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AG Says Gambia Will Not Decriminalise Homosexuality

By Omar Bah The Gambia Government has categorically stated in its submission to the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group...

Seasonal tourism contributing factor to poverty in Gambia-EU

By Momodou Torp The head of Cooperation of EU Delegation to The Gambia Stephene Meert said seasonal tourism is not doing the country much good,...

UN body recommends for national dialogue in Gambia

By Omar Bah The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) has stressed the importance of national dialogue and the involvement...

Basse NAM calls 3 Years Jotna activists ‘coup plotters’

By Mafugi Ceesay Muhammed Magassy, the National Assembly Member for Basse, has told a press conference last evening that those advocating for President Adama Barrow...

Wife sentenced for stealing husband’s vehicles, documents

By Bruce Asemota Magistrate AB Faal of the Brikama court has convicted and sentenced one Kumba Sanneh of Mandinary village. Kumba was found guilty of...

Ecowas gives new Bissau gov’t 48 hours to resign

The West African regional bloc has given Guinea-Bissau's "illegal government" named by President Jose Mario Vaz a 48-hour ultimatum to resign or face sanctions,...

Karpowership donates to Banjul fishermen

Karpowership, a Turkish power-production company has reached out to the Gambian fishing community in Banjul and donated fishing nets, hooks, life jackets and floaters...

Ecowas targets central electricity grid control by 2020

By Okechukwu Nnodim A central control centre that will be used to manage and operate all electricity grids in West Africa shall begin operations by...

Udp Advises Barrow To Quit After 3 Years

By Omar Bah The United Democratic Party has finally made its stance on the much talked about 3 years agreement of the Coalition 2016. Under...

‘APRC will never rule again’

By Mafugi Ceesay Basiru Gassama, a former APRC Kanifing Municipality divisional youth adviser, has told The Standard that the former ruling party will never regain...

Presidential adviser says UDP’s position meaningless

Saihou Mballow, a deputy political adviser on youth matters has reacted to the UDP's call for President Barrow to respect the 3 years Coalition...

Amadou Samba’s appeal against Janneh Commission findings starts

By Bruce Asemota The Gambia Court of Appeal presided over by Justice Awa Bah, Justice Omar MM Njie and Justice Basirou V.P Mahoney, yesterday ordered...

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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...