Politics
President Adama Barrow earlier today embarked on a surprise tour of ongoing projects and facilities within the Greater Banjul Area and beyond.
His first stop was at The Gambia University Faraba Campus, where he was taken on a conducted tour of the LOT 1 which is at 65%. Upon completion, the area will accommodate faculty of Education, Infromation and Technology, Engineering, Business [...]
SOLDIER DENIES BEING A SON OF CASSAMANCE’S REBEL LEADER
"Omar Sarjo, who was dismissed from the Gambia Armed Forces for being a non-Gambian, has spoken for the first time since his dismissal in 2017." Standard Newspaper Sankareh, the government spokesperson told journalists that several non-Gambians enlisted in GAF were [...]
The Ministry of Youth and sports commences a HIV sensitization
Department of Planning under the Ministry of Youth and Sport in collaboration with ActionAid International - The Gamba starts a nationwide sensitization on HIV/AIDS Infection among young people. The sensitization campaign started since July and its focus is to raise [...]
President Barrow Appoints Seedy Keita as Trade Minister
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow in the exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Sections 71(1) and 71(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, has appointed Mr Seedy K. M. Keita as Minister for Trade, Industry, [...]
CLARIFICATION ON THE CASE OF DISMISSED EX-CORPORAL OMAR SARJO OF THE GAMBIA ARMED FORCES
It may be recalled that in 2017, the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) received an intelligence tip off that ex – Corporal Omar Sarjo, with Regimental Number 84GNA/13529 was alleged to be the son of Mr. Salif Sarjo, the leader of [...]
University of The Gambia Students’ Union Postpones Swearing-In Ceremony
The leadership of the 18th Executive Council of the University of The Gambia Students’ Union (UTGSU) has put off the handing over and swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected executive scheduled for Monday 2nd November, 2020. “The decision came up [...]
President Barrow mourns the demise of Deputy Governor, Lamin R. Darboe
The untimely demise of Lamin R. Darboe, Deputy Governor, Central River Region, has sent shockwaves among Gambians home and abroad. On behalf of the government and people of The Gambia, H.E, President Adama Barrow expressed his sincere and heartfelt condolences [...]
Ouattara Declared Winner in Controversial lvory Coast Elections
The Ivory Coast electoral commission has announced that President Alassane Ouattara has overwhelmingly won a third term in office after his two main opponents boycotted the election and called his candidacy illegal. Pascal Affi N'Guessan and Henri Konan Bédié, the [...]
GDC Surrenders To UDP- Seedy Njie
As the campaign enters into the final stage in the Niamina West by-election, a former APRC National Assembly member and now a strong supporter of President Barrow’s NPP, has told a rally that the Gambia Democratic Congress has been surrendered [...]
Gambian Wins $500,000 Compensation Against UK Immigration Department
A High Court Judge has awarded $500,000 in compensation to an illegal immigrant from Gambia, who was detained for over a year after his deportation failed in 2018. Delivering a judgment during a virtual hearing recently, Justice Frank Seepersad ordered [...]