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BARROW EXPECTS FULL HOUSE AT OIC SUMMIT
By Omar Bah
As the all-important summit of leaders of world Muslim countries nears in Banjul, President Adama Barrow has himself taken over communications dealing with the summit which opens here on 4 May.
The president called the country's media yesterday not only to give update but to answer any lingering questions about the country's preparations for...
BARROW EXPECTS FULL HOUSE AT OIC SUMMIT
By Omar Bah
As the all-important summit of leaders of world Muslim countries nears in Banjul, President Adama Barrow has himself taken over communications dealing...
GFA calls gov’t media contract misuse of funds
Press release
The revelation that the government of President Adama Barrow has decided to allocate forty million dalasi of the country's scarce resources to a select group of Gambian media outlets to, as it were,...
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500 trucks stranded at border over increased cement import duty
By Amadou Jadama
Following the Gambia government's reported increment of import duty on cement from D30 per bag to D180 from Senegal through land, the...
GOV’T CONSTITUTES ATI COMMISSION
The Standard has been reliably informed that the Gambia government has established the Access To Information Commission which will have oversight function to implement...
Fatu explains contract with gov’t
By Tabora Bojang
The proprietor of The Fatu Network has said she has no regrets over signing a contract to popularise the Gambia government agenda.
The...
Importers bemoan ‘500%’ duty increase on cement from Senegal via land
The Gambia Association of Cement Importers has issued a statement claiming that the Gambia government has upped the import duties on cement from Senegal...
King Colley, NRA director disagree on using speed bumps to curb accidents
By Tabora Bojang
The commissioner of Mobile Traffic, Lamin King Colley, has argued that the only way road traffic accidents can be mitigated in The...
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Patriarchy has no gender
My last essay was about FGM, and the legislator Almameh Gibba who wished to lift the ban on it. He argued that the ban violated citizens' rights to “practice their culture and religion” in...
Patriarchy has no gender
My last essay was about FGM, and the legislator Almameh Gibba who wished to lift the ban on it. He argued that the ban...
Sports
Minteh won’t forget his first major medal in bizarre cup final appearance
What a day for Yankuba Minteh.
His first major cup final containing the full set of emotions.
Sunday saw Feyenoord up against NEC, who were 25 points behind them in the league.
Yankuba Minteh and his teammates...
Minteh won’t forget his first major medal in bizarre cup final appearance
What a day for Yankuba Minteh.
His first major cup final containing the full set of emotions.
Sunday saw Feyenoord up against NEC, who were 25...
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The ferry disaster
The recent ferry malfunction that stranded hundreds of passengers for hours and took them kilometers away from their destination is a national embarrassment. It is also economically debilitating. The lost opportunities due to the...
Minteh won’t forget his first major medal in bizarre cup final appearance
What a day for Yankuba Minteh.
His first major cup final containing the full set of emotions.
Sunday saw Feyenoord up against NEC, who were 25...
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SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS FOR NATIONAL TEAM COACH TO BE INTERVIEWED TOMORROW
The Gambia is gradually getting closer to appointing a new national team coach with...
Revisiting and shaping The Gambia – Senegal relations
The Gambia-Senegal relations has been far flung, dating back even to the pre-colonial period;...
The ferry disaster
The recent ferry malfunction that stranded hundreds of passengers for hours and took them...
Niumi, the closest yet furthest district:A historical negligence and impoverishment
By Muhammed Lenn, Lower Niumi
Niumi is the closest district to Banjul, yet it is...
A comeback from hiatus: Twists and turns of my communication sojourn
By Muhammed Y Darboe
Over the past two years, I made a difficult decision to...
ECOWAS and AU parliaments: The need to change
As currently constituted Africans do not vote for members of their regional and continental...
The ferry crisis: The problem is endemic. Changing engines will not...
By Lamin Jahateh
Caterpillar marine engines which are used on Kunta Kinteh and Kanilai ferries...
The Diomaye- Barrow meeting
President Adama Barrow was gracious in his welcome of President Faye of Senegal. For...
BARROW EXPECTS FULL HOUSE AT OIC SUMMIT
By Omar Bah
As the all-important summit of leaders of world Muslim countries nears in...
Cement manufacturers debunk importers association
By Lamin Cham
The association of Gambian manufacturers has defended three of its members dealing...
Gov’t tables 2 bills to prosecute Jammeh-era crimes
By Tabora Bojang
The Gambia government has yesterday tabled two bills expected to pave way...
GFA calls gov’t media contract misuse of funds
Press release
The revelation that the government of President Adama Barrow has decided to allocate...
NAO says Judiciary should be audited
By Omar Bah
The National Audit Office has clarified that the Judiciary of The Gambia...
Businessman arraigned for theft, economic crime with Covid-19 funds
By Bruce Asemota
Alagie Kebbe, a business tycoon, was yesterday arraigned before the High Court...
UTG graduates over 1300 students
By Tabora Bojang
One thousand three hundred and twenty nine students found to be worthy...
Suspect in forex bureau killing takes plea
By Bruce Asemota
Arona Tine, a 36-year-old Senegalese technician, resident in Wullikama, near Ghana Town...
Students join calls to keep FGM law
By Olimatou Coker
Students participating in a national convergence on female genital mutilation at the...