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Role of Clerk, Speaker “disappointing”: Ya Kumba on her sacking
“I received a call asking me to return my vehicle to the Office of the President and I told the person that this vehicle was given to me by the National Assembly and if I am to return, I will return it to the National Assembly…,” Ya Kumba…
Women’s rights in Africa: Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals
By Satang Nabaneh
Around the world, 8 March is celebrated as International Women’s Day. It is a global day celebrating the achievements of women with a rallying call to action for accelerating gender parity.
Today serves as a befitting…
“International Conference Centre will be completed on time,” Pres. Barrow assured
State House, Banjul, 7th March, 2019 – His Excellency, President Adama Barrow today visited the construction site of the International Conference Centre in Bijilo, where he was assured by project officials that the ongoing construction…
Dozens protest against deportation from EU countries
People who sympathised with the position of the Government said the Gambia has not powers to stop any European country from deporting its citizens if they feel they are in their country without proper documentation.
Dozens of young…
Government assures Manjagos of their coequal status in Gambian society
Banjul, The Gambia—In the wake of communal tensions among members of the Manjago ethnic group within the Kombos and segments of their neighbours, the Government of The Gambia has strongly assured Manjajos that they are coequals and very…
Solo Sandeng trial: ‘Nurse’ who signs death certificate unauthorized, says witness
Prosecution witness, Babucarr Mbaye Adama Saine, suggested that the accused Lamin Lang Sanyang who was "a nurse" acted above his pay grade by signing a death certificate he has no authority to sign.
The 30th witness in the trial of the…
ECOWAS regional electricity access project agreement signed
Banjul, March 6th, 2019- The World Bank today signed a $66 million IDA grant agreement with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of The Gambia to provide access to grid connected electricity in The Gambia under the ECOWAS Regional…
UDP’s Ya Kumba challenges President’s “revocation” decision at Supreme Court
A landmark decision awaits Gambia's Supreme Court. Many lawyers believe the case is an exciting one in that it is the first of it kind in the country. The case is against the Speaker, clerk of the National Assembly and the Attorney General…
ECOWAS clarifies Edward Singhateh is no longer their staff
Edward Singhateh is accused of several state-sanction killings including the murder of former finance minister Ousman Koro Ceesay.
The secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has issued a statement on…
Jammeh’s allege human rights violations in pictures
It is about 2 year since Yahya Jammeh left the Gambia but victims of his rights violations are still nursing their scars. For some, they are left with permanent scars of his regime.
For the first time since its establishment in 2017,…