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ALKALOLU ASKED TO STOP COLLECTING LAND TRANSACTION CHARGES
An official directive sent from the Office of the West Coast region Governor, seen by The Standard, has instructed district chiefs to ask the alkalolu in their jurisdiction not to collect charges on land transaction within their respective communities. The charge, often referred to as commission, is believed to be a regular fee paid to...
ALKALOLU ASKED TO STOP COLLECTING LAND TRANSACTION CHARGES
An official directive sent from the Office of the West Coast region Governor, seen by The Standard, has instructed district chiefs to ask the...
Ecowas reiterate importance of regional biometric ID card for The Gambia in integration push
The Economic and Monetary Community of West African States (Ecowas) recently undertook a sensitisation tour to The Gambia to reiterate the importance of the regional ID credential dubbed the Ecowas National Biometric ID Card...
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PRESIDENT LAUNCHES SMART FARMING PROJECT WITH HOPE FOR EFFICIENT AGRIC PRODUCTION
By Omar Bah
President Adama Barrow on Friday launched The Gambia's first government-led smart farming project, aimed at transforming the country's agricultural sector.
Senior government functionaries,...
Gambian-Swedish MP says death threats made against his family
By Omar Bah
A Swedish MP of Gambian ancestry, Momodou Malcom Jallow, yesterday told The Standard that his family is the target of death threats...
Mankajang says he was detained incommunicado, not given food
By Tabora Bojang
Journalist and social media influencer Bakary Mankajang who was called for questioning by the police and detained incommunicado for three days before...
Janjangbureh bicentenary celebrations pushed to January
By Lamin Cham
The planned bicentenary anniversary of Janjangbureh, formerly called Georgetown, the administrative capital of Central River Region, has now been postponed to January,...
Vehicle kills 2 women at Sukuta-Jabang junction
By Amadou Jadama
Tragedy struck on Friday when two women street vendors, Salima Jallow and Wurry Aniya, residents of Farato village were killed after a...
Bantaba
Too many guns, too much violence!
Last week we heard about the tragic killings of two police officers at the Sukuta traffic lights. Another police officer was wounded. This awful deed done by some reckless criminals has shocked the whole...
Too many guns, too much violence!
Last week we heard about the tragic killings of two police officers at the Sukuta traffic lights. Another police officer was wounded. This awful...
Sports
CAF TO REVEAL HOSTS OF 2025 AND 2027 AFCON FINALS TODAY
The long-awaited decision on the hosts for the African Cup of Nations finals in 2025 and 2027 will be made later today. The hosts would be announced after a meeting of the Caf executive...
CAF TO REVEAL HOSTS OF 2025 AND 2027 AFCON FINALS TODAY
The long-awaited decision on the hosts for the African Cup of Nations finals in 2025 and 2027 will be made later today. The hosts...
Opinions
Intimidation and harassment tactics must stop in this country
The manner of arrest and detention of citizen journalist Bakary Mankajang should worry all citizens to raise their voices to demand a total stop to police intimidation and harassment of citizens. The police are...
CAF TO REVEAL HOSTS OF 2025 AND 2027 AFCON FINALS TODAY
The long-awaited decision on the hosts for the African Cup of Nations finals in 2025 and 2027 will be made later today. The hosts...
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CAF TO REVEAL HOSTS OF 2025 AND 2027 AFCON FINALS TODAY
The long-awaited decision on the hosts for the African Cup of Nations finals in...
To tackle overfishing in West Africa, cooperation is needed
By Mustapha Manneh
Foreign fishing fleets and fishmeal plants have diminished West African fish stocks....
September is the worldwide awareness about genetic,inheritable and incurable sickle cell...
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Intimidation and harassment tactics must stop in this country
The manner of arrest and detention of citizen journalist Bakary Mankajang should worry all...
ALKALOLU ASKED TO STOP COLLECTING LAND TRANSACTION CHARGES
An official directive sent from the Office of the West Coast region Governor, seen...
PS Nyangado advises officials to be transparent with public resources
By Omar Bah
The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Natural...
Gambia intensifies fight against maritime drug trafficking
The Gambia is a key transit point for South American cocaine being smuggled to...
Ecowas reiterate importance of regional biometric ID card for The Gambia...
The Economic and Monetary Community of West African States (Ecowas) recently undertook a sensitisation...
Man accused of robbing woman with knife arraigned
By Amadou Jadama
One Abdoulie Gibba was yesterday arraigned at Brikama Magistrate's court accused of...
Friends of Cuba in Gambia condemn attack against Cuban embassy in...
Press release
Cuban Embassy Banjul, September 26. - The Gambia-Cuba Friendship Association has strongly condemned...
Sabally wins WNBA’s MIP award
Satou Sabally of the Dallas Wings was named the WNBA's Most Improved Player on...
REAL GETS PLAYER FROM HISTORY
Adama Njie, the son of late Real de Banjul icon, Saihou Momodou Njie, has...
Equal access to safe medicines is a global human right
In April, a pregnant woman died at a hospital in Kandy, Sri Lanka, of...
Some thoughts on constitution making in The Gambia
The choice of Dr Muhammed Ibn Chambas as the neutral interlocutor for the revival...
Nogoi Njie has fallen! Abandoned and betrayed
Nogoi Njie is the name of resistance. A personality of confidence and dignity. She...
Another Jammeh victim dies
Freedom, it is said, has always demanded sweat and blood. It has never been...
STUDENT LOAN SCHEME NOW EXPECTED EARLY NEXT YEAR
By Alagie Manneh
The minister of higher education has disclosed that the much-anticipated tertiary student...
Assembly bowed to public perception to reject potential good laws –...
By Omar Bah
Activist and political researcher, Sait Matty Jaw, has advised National Assembly Members...
NAM doubts viability of smart farming in Gambia
By Alagie Manneh
Even before the dust settled at the site of Saturday's inauguration of...
BAC chairman’s trial to stop pending determination of appeal
The sedition trial of BAC chairman Yankuba Darboe resumed at the Banjul Magistrates' Court...