How come The Gambia Ports Authority would have the audacity to spend one butut of our money to build a police station? GPA has no mandate to provide public goods and services directly. They are supposed to focus on their business according to its act and then pay dividend to […]
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China: Gambian Wins Miss Friendship International Pageant Award
A 20 year-old Gambian student has won Miss Sports Challenge Award of the Friendship International Pageant in Chengdu, China. Ms. Mariama Sanyang, a computer science major at the University of The Gambia, represented the country at the event held on July 27, at China’s Province of Chengdu. She contested against […]
Swim for Life Season Three due to start in August
Dear Sir/Madam, An estimated 211 lives were lost through drowning between 2006-2019 while 126 were rescued by the lifeguards between within the same period. This means approximately 16 lives are lost per annum. It is worth noting that majority of these drown related cases were young people between the ages […]
Police Thrash Corruption Allegations
RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE CORRUPTION- Case of Mari Da Silva Reference to a post by online Newspaper What’s On-Gambia dated Saturday 10th August with headline “Cheikh is worse than America’s R Kelly!” And Wednesday 14th August 2019 headlined “Here are the Police officers who allowed a Mauritanian paedophile to […]
Gambia Announces 2019 African Games
A squad of 21 athletes and officials will fly Thr Gambia’s flag high at this year’s 12th edition of the African Games to be held in Morocco from August 16-31. The team will have representation in 5 out of 26 sporting disciplines being contested at the games. As per the […]
Omar Jammeh Wins 2019 Youth Excellence Award
Omar Jammeh has been named winner of The Stone Circle’s Youth Excellence Award (YEA) 2019. The award is given in commemoration of the International Youth Day – the UN’s annual celebration of the role of young people in creating positive change across the world. The Stone Circle is The Gambia’s […]
Saudi Arabia: Gambian Students Condemn Hajj Allegations
On August 6th, 2019, Standard Newspaper carried an article authored by the Secretary General of Gambia Hajj Commission Foday Sambou Ceesay. In the said article, Mr. Ceesay leveled the following allegations against Gambian students in Saudi Arabia: That Gambian students in Saudi Arabia crowded pilgrims in their beds. That these […]
‘Gambia’s Democratic Process Is Not A Lip Service’
By Abdoulie John As the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is on the verge of starting the drafting of The Gambia’s Constitution, the commission’s Chairman on Wednesday emphasised the importance of the institutional and constitutional reforms.Justice Sulayman Jallow said the process is not a simple formality. “The Constitution is about something […]
Former Minister Regrets Defending Jammeh’s Internet Laws
By Abdoulie John The frmer Information Minister has expressed regret for his role in helping ousted Gambian dictator to come up with draconian internet laws destined for crushing dissent in the cyberspace. Nana Grey-Johnson described the move as the ‘lowest point’ in his life. Mr. Grey-Johnson’s comments come on the […]
With Pain, I Agree With Minister Tambadou To Release Junglers
Let me go straight to the point: TRRC was set up simply because we endured an autocratic rule which was notorious for massive violations of human rights. The foremost instrument of violations was the Junglers. The Junglers were terrorists of the most notorious degree. Until now each and every Gambian […]
Secka’s Murder: Doubts Cloud Police Probe
By Abdoulie John The spokesperson of a murdered university student’s family has accused the police of concealing evidence. Yusupha Combeh Njai refuted police reports that the night stabbing of Kebba Secka was an act of a single suspect. Mr. Njai made the accusation during a press conference jointly organised by […]
Justice Minister Defiant On Junglers’ Release
By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice was on Monday defiant on his controversial decision to recommend the release of the three hitmen who confessed their participation in various extra-judicial killings. They all confirmed to the ongoing Sixth Session of the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission […]