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DEYDA HYDARA FAMILY FOREGOES TRRC PAYMENTS
By Baba Sheriff Bojang
The Standard has learnt that the family of the late Deyda Hydara, has informed the Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations Commission that it will not take any money in the form of reparations from the commission for the death of Mr Hydara.
Mr Hydara, co-owner and primary editor of The Point, one of the...
DEYDA HYDARA FAMILY FOREGOES TRRC PAYMENTS
By Baba Sheriff Bojang
The Standard has learnt that the family of the late Deyda Hydara, has informed the Truth, Reconciliation & Reparations Commission that...
Jammeh: Will he, won’t he?
Hordes of APRC militants opposed to the party's alliance with NPP are expected to converge at former president Jammeh's home village of Kanilai today, Friday, in expectation of a rare public address from him.
Jammeh...
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Karpowership gives D150,000 to NEA for Coastal Clean-up Day
Karpowership yesterday donated D150,000 to the National Environment Agency towards activities marking the International Coastal Clean-up Day.
The day is observed on the third Saturday...
Ministry warns unruly students
Press release, MoBSE, Banjul - The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has observed with grave concern that students from different schools, most...
Mandela Washington Fellows meet Veep Touray
Press release: US Embassy, Banjul – The charge d'affaires (CDA) at the US Embassy in Banjul, Marissa Scott, presented members of the Mandela Washington...
JAMMEH VICTIMS ASK BARROW TO RESIGN OVER KANILAI VISIT
By Omar Bah
The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations has asked President Adama Barrow to resign over his 'insensitive' visit to former...
PAP leader to go independent after party fails to register
By Alagie Manneh
Following months of unsuccessful attempts to get registered by the IEC, the People's Alliance Party (PAP), led by Ebrima Tabora Manneh, son...
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Tijan Jaiteh, Goodwill ambassador for sports
You were born into a relatively well-to-do family with enough to pursue higher education. Why did you become a footballer?
When I was young my uncle used to take me and my friends to play...
Tijan Jaiteh, Goodwill ambassador for sports
You were born into a relatively well-to-do family with enough to pursue higher education. Why did you become a footballer?
When I was young my...
Sports
GAMBIA TO HOST WEST AFRICA DEAF FOOTBALL TOURNEY
The West Africa deaf football tournament first played in Nigeria in 2010, will this year be hosted in The Gambia, from November 18th to 30th. Twelve countries will take part in the event. The...
GAMBIA TO HOST WEST AFRICA DEAF FOOTBALL TOURNEY
The West Africa deaf football tournament first played in Nigeria in 2010, will this year be hosted in The Gambia, from November 18th to...
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Landmines on Babili land
Last week Thursday was special and not special, sort of. I closed from work relatively earlier than most of the days. I then spent an hour at Westfield scrambling for a vehicle to Brikama....
GAMBIA TO HOST WEST AFRICA DEAF FOOTBALL TOURNEY
The West Africa deaf football tournament first played in Nigeria in 2010, will this year be hosted in The Gambia, from November 18th to...
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GAMBIA TO HOST WEST AFRICA DEAF FOOTBALL TOURNEY
The West Africa deaf football tournament first played in Nigeria in 2010, will this...
Tijan Jaiteh, Goodwill ambassador for sports
You were born into a relatively well-to-do family with enough to pursue higher education....
DEYDA HYDARA FAMILY FOREGOES TRRC PAYMENTS
By Baba Sheriff Bojang
The Standard has learnt that the family of the late Deyda...
CSOs given permit to hold demo Saturday
By Omar Bah
Civil society organisations in The Gambia have called on Jammeh-era perpetrators to...
Gambian journalists launch fact-checking platform
By Alagie Manneh
Some 30 Gambian journalists yesterday gathered at the Sir...
Gambia drops 8 points in World Rule of Law index
By Omar Bah
The World Justice Project (WJP) yesterday released the WJP Rule of Law...
Jammeh: Will he, won’t he?
Hordes of APRC militants opposed to the party's alliance with NPP are expected to...
Uncle convicted for raping niece
By Bruce Asemota
One Sam Corr (not real name), a student of Gambia College, and...
Landmines on Babili land
Last week Thursday was special and not special, sort of. I closed from work...
Kombo South chief removed
The head chief of Kombo South district, Lamin Darboe, has been removed and replaced...
Tribe and conquer
I finished last week's article like this:
“There is a sense of security in what...
BASKETBALL ASSOC. IN ROW WITH FORMER SG
By Awa Macalo
The Gambia Basketball Association GBA has complained to the National Sports Council...
Everything you need to know about male and female infertility (childlessness)
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Though it is often thought of as a woman's problem, infertility can...
The irony of The Gambia – EU deportation ping-pong A classic...
With presidential elections barely two months away, visa restriction measures imposed against The Gambia,...
Building the friendship bridges towards a shared future of China and...
On October 9th, 2021, a grand inauguration ceremony was held for the China-Aid Project...
Letters to the Editor
The crude oil saga again
Dear Editor,
Nigeria is a very benevolent nation to The Gambia....
COURT REMANDS FISHERIES P.S.
By Bruce Asemota
Dr Bamba Banja, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Fisheries and Water...
Darboe accuses gov’t of refusing to disclose lifting crude oil from...
By Omar Bah & Amadou Jadama
UDP leader Ousainu Darboe has accused the government of...
IEC speaks on PAP registration saga
By Tabora Bojang
The Independent Electoral Commission yesterday dismissed allegations raised by presidential aspirant Ebrima...
NPP’s Gitteh attacks Essa Faal
Prominent NPP member Ahmad Gitteh has stuck the knife into Essa Faal saying the...