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A dead whale washed ashore: food for thought
All plant and animal life forms are included from the microscopic picoplankton all the way to the majestic blue whale, the largest creature in the sea - and for that matter in the world. Life in the ocean has been a subject of attraction for many years. One of the most significant reasons for the...
A dead whale washed ashore: food for thought
All plant and animal life forms are included from the microscopic picoplankton all the way to the majestic blue whale, the largest creature in...
PEN Gambia urges gov’t to investigate deaths of journalists
PEN Gambia Centre, an organisation that defends freedom of expression, has called on the government to investigate the deaths of Gambian journalists Omar Barrow, Ebrima Chief Manneh and Deyda Hydara.
The Centre is an extension...
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EX-AUDITOR GENERAL REACTS TO PRESIDENT
Says Barrow's comments exposes general lack of knowledge about audit
By Omar Bah
Former Auditor General Karamba Touray has said President Adama Barrow's claims that audit...
Ferry boat stranded for 12 hours, patient dies in ambulance
By Omar Bah
The Gambia Ferry Services has said the vessel Kunta Kinteh which was stranded at seas for twelve hours had been entangled in...
Barrow defends Securiport contract
By Omar Bah
President Adama Barrow has again spoke in defense of the controversial airport fee, collected by Securiport a US-based company, supposedly to provide...
NPP nominates over 90 councillors
By Tabora Bojang and Mamsait Ceesay
The ruling National Peoples Party NPP yesterday nominated over 90 candidates across the country ahead of the 15 April...
2 drown at Bakau beach
By Alagie Manneh
The bodies of two teenagers drowned at sea in Bakau were discovered yesterday morning.
Bilal, aged 10, was reportedly attempting to rescue the...
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Shijingshan District: A cultural heritage and advanced technology hub
First of all, I went to the movies. Yippee!!! For the first time in my life, I actually left home and went straight to watch a movie in a theatre. I've been watching movies...
Shijingshan District: A cultural heritage and advanced technology hub
First of all, I went to the movies. Yippee!!! For the first time in my life, I actually left home and went straight to...
Sports
Scorpions landed in Mali ahead of Friday’s match
After a few days on convergence and training in Morocco, the national team left Cassablanca last night at 2130hrs and arrived in Bamako at 1am this morning, and is lodged at the Raddison Blue...
Scorpions landed in Mali ahead of Friday’s match
After a few days on convergence and training in Morocco, the national team left Cassablanca last night at 2130hrs and arrived in Bamako at...
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Seeking precision – Satire
In our line of work, editing your work is as annoying as gathering information. And the simpler question is the most annoying one. How do we know this? It is a question you don't...
Scorpions landed in Mali ahead of Friday’s match
After a few days on convergence and training in Morocco, the national team left Cassablanca last night at 2130hrs and arrived in Bamako at...
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A dead whale washed ashore: food for thought
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Scorpions landed in Mali ahead of Friday’s match
After a few days on convergence and training in Morocco, the national team left...
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France's Number 2 MMA star Ibrahima Mane becomes Gambian international
The Gambia now has an...
The Gambia presents a global opportunity for investments – the time...
58 years of Independence, The Gambia is aptly positioned to engage with global markets...
PRESS RELEASE BY THE GAMBIA INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (GICA)
RESPONSE TO H.E. THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS ON STAR TV INTERVIEW IN RESPECT OF AUDIT...
The pandora’s box – satire
By Yahya Barrow
It is my firm belief that our situation is a result of...
If our land, immigration and business policies don’tchange; a Gambian-Zimbabwe is...
By Abdoulie Bojang
Nothing is possibly threatening our peace, security and sovereignty more than our...
Bottom-up approach: the solution to Africa’s underdevelopment
If the states fail from the top, let communities take over from the bottom.
Now...
Seeking precision – Satire
In our line of work, editing your work is as annoying as gathering information....
GOV’T WILL NOT REVEAL BUYERS OF JAMMEH’S PROPERTIES
Minister says only National Assembly can have information
By Tabora Bojang
For the second time running,...
Court rejects prosecution’s request to admit statement of accused who alleges...
By Aisha Tamba
Justice Basirou Mahoney, presiding over the treason trial involving five people accused...
PEN Gambia urges gov’t to investigate deaths of journalists
PEN Gambia Centre, an organisation that defends freedom of expression, has called on the...
Gambian shot dead in US
By Omar Bah
A US-based Gambian, identified to The Standard as Kawsu Samba. was on...
GRA engages stakeholders on risk management
By Omar Bah
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has commenced a two-week intensive sensitisation programme...
PDOIS nominates 27 councillors
The People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) yesterday nominated 27 councillors across...
NCCE raps for greater women participation in politics
By Olimatou Coker
The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) has called for increased women...
DLEAG intensifies sensitisation on illicit drugs
By Awa Macalo
Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, while over 36...
Port of Harlem exhibit breaks colonial mode, makes history
Press release
During the Sunday, 5 May opening ceremony for the “From These Shores” exhibit...
Jamisa are Inter-school champs
Brikama Jamisa Senior Secondary School are crowned champions of the 2023 Nationa Inter- schools...
GAMBIA SET FOR MAIDEN CAF SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
The finals of the first ever African School football championship will take place in...