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The dean of business and public administration at the University of The Gambia, Muhammed Jammeh, has declared that the increasing clamour for equality between men and women is “far-fetched”, noting that women's rights activists should rather aspire to what is “feasible”...

The executive director of The Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (Tango), Mr Ousman Yarbo, has said if he had the opportunity to talk to President Yahya Jammeh, he would implore him to confer the highest national order on philanthropist Mr Momodou Turo Darboe, the founder of The Gambia-based charitable organisation, Vision Development Foundation (VDF)....

The managing director and co-publisher of The Point newspaper, Pap Saine, left Banjul yesterday for South Africa to attend an IPI Book launch in honour of him and nine other African Press Freedom Heroes including the founder of Daily Observer, Kenneth Y Best....

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) celebrates the seminal decision of the African Court on Human and People's Rights on March 28, 2014, which strongly re-affirms the obligation of countries to protect the rights of journalists to practice free from intimidation and harassment....

In this edition of Bantaba, anchor Sainey Darboe breaks the kola with the successful London-based, Jarra-born marabout Alhaji Yaya Sillah. The uncharacteristically open marabout talks about the esoteric art of maraboutism, success, reasons for the breakdown of the marriages and social order and the three things The Gambia must endeavour to achieve in order to develop...

The majority leader of the National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has lashed out at diasporan Gambian organisations who had been reportedly threatening an armed uprising against the government....

The National Union of Gambian Students ( Nugs) will in the future invite foreign students from America and other countries to attend the national forum of Gambian students when the event grows bigger, the president Yaya Marong has disclosed...

Manlafi Jammeh, chairman of the Jammeh Kunda Kafo, a grassroots social association that seeks to promote unity and understanding between people with the Jammeh surename, has been speaking about his organisation's objectives and programmes as well as the planned weekend great meeting of 'Jilankaolu'...

The Gambia has so far been spared by a sanction by the multilateral grouping of Europe and Africa, Pacific and Caribbean countries, even though the country has defaulted in its financial obligations to the EU-ACP...

A Gambian born Spanish citizen is facing seven-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly encouraging illegal immigration into Spain through family reunification. ...

Mr Babou Gaye seems to be imbued with a renewed political zeal as he bounced back as the national youth mobiliser for the ruling APRC party, challenging the opposition to a political dialogue....

A former Gambian magistrate and women's rights lawyer has raised questions over the effectiveness of women in political leadership positions in representing the interest and welfare of women...