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The Government has no strategy for opening embassies
Dr Ousman Gajigo
A document surfaced recently that revealed a great deal about the chaos at the top level of the Barrow government.
The letter was...
Letters: Need for cross-border cooperation
Dear editor,
Reports emerging from the border villages between The Gambia and Senegal have it that thieves and armed robbers are loosed on the population.
Every...
Silence on the 3 years jotna issue: Potential effects on economy
By Musa Bah
Today is August 12th, which means we are edging closer to December 2019; that month which will mark three years since we...
Letters: Even under Yahya Jammeh corruption was discreet; now it’s in the open
Dear editor,
First, early last week, Omar A Jallow (OJ) made a statement to the effect that Adama Barrow was obligated to the 3 years...
On President Adama Barrow and transitional governance
By Cherno Baba Jallow
My group meeting with President Adama Barrow in downtown New York City on September 23, 2017 gave me a rare opportunity...
Wrapping food in newspapers kills
By Edrissa (Edie) Baldeh
If there are anything hard to inculcate into the brain of a Gambian, attitudinal change tops the list.
Gambians can easily believe...
AG should take a good look at the Jungler issue
By Yusupha Bojang
Let president Barrow and his justice minister take a look at what the authorities in Sudan are doing about service personnel who...
The IGP’s press statement on BAC demo shameful
It counts with almost relevance that a public official not only presents a reputable character but equally, but be a person who cherishes probity,...
Letters: Re: Amputee soldier appeals for assistance to replace arm
Dear Sir,
I am Colonel Salif Bojang, the Commanding Officer of Farafenni Barracks mentioned when WO2 Saidy Osman's hand got amputated.
It is with compassion that...
Have Gambians lost Confidence in the police?
By Musa Bah
In the early hours of this morning, I was woken by shouts of 'Sachee, Sachee, Sachee (thief, thief, thief) and then I...
Why citizens should monitor and hold the state accountable
By Madi Jobarteh
Why do you think there is so much poverty in the Gambia? Why do you think there was a group called Junglers...
Letters:Insensitive remarks!
Dear editor,
A statement by Musa Amul Nyassi, APRC National Assembly member for Foni Kansala to The Standard that “there is no direct link of...
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Mai Says Civil Service Still Politicised
By Omar Bah
The leader of the Gambia Moral Congress has said his party rejects the continuous politicisation of the civil service.
“The current state of...
Mandinary demand refinery company out
By Amadou Jadama
Villagers of Mandinary have called on the government of President Adama Barrow to stop Sunny Company (Ltd) from operating in their village.
The...
Rawdatul Majaalis president refutes SIC VP’s accusations
By Amadou Jadama
Alhaji Baba Drammeh, president of Rawdatul Majaalis, a group opposed to the Supreme Islamic Council, has dismissed as “false and misleading” remarks...
Witness claims 13 died after Jammeh’s witch hunting in Foni
By Mafugi Ceesay
Karamo Sanneh, a survivor of the 2009 witch hunting has told the TRRC regional hearing that 13 people died after drinking the...
Gov’t condemns attack on journalists covering president’s tour
Press release
Following the very unfortunate fracas involving a volunteer local interpreter with the Presidential “Meet The People Tour” and three independent journalists at the...