By Abdoulie John Police prosecutors on Wednesday have pressed charges against Gunjur’s environmental activist Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh in what many have described as another episode of the Golden Lead saga. He is facing two counts of criminal trespass and punishment for malicious injury. Today’s hearing at Brikama Magistrates’ Court […]
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Nigeria’s Mistakes Gambia Must Avoid
What Gambia Must Learn From Singapore The Gambia and Singapore both gained their independence from Great Britain in 1965. Both countries soon became members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Equally, Malaysia and Ghana both gained their independence from Great Britain in 1957. Nigeria, Africa’ most populous country gained her independence […]
‘Extend Foreign Trips Ban Into 2019’
By Abdoulie John In wake of The Gambia government’s recent decision to impose a ban on foreign trips for public officials, an executive member of the opposition Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC) wants the Barrow government to go extra mile. M.C Cham Jr. of calls on authorities to extend the belt-tightening […]
As Saine’s Trial Goes On Two-Week Hiatus, FPJND Warns Against Politisation Of The Case
By Abdoulie John The trial of ex-Banjul Central MP for the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) resumed Wednesday as the prosecution filed an application for the case to be adjourned for two weeks. The high-ranking member of the former ruling party appeared in Banjul Magistrates’ Court charged with […]
Verses of Heresy: A Book Review
By Foday Samateh Momodou Sallah’s second anthology of poems is in many ways a masterful sequel to his acclaimed Innocent Questions. But The Dictator and the Heretic doesn’t pose questions, especially innocent ones, about why things are not what they ought to be. In this anthology, questions are rhetorical rather than […]
Rejoinder: Interview With Mr. Bigmouth
Dear Editor, Your interview with Omar Jallow (alias OJ), the former Agriculture Minister, has been brought to my attention and in the report published in your website, I noticed that OJ is still blaming my party leader, His Excellency Lawyer Ousainu Darboe, for his role in putting forward the UDP […]
Tangara Meets Kazakhstan Foreign Minister
Press release The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad of the Republic of The Gambia, Dr Mamadou Tangara Wednesday 19th September 2018, paid an official visit to Kazakhstan. In his maiden official visit to Astana, Dr Tangara met the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan […]
Police Warns Against Social Media Misuse
Gambian police is ready to enforce the law on anyone that uses the Social Media platforms to fuel messages of hate and insults. In a press statement published below verbatim, the Inspector General of Police warns again misuse of the Social Media in and out of the country. The office […]
It’s Time To Walk The Talk!
No one can dispute the established fact that Gambians are exceptionally good at writing projects, delivering proposals or dissecting wonderful theories. Just take a deep look at projects and proposals written by Gambians and see how you will be surprised about the amount of brilliance being demonstrated. But our problem […]
Faraba Inquiry Report ‘Highlights Catalogue Of Errors’
By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Attorney General and Justice Minister stated that “a preliminary review of the report highlights a catalogue of errors that led to the Faraba Banta fatal incident.” Aboubacarr Tambadou blamed lack of consultations, mistrust and a lack of coordination among all stakeholders as the main problem. […]
President Barrow’s State Of The Nation Address
PRESIDENT BARROW’S STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS IN THE 2018 LEGISLATIVE YEAR Introduction 1.1 All praise is due to God, the Lord of all, for granting us the blessing and favour of gathering here today to witness the State of the Nation Address in the 2018 Legislative Year, which I […]
“President Barrow Is Clear About His Priorities” – Tony Blair
PRESS RELEASE State House, 11th September 2018 – After a closed-door meeting with His Excellency, President Adama Barrow, the Executive Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Tony Blair – former British Prime Minister – told the State House media corps on Monday that he has never been […]