Why the UDP leader needs to sanitise his rhetoric and leave President Barrow’s father to rest in peace By Yaya Dampha (Sweden) I see it as a civic duty to respond to the unpleasant and ungentlemanly remarks by a veteran 72-year-old politician in the person of Lawyer Ousainou […]
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Jammeh Slapped With UK Sanctions
The ousted Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is greeted with yet another bad news. Mr. Jammeh is among the 10 people slapped with the United Kingdom’s travel sanctions. All the sanctioned people have been accused of gross human rights violations in The Gambia, Russia, Venezuela and Pakistan. Yahya Jammeh, who has […]
Loans and National Assembly Members
Once again, the issue of loans to NAMs confirms that this country is yet to create system change by updating our laws in order to modernise our institutions and practices hence strengthening the good governance of this Republic as a democracy. For example, it is Section 95 of the Constitution […]
OICGambia, GRTS Managements discuss media support, 2022 summit broadcasting plans
News Release Petroleum House, 9th December 2020 – OICGambia management on Tuesday held a successful consultative and needs assessment meeting with its GRTS counterpart to enhance its broadcasting and streaming capabilities ahead of the forthcoming OIC Heads of State Summit in 2022. The meeting discussed comprehensive media support, including equipment […]
NAS Boss Clarifies
NAS Boss Clarifies The management of the National AIDS Secretariat (NAS) most respectfully submits a clarification on the misinformation relative to a newspaper publication carried on the Tuesday edition of the Standard Newspaper. The article, captioned “Sex workers to Get COVID-19 Funds” was misinterpreted and misconceived by the media and […]
NPP Conquers Gambia By-elections
The National People’s Party (NPP) of Gambian President Adama Barrow has recorded sweeping victories in by-elections in Niamina West and Nuimi Jokadu. President Barrow registered his party with the Independent Electoral in Commission in January this year after he had fallen out with the United Democratic Party (UDP). The party […]
Harris Election ‘Enormously Significant Moment’
As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, Kamala Harris has made history today in several ways. She is the first female US vice-president-elect, and is set to be the first black person and the first Asian American to serve in the VP role. The Center for American Women and […]
Biden Defeats President Trump
The former Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. has become the 46th President of the United States. Mr. Biden, a Democratic Party candidate, has defeated President Donald Trump. News of the victory sparks an array of American flag swinging on the streets, with people jubilating the restoration of a leadership characterised […]
Gambians Mourn Deputy Governor
Gambian President Adama Barrow has joined thousands of Gambians home and abroad to mourn the sudden and untimely death of the deputy Governor of Central River Region (CRR). Lamin R. Darboe succumbed to minor illness last night in the CRR administrative capital of Jan Jan Bureh. Mr. Darboe was a […]
Keita Appointed Trade Minister
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Sections 71(1) and 71(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, has appointed Mr. Seedy K. M. Keita as Minister for Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment with effect from today, 2nd November, 2020. […]
Tribalism, Migration and Politics in the Gambian Context
By Alieu SK Manjang A close onlooker of the Western politics would apprehend the ubiquitous presence of native and migrant dichotomy in the political discourses of these countries. With the rise of populism in many developed democracies, this has come to inform many social policies, as they become inescapable concepts […]
West Africa Rights Coalition Blames Nigeria
A Coalition of Human Rights Organisations in West Africa condemns the Killing of Protesting Youth in Nigeria. The under-listed organisations in West Africa condemn the killings of the youth protesting against police brutality under the #ENDSARS movement in Nigeria. It was reported that the incident happened late in the evening […]