leader and flagbearer as well as…

Lawmakers debate the budget estimates of 2019 about a week after it was tabled by finance minister Mamburay Njie.   The lawmaker representing Banjul North, Ousman Sillah, has cautioned the government to ensure judicious use of state…

Former president Yahya Jammeh faces several allegations of murder and torture during his 22-year rule. The delegates at the congress of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction Party (APRC) have elected former president…

Ordinary men and women need support in their fight to claim and protect their liberties, and their natural protectors are the courts. 1            Introduction I want to share with you my thoughts on judicial reform in The Gambia against…

On Tuesday December 11 Finance Minister Mamburay Njie placed before the National Assembly a request for additional 1.128 billion dalasi to be given to Government based on reasons that are far less than convincing. In the first place in…

According to an online Egypt news site, Ahram, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has expressed Egypt's keenness on boosting relations with Gambia in all fields, especially in infrastructure, technical assistance and training. The…

Gambia’s Ministry of Justice said in a statement on Tuesday that they have “learnt with great appreciation” the decision by the United States to place an entry ban on former president Yahya Jammeh, wife and his two kids. The US announced…

  By: Dr. Assan Jallow I am left worried and concerned having heard the proposed submission made by the Hon. Minister of Finance before deputies at the National Assembly for scrutiny and possible adoption on the draft report of total…

Mr Lamin Dibba, the honourable minister of Environment, I am writing to you not as a former classmate or a friend but as a concern Gambian environmental advocate. I would like to take this opportunity to pray for your sound health, may…