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CATTLE OWNERS COMPLAIN OF ‘POLICE HARASSMENT’
By Amadou Jadama
Tension is brewing between the police Motor Traffic Division and cattle owners over the implementation of an operation to clear the road of stray animals. While the police called the mandatory exercise as a public safety measure, the cattle owners alleged it has turned to become a money making venture for the police...
CATTLE OWNERS COMPLAIN OF ‘POLICE HARASSMENT’
By Amadou Jadama
Tension is brewing between the police Motor Traffic Division and cattle owners over the implementation of an operation to clear the road...
Successful leadership training on empowering women ends
By Fatou Saho
The Maa Foundation for Women, led by CEO Fatoumata Jawara Dukureh, in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Welfare, under the leadership of Minister Fatou Kinteh, and with the...
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Gambian student in US wins reprieve from deportation over Gaza protests
In Ithaca, New York, a Ph.D. student is no longer at risk of deportation for his Gaza solidarity activism after Cornell allowed him to...
Barrow: I will be NPP candidate in 2026
By Omar Bah
President Adama Barrow has emphasised his readiness to face any opponent, including his main rival, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party...
Contractor shocked over death of 7 workers
By Lamin Cham
Less than a day after the tragic death of seven workers electrocuted while at a site in Kerr Gallo, the contractor working...
PMO detects over 2000 ghost workers in civil service
By Omar Bah
The Personnel Management Office (PMO) has detected 2,142 ghost workers in the civil service, according to its preliminary findings from a staff...
Gambia re-elected to UN Human Rights Council
By Omar Bah
The UN General Assembly has elected The Gambia among 18 countries to the 47-member Human Rights Council for the 2025-2027 term. It...
Bantaba
The life of a girl child
What is her value? Does she have any value, just as a human being, or lays her value in what she can achieve? When a baby is born, it is greeted and celebrated. The...
The life of a girl child
What is her value? Does she have any value, just as a human being, or lays her value in what she can achieve? When...
Sports
Black Scorpions win Busumbala junior championship
Black Scorpions FC beat Aston Villa FC 5-4 on penalties to lift the Busumbala junior championship on Sunday.
The tournament, sponsored by Mansa Sumareh who said the objective is to promote sports and unity among...
Black Scorpions win Busumbala junior championship
Black Scorpions FC beat Aston Villa FC 5-4 on penalties to lift the Busumbala junior championship on Sunday.
The tournament, sponsored by Mansa Sumareh who...
Opinions
Israel’s mass detention of Palestinians is aimed to break our spirit
On November 28, Israeli soldiers stopped my car at the Jaba checkpoint in the occupied West Bank and kidnapped me. I spent the following 253 days in detention without charge, without ever being told...
Black Scorpions win Busumbala junior championship
Black Scorpions FC beat Aston Villa FC 5-4 on penalties to lift the Busumbala junior championship on Sunday.
The tournament, sponsored by Mansa Sumareh who...
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Black Scorpions win Busumbala junior championship
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BARROW’S REDEMPTION PUTS GAMBIA’S AFCON HOPES ALIVE
Musa Barrow was the hero for Gambia as his 62nd-minute goal secured a crucial...
The community and cultural centre supporting Bristol’s West African communities
What started as a group of friends looking for somewhere to meet for tea...
The Chain & The Amulet (By David Kujabi)
I recently read a book entitled The Chain & The Amulet by David Kujabi....
Israel’s mass detention of Palestinians is aimed to break our spirit
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Workers’ conditions
The tragedy that occurred last week when seven individuals lost their lives to electrocution...
CATTLE OWNERS COMPLAIN OF ‘POLICE HARASSMENT’
By Amadou Jadama
Tension is brewing between the police Motor Traffic Division and cattle owners...
Rights group writes to OP demanding information about 57 vehicles donated...
By Omar Bah
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice has written to...
Assembly committee engagements start
Press release
The National Assembly is pleased to announce the commencement of its committee engagements...
Successful leadership training on empowering women ends
By Fatou Saho
The Maa Foundation for Women, led by CEO Fatoumata Jawara Dukureh, in...
Paulo Djabi charged with perjury
By Bruce Asemota
The State law office has filed perjury and related charges against one...
Ousmane Sonko announces “Senegal 2050” breakthrough program
Senegal's government, led by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, unveils its 25-year development plan, "Senegal...
$20M democracy fund launched in West Africa amid to advert coups
A coalition of international donors has launched a new $20 million West Africa Democracy...
Public-private partnerships and sustainable development
Press release
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Security in collaboration with the Food...
Gambia to participate in Goge Africa Festival
No fewer than 25 countries including The Gambia and 20,000 tourists are expected to...
GAMBIA VS MADAGASCAR ROUND TWO
Kick off 14hrs
Preview, team news, lineups
By Devesh Jaganath
The penultimate game week four fixture in...
Toward a crimes against humanity treaty
While crimes against humanity have proliferated around the world, there is currently no specific...
IMF Staff concludes visit to The Gambia
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms Eva Jenkner, conducted productive discussions...