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3YJ Clash With Police, Burn Tires In Violent Demo
By Lamin Cham, Omar Bah & Tabora Bojang
A violent demonstration rocked the streets of the Greater Banjul Area with thick smoke billowing from near the Sting Corner to the Independence Stadium junction and parts of the Westfield area yesterday afternoon.
The melee started when the planned demonstration by 3 Years Jotna turned violent.
The police sent tear...
Darboe wins and loses at Ecowas court
By Omar Bah
The leader of the United Democratic Party and nine other top figures of his party who were arrested in 2016 have been...
4 journalists arrested, 2 radios closed
By Omar Bah &
Amadou Jadama
The proprietor and manager of Brikama-based Home Digital FM, Pa Modou Bojang and Gibbi Jallow, radio manager at King...
Jammeh victims march for justice
By Omar Bah
Barely a week after the opposition APRC staged a demonstration calling for the immediate return of former President Yahya Jammeh, hundreds of...
3YJ Clash With Police, Burn Tires In Violent Demo
By Lamin Cham, Omar Bah & Tabora Bojang
A violent demonstration rocked the streets of the Greater Banjul Area with thick smoke billowing from near...
Darboe wins and loses at Ecowas court
By Omar Bah
The leader of the United Democratic Party and nine other top figures...
4 journalists arrested, 2 radios closed
By Omar Bah &
Amadou Jadama
The proprietor and manager of Brikama-based Home Digital FM,...
Jammeh victims march for justice
By Omar Bah
Barely a week after the opposition APRC staged a demonstration calling for...
President Barrow lauds ECOWAS Parliament
President Adama Barrow exhorted other ECOWAS institutions to get inspiration from the community Parliament in the drive to reviewing and evaluating the scope and...
KMC reveals plans to resolve Tallinding alkaloship row
By Tabora Bojang
A Kanifing Municipal Council senior administrative official has disclosed that the Council has prepared plans to resolve a raging dispute between the...
Drug squad personnel accused of assaulting Bakadaji villagers
By Momodou Torp
Officers of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency last week allegedly attacked villagers in Niani Bakadaji Toro, a village of ten compounds in...
Chinese Ambassador and Cuban Ambassador discuss tripartite development cooperation with The Gambia
Press release
On 21 January 2020, H.E. Ambassador Ma Jianchun called on H.E. Ruben Garcia Abelenda, Cuban Ambassador to The Gambia, and discussed the possibility...
10 Soldiers Detained, Investigated Over Violent Robbery
By Lamin Cham
Ten serving members of the Gambia Armed Forces are in custody at the Fajara Barracks and being investigated for possible involvement in...
President Barrow lauds ECOWAS Parliament
President Adama Barrow exhorted other ECOWAS institutions to get inspiration from the community Parliament in the drive to reviewing and evaluating the scope and...
KMC reveals plans to resolve Tallinding alkaloship row
By Tabora Bojang
A Kanifing Municipal Council senior administrative official has disclosed that the Council has prepared plans to resolve a raging dispute between the...
Drug squad personnel accused of assaulting Bakadaji villagers
By Momodou Torp
Officers of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency last week allegedly attacked villagers in Niani Bakadaji Toro, a village of ten compounds in...
Chinese Ambassador and Cuban Ambassador discuss tripartite development cooperation with The Gambia
Press release
On 21 January 2020, H.E. Ambassador Ma Jianchun called on H.E. Ruben Garcia Abelenda, Cuban Ambassador to The Gambia, and discussed the possibility...
10 Soldiers Detained, Investigated Over Violent Robbery
By Lamin Cham
Ten serving members of the Gambia Armed Forces are in custody at the Fajara Barracks and being investigated for possible involvement in...
President Barrow lauds ECOWAS Parliament
President Adama Barrow exhorted other ECOWAS institutions to get inspiration from the community Parliament in the drive to reviewing and evaluating the scope and...
KMC reveals plans to resolve Tallinding alkaloship row
By Tabora Bojang
A Kanifing Municipal Council senior administrative official has disclosed that the Council...
Drug squad personnel accused of assaulting Bakadaji villagers
By Momodou Torp
Officers of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency last week allegedly attacked villagers...
Chinese Ambassador and Cuban Ambassador discuss tripartite development cooperation with The Gambia
Press release
On 21 January 2020, H.E. Ambassador Ma Jianchun called on H.E. Ruben Garcia...
10 Soldiers Detained, Investigated Over Violent Robbery
By Lamin Cham
Ten serving members of the Gambia Armed Forces are in custody at the Fajara Barracks and being investigated for possible involvement in...
UDP did not recommend for inclusion of secularism in constitution
By Omar Bah
Almami Taal, the spokesman of the UDP, has said his party has not recommended for the inclusion of secularism in the draft...
‘Islamic Council orchestrated Caliph Hydara’s arrest’
By Mafugi Ceesay
Abass Hydara, the eldest son of the late sheriff caliph, Muhideen Hydara, yesterday told the TRRC that his father's arrest his subsequent...
World court rules in favour of Gambia against Myanmar
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday ordered Myanmar to prevent all genocidal acts against Rohingya Muslims following an application by The Gambia to...
After no support, heart patient dies
By Alagie Manneh
A young Ebo Town lady who was battling a heart condition has died. Hawa Bah, 21, died at the Serekunda General Hospital...
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Darboe wins and loses at Ecowas court
By Omar Bah
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Ten serving members of the Gambia Armed Forces are in custody at the Fajara Barracks and being investigated for possible involvement in...
3YJ Clash With Police, Burn Tires In Violent Demo
By Lamin Cham, Omar Bah & Tabora Bojang
A violent demonstration rocked the streets of the Greater Banjul Area with thick smoke billowing from near...
4 journalists arrested, 2 radios closed
By Omar Bah &
Amadou Jadama
The proprietor and manager of Brikama-based Home Digital FM, Pa Modou Bojang and Gibbi Jallow, radio manager at King...
After no support, heart patient dies
By Alagie Manneh
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Drug squad personnel accused of assaulting Bakadaji villagers
By Momodou Torp
Officers of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency last week allegedly attacked villagers in Niani Bakadaji Toro, a village of ten compounds in...
KMC reveals plans to resolve Tallinding alkaloship row
By Tabora Bojang
A Kanifing Municipal Council senior administrative official has disclosed that the Council has prepared plans to resolve a raging dispute between the...
UDP did not recommend for inclusion of secularism in constitution
By Omar Bah
Almami Taal, the spokesman of the UDP, has said his party has not recommended for the inclusion of secularism in the draft...
ChildFund donates more bicycles to improve grades in schools
By Olimatou Coker
ChildFund The Gambia has handed at least a thousand bicycles to its partner organisations in the country in a bid to improve...
Stakeholders look for greater participation of women-owned businesses in public procurement
By Aisha Tamba
A policy dialogue between stakeholders that seek to develop a framework in a bid to support increased participation of women-owned businesses in...
Sainfiet Scouts For More Scorpions Abroad
Ahead of the next batch of matches in the Afcon 2021 qualifiers Gambia's coach Tom Sainfiet has started a scouting trip of Gambian players...
I Never Rigged Elections ForJammeh …former IEC chairman Carayol declares
By Omar Bah
A former chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission has denied any suggestions that he had rigged elections for Yahya Jammeh.
“I never helped...
‘Jammeh hated me for no reason’
By Mafugi Ceesay
Imam Baba Leigh has told the TRRC that the former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh just hated him based on no reasons.
Imam Leigh...
Bantaba
Gumbo Touray Leader of All People’s Party
With Alagie Manneh
You hail from Ballangharr in CRR, how was it like growing up in rural Gambia?
I attended the village school in Ballanghar, and...
Yankuba Darboe Lawyer, UDP militant, 3 Years Jotna activist
With Alagie Manneh
During the “struggle” against the Jammeh regime, the name Yankuba Darboe came...
Intellectual laziness
With Aisha Jallow
“Five per cent of people think, ten per cent of people think...
Dou Sanno Barrow’s ‘Action Man’
With Alagie Manneh
He's the marmite man in The Gambia's current political circus. Love him...
Mr President: Speaking truth to power
With Aisha Jallow
Mr President, some days ago I saw an interview with you where you said that you are not a politician, you are...
New Year, new possibilities
With Aicha
Someone I know has a favourite expression; ”new day, new possibilities.” She really believes in this, she is a devoted Christian and her...
Happy New Year 2020!
With Aicha
It feels like there is some wonderful magic behind these numbers. It will take a very long time before anyone will experience this...
Lamin J. Darbo, A top Gambian Lawyer
With Alagie Manneh
Lamin had showed signs of promise at a very young age. When he was a teenager, he won a global essay competition...
Animal instincts
With Aicha
Those of you who follow my column know that I never back down for speaking out about sensitive matters. People can find that...
Gumbo Touray Leader of All People’s Party
With Alagie Manneh
You hail from Ballangharr in CRR, how was it like growing up in rural Gambia?
I attended the village school in Ballanghar, and...
Yankuba Darboe Lawyer, UDP militant, 3 Years Jotna activist
With Alagie Manneh
During the “struggle” against the Jammeh regime, the name Yankuba Darboe came...
Intellectual laziness
With Aisha Jallow
“Five per cent of people think, ten per cent of people think...
Dou Sanno Barrow’s ‘Action Man’
With Alagie Manneh
He's the marmite man in The Gambia's current political circus. Love him...
Mr President: Speaking truth to power
With Aisha Jallow
Mr President, some days ago I saw an interview with you where you said that you are not a politician, you are...
New Year, new possibilities
With Aicha
Someone I know has a favourite expression; ”new day, new possibilities.” She really believes in this, she is a devoted Christian and her...
Happy New Year 2020!
With Aicha
It feels like there is some wonderful magic behind these numbers. It will take a very long time before anyone will experience this...
Lamin J. Darbo, A top Gambian Lawyer
With Alagie Manneh
Lamin had showed signs of promise at a very young age. When he was a teenager, he won a global essay competition...
Animal instincts
With Aicha
Those of you who follow my column know that I never back down for speaking out about sensitive matters. People can find that...
Sports
Td Says Afcon Changes Not Affect Technical Preparations…thinks Scorpions could reach Afcon with just 2 more wins
Technical Director Sang Ndong of the Gambia Football Federation has said the sudden changes to the Afcon 2021 qualifiers which now means The Gambia...
Echoes From The Senegambia Run
The Mayor of popular Senegalese tourist resort Saly has said the town will send...
Explosive 2nd Senegambia Run Ends In Style
More than 100 runners and officials from Gambia and Senegal over the weekend completed...
Gambia Poised To Dump Burkina…despite First Leg Defeat
The Gambia National Women's U-20 Scorpions fought gallantly to narrowly lose to Burkina Faso...
5 league matches cancelled for fear of 3 Years Jotna protest
Though The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has not specifically given any reason for postponing 5 league matches scheduled for yesterday apart from 'security reasons',The...
Player’s Father Complains Media Distortion Of Son’s Name
Lamin Juwara, a native of Tujereng and a Principal Education officer, and father of Gambian footballer Musa Juwara of Bologna is not happy that...
Beach volleyball: Gambia miss semis in world Tour
The Gambia's men beach volleyball team's participation in the on going world tour came to an end after losing to the host Iran in...
ESPN Tips Gambia To Reach Afcon 2021
The Gambia is among nations given a high prediction by American international cable sports channel ESPN at the beginning of 2020 for its National...
Gambia Volley For Last 8 Today
The Gambia's men beach volleyball team made a mixed start to the on-going World tour in Iran.
The Gambian team who are currently the African...
African Champions Gambia Seek Glory In World Beach Volleyball Tour
The Gambia's beach volleyball conquerors, Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra, who won gold at the African championship left their base in Doha on...
Td Says Afcon Changes Not Affect Technical Preparations…thinks Scorpions could reach Afcon with just 2 more wins
Technical Director Sang Ndong of the Gambia Football Federation has said the sudden changes to the Afcon 2021 qualifiers which now means The Gambia...
Echoes From The Senegambia Run
The Mayor of popular Senegalese tourist resort Saly has said the town will send...
Explosive 2nd Senegambia Run Ends In Style
More than 100 runners and officials from Gambia and Senegal over the weekend completed...
Gambia Poised To Dump Burkina…despite First Leg Defeat
The Gambia National Women's U-20 Scorpions fought gallantly to narrowly lose to Burkina Faso...
5 league matches cancelled for fear of 3 Years Jotna protest
Though The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) has not specifically given any reason for postponing 5 league matches scheduled for yesterday apart from 'security reasons',The...
Player’s Father Complains Media Distortion Of Son’s Name
Lamin Juwara, a native of Tujereng and a Principal Education officer, and father of Gambian footballer Musa Juwara of Bologna is not happy that...
Beach volleyball: Gambia miss semis in world Tour
The Gambia's men beach volleyball team's participation in the on going world tour came to an end after losing to the host Iran in...
ESPN Tips Gambia To Reach Afcon 2021
The Gambia is among nations given a high prediction by American international cable sports channel ESPN at the beginning of 2020 for its National...
Gambia Volley For Last 8 Today
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I salute you Sheriff Faadil, my good friend!
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Letters: Gambia emerged taller among the Muslim countries
Dear editor,
I was the one to appreciate The Gambia for its bold initiative of...
The “pasty-white” construct that is Africa
Dr Sulayman Njie
I came across a very interesting conversation between a sub-Saharan African and...
Letters: Psychobabble and pseudo-intellectualism at the TRRC
Dear editor,
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States are amoral. All of them
Dr Sulayman Njie
With the change of administration in The Gambia – there has been a plethora of conversations regarding the state and the demos,...
Letters: Gambia at a crossroads
Dear editor,
As we enter the fourth year of democratic governance after 22 years of dictatorship, the Gambia is going through one of the crucial...
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Dear editor,
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Open letter to the President
Dear Mr. President
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Are protests a bad thing?
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Are we going to spend all our time protesting? Is there a protest every day now? What is the purpose of these...
Letter : The APRC resurgence and the Babili audiotapes
Dear editor,
Now they want to politicize the Victims Center which was designed to complement the TRRC. They are weaponizing guilt politics in an attempt...
Td Says Afcon Changes Not Affect Technical Preparations…thinks Scorpions could reach Afcon with just 2 more wins
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Echoes From The Senegambia Run
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‘Islamic Council orchestrated Caliph Hydara’s arrest’
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