By Abdoulie John Thousands of Gambians on Sunday stormed the Banjul highway calling on President Adama Barrow to “stick to the Constitution” and serve a full five year term in office. “The Gambia for Five Years and Peace Building in collaboration with their partners such as the Peace and Stability […]
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Yaya Jammeh And The Mind Of A Dictator
Every human being who leaves home for even a few days indeed does get homesick and miss family. That is normal for any normal human being even Yaya Jammeh. Hence the infantile conversation between Yaya Jammeh and his stooges at home is not about him being homesick. That is not […]
Barrow Eyes Opportunities For Jawa Conference Centre
By Abdoulie John Gambia’s Adama Barrow has Saturday expressed hope that the newly inaugurated Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre will create opportunities “to attract and host meetings, incentive travels, conventions, conference and exhibitions.” “Besides creating avenues for important decision makers to visit our country, the centre will surely […]
Germany to Increase Diplomatic Presence In The Gambia
In bilateral talks held with His Excellency, President Adama Barrow at the State House on Friday, January 10, 2020, the German Ambassador to The Gambia, Stephen Roken revealed that the Federal Republic of Germany will increase its diplomatic presence in the country beginning this year. The Ambassador said consensus has […]
GAF Decorates 18 Soldiers
Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has Friday decorated eighteen (18) soldiers to various ranks. The decoration ceremony was presided over by Massaneh Kinteh, Chief of Defense Staff alongside with his deputy Major General Yankuba Drammeh and the top brass of the country’s national army. The decorated soldiers rose to the ranks […]
NPP Manifests Betrayal of the Republic by Both Barrow and Coalition Leaders!
The Gambia is a Republic hence it must be clear to all and sundry that each and every citizen is equal in sovereignty, rights and dignity. There are no first and second class citizens or majority and minority citizens. All are equal before the law. Hence no single individual should […]
FIRST MEETING OF CABINET IN 2020
The first Cabinet meeting of 2020, presided over by Excellency President Adama Barrow discussed progress towards institutional reforms, the Basic Education sector and promotion of culture and tourism, on Thursday, 9th January 2020. Below is the full statement as read by the Minister of Information and Communications Infrastructure, Honourable Ebrima […]
APRC Expels Rebel Members
The ousted ruling Alliance for Patriotic, Reorientation and Construction of former President Yahya Jammeh has expelled five rebel members of the party. The expulsion followed a very aggressive audio message by Sulayman Shingle Nyassi (one of the expelled members). Mr. Nyassi, the son of the late opposition leader Momodou Lamin […]
‘Honesty Must Start With Yourself’
The leader of the Gambia Moral Congress has enjoined Gambians to be honest with themselves. In a Facebook posting published below, Mai Ahmad Fatty made his position clear on secularism and gay marriage. Each of us must be bold enough to articulate where you stand on national issues. Honesty must […]
ICC Named After Sir Dawda Jawara
International Conference Center Building Named After Sir Dawda K. Jawara The Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure wishes to inform the general public that the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Bijilo, which was under construction, is now completed. The President of the Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency Adama Barrow […]
Constitutionalisation Of Access To Justice And Legal Aid In The Draft Constitution Is Imperative
BY AHMED KEMO CEESAY The recently published ‘Proposed Draft Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia’ is, by all account, an excellent and admirable piece of work which must be commended. It is indicative of the depth of wisdom of the Honourable Commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission. The document, […]
‘I Swore Twice To Defend Constitution’
Gambian President Adama Barrow has justified his decision to complete his constitutionally mandated five-year term of office instead of honouring a three-quar campaign promise. “I swore twice by the holy quran in Dakar and The Gambia to defend and act according to the national constitution,” President Barrow said in his […]