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Guardian looks for missing boy
Oustaz imam Camara, a guardian to one Abdou Karim Manneh, is soliciting the support of the public to search and locate the 14-year-old, who...
Communities sensitised on complications of FGM/C
By Maimuna Sey-Jawo
Communities of Busumbala and Old Yundum were educated on the effects and legal implications of FGM/C.
The sensitisation happened over the weekend at...
NYSS swear in new batch of corps members
By Olimatou Coker
The National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS), on Thursday organised a swearing-in ceremony for the 13th batch of its new corps members.
The event,...
3 Years Jotna Allays Fears
By Lamin Cham
The much talked-about 3 Years Jotna Movement, a group which vowed to demonstrate against any attempt by President Barrow to cling on...
Barrow: Forming a party is up to Gambians
President Adama Barrow has revealed that the decision to form a political party is up to the people of The Gambia, and not him...
‘Forcing Barrow out in December will be premature’
By Omar Bah
Mambanyick Njie, a former PRO of Gambia Democratic Congress, has said “it will be grossly premature to force President Adama Barrow to...
GAP writes to Gov’t, IEC to facilitate dialogue over 3-years
By Omar Bah
The leader of Gambia Action Party, Musa Yali Batchilly has confirmed to The Standard that his party has written to President Adama...
Gambia observes Remembrance Day
By Patience Loum
Gambians yesterday joined the British High Commissioner and the Gambia Armed Forces to commemorate the annual Remembrance Sunday at the Fajara War...
ECREEE empowering local companies to take lead in renewable energy sector
Press release
Six selected projects in Ecowas member states have emerged as winners of the third Ecowas Rural Electrification Facility (EREF 3) and received cheques...
Ifad delegation to visit Gambia
By Tabora Bojang
A high-level delegation of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad), will be visiting the country from 19 – 20 November.
The Project...
Unique Solutions & Unique Energy getsD30.6m Ecowas energy project
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency-ECREEE has presented a cheque amounting to $282,902.00 to Unique Solutions & Unique Energy under the...
African Economic Congress closes in Abuja
By Awa Ceesay
A three-day forum of the African Economic Congress, AEC, ended in Abuja, Nigeria last week.
he AEC convened brain boxes of the African...
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‘Barrow Is Killing GDC In NBR’
By Omar Bah
Former Jokadou chairman of the Gambia Democratic Congress, who recently resigned to join President Adama Barrow, has claimed that his former party...
GDC NAM asks AG to stop BYM political activities
By Omar Bah
The GDC National Assembly Member for Niamina East has asked the Attorney General to stop the Barrow Youth Movement from promoting President...
Witness says witch-hunters made him carry human skull
By Mafugi Ceesay
Ali Marr, a survivor of Yahya Jammeh's witch hunting exercise in 2009, yesterday told the TRRC that he was handed a human...
Canada, Netherlands join Gambia’s fight for Rohingyas
Press release
On November 11th 2019, The Gambia filed a lawsuit at The Hague demanding accountability on the systematic violations of the rights of minority...






