The United Democratic Party of Lawyer Ousainaou Darboe has once again recorded yet another political milestone in last night’s local government elections. The party has not only maintained its winning spree but it won big by conquering 7 of the 8 local government council leadership seats. Except Kuntaur Area where […]
Month: May 2018
Police Nets Defeated GDC Candidate
The Chairmanship candidate of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress has lost both the election and his freedom. Foday Lang Sarr lost heavily to Landing Sanneh of the United Democratic Party in the Mansakonko Area Council election on May 12. Few hours after the humiliating defeat Foday and five of his […]
A Leader Should Lead By Example
MEDIA BRIEFING President Barrow cast his ballot in the Mayoral and Chairperson Election The President of the Republic, His Excellency Adama Barrow, has on Saturday 12 May 2018, cast his ballot in the Mayoral and Chairperson election currently underway in the country. Lady Sarjo, the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral […]
Bensouda Hopes To Do More
In the wake of polls results putting him on track of commanding today’s mayoral election, United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate in Kanifing municipality has expressed hope to pull more votes than expected. “I hope I will do more,” Bensouda told this reporter shortly after casting his ballot at Pipe-Line Mosque, […]
Minority Rights Matter In A Democracy
The Youth Coordinator of the Sarahulleh community in the Gambia onon Friday condemned the rhetoric of hate that some political parties supporters are trading on social media platforms. Basamba Haruna Drammeh reminded Gambians to go by the rules during electoral competition as the country is enjoying a new democratic dispensation. […]
NEA Boss Scolds His Predecessor
By Abdoulie John The National Environment Agency (NEA) Executive Director Momodou Jama Suwareh has expressed his disappointment over his predecessor Pa Momodou Sarr for the stance he took on the tussle involving opposing environmental activists and a Chinese fish meal company based in Gunjur. “My former boss has never made […]
Immigration Scandal’s Fact And Fiction
Pa Nderry M’bai of Freedom Newspaper wrote: Part of the Gambia Immigration Department’s intelligence findings revealed that out of the D180,000.00 that was received by Omar Badjie to be shared among some senior officers at the headquarters, Deputy Director Seedy Touray received D100,000.00. Investigators Report Extracts Truth: “Evidence herein exposed […]
Plastic Bag Ban Still In Place
By Abdoulie John The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Lamin Dibba, has reminded Gambians that the use of plastic bag is still prohibited, and warned smugglers to desist if they don’t want to face the law. He made this statement during a press conference held on Wednesday […]
Gambia Approves Ahmadiyya TV
Gambian authorities have approved granting television licence to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. In a press statement, the government of the Gambia said a Cabinet meeting “approved and supported unanimously a recommendation by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for the Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure to issue a content service provider […]
US Recognizes ‘Significant Positive Changes’ In Gambia’s Human Rights Climate
Press Release The United States Department of State has recently released its 2017 Human Rights Report, recognizing that The Gambia’s democratic transfer of power has resulted in “significant positive changes in the human rights climate.” The democratic transfer of power (in 2016) resulted in significant positive changes in the human […]
Police Nab Over 50 Armed Robbers
The confirmation of mass arrest of over 50 suspected armed robbers clearly indicates Gambian police’s resolve to get to the bottom of crime in a country in transition. The question becomes whether the mass arrest of suspected armed robbers who include nationals from the sub-regional countries will solve the mystery […]
Facts About Immigration Scandal
Apparently, journalists are supposed to exercise due diligence before publishing a story. You need to verify, vet and double check before doing a publication. These are not Nderry Mbai’s best journalistic practices. He doesn’t mind to distort, misrepresent or change facts to lies just to satisfy his readership or to be […]