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Former Banjul lawmaker pleads not guilty to incitement, sedition
The former lawmaker who has been charged for incitement of violence and sedition for reportedly ‘insulting’ Mandinkas has denied any wrongdoing.
Abdoulie Saine, a prominent member of Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction…
Veteran journalist congratulates new GPU president
Alagie Yerro Jallow, the co-proprietor of the former independent newspaper, has warned of the potential threats facing press freedom in Gambia as he congratulated the new president of the Gambia Press Union.
Jallow, a veteran journalists…
Sheriff Bojang succeeds Emil as GPU president
A veteran Gambian journalist who has been working for West African Democracy Radio, Sheriff Bojang Jr, has been elected as the president of the Gambia Press Union.
Bojang, a content producer for Kerr Fatou online show call The Brunch,…
Dr Janneh on appointment of Essa M Faal as TRRC lead counsel
By Omar Janneh
The appointment of Mr Essa M Faal as the lead counsel to The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission is welcome. From what was reported as well as from private research, Mr. Faal is a very good choice for…
GYIN Gambia Chapter inks MoU with Kerr Fatou
As part of efforts to intensify its visibility for a wider coverage, the Global Youth Innovation Network Gambia chapter (GYIN Gambia Chapter) on Monday, 3rd September 2018, signed a year-long Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the…
Barrow to address lawmakers on gov’t policy
President Adama Barrow is scheduled to appear in the National Assembly on Thursday 13 to address lawmakers on conditions of the country, his policies and the administration of the State.
It is constitutional requirement in Gambia for the…
Gambia president tells China previous Taiwan ties a ‘huge mistake’
By Reuters
Gambian President Adama Barrow told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that his country's previous ties with self-ruled Taiwan had been a "huge mistake", and he thanked China for all the help it had given subsequently,…
Gambia signs 3 cooperation agreements with China
The Gambia and China today signed three cooperation agreements on the “Belt and Road “ project for Infrastructural development, Economic and technical cooperation, and culture, to enhance modernization of agriculture, built capacity…
Italian Police arrest seven for beating teenage migrants from Gambia
Seven people have been arrested in Sicily for an unprovoked attack in August on a group of teenage African migrants, Italian Carabinieri police said on Wednesday.
The suspects, four remanded in custody, three under house arrest were…
VP launches report that seeks to tackle ‘back-way’
The vice president of The Gambia, Ousainou Darboe, has on Thursday launched a report compiled by Action Aid The Gambia that seeks to address irregular migration of youths from the country to Europe through the Mediterranean Sea.
The…