Politics
PDOIS Open To Coalition But Insists On Clear, Written Agreements, Says Suwaibou Touray
The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) is open to forming a coalition ahead of the next presidential elections, but only under strict and clearly defined terms, according to its newly elected Secretary General, Hon. Suwaibou Touray. Speaking on QTV’s State of Affairs in his first major television[Read More…]
Human Rights
High Court To Rule In Bitcoin Tower Case Next Month
The Kanifing High Court is later next month expected to read its ruling in the Bitcoin Tower case as the matter took yet another twist. Lawyers for one of the shareholders Manuel Di Stofleth Mitterer had asked the court to review the judgement it delivered in the case that their[Read More…]
African News
Western Balkan Cartels Expand Cocaine Trade Through West Africa
Criminal networks from the Western Balkans are tightening their control over cocaine smuggling routes through West Africa, with The Gambia among the countries at risk, a new report has warned. The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) said Balkan groups, including Montenegrin clans and Albanian-speaking networks, have become central[Read More…]
Editorial
Gambia’s Heavy Reliance On OMVG For Electricity Generation Unsustainable
As the Gambian population might have observed, the electricity supply in the country is not that stable but consumers are not complaining as much as they used to. The improved electricity that the Gambian population is currently enjoying is largely thanks to Sir Dawda Jawara and his peers, who conceived[Read More…]
Opinion
The Back-Way Syndrome – A Possible Jinack Connection
Despite attempts by the government to convince Gambians that the irregular migration (the ‘back-way’) syndrome has been on the decline, it is quite evident that it has instead recently become even more regular and deadly, with so many young lives perishing virtually on a weekly basis while travelling in rickety[Read More…]
Sports
Hundreds Paint Serekunda Red Following Senegal’s Triumph Over Morocco
There was a groundswell at the popular Westfield intersection and Sayerr Jobe Avenue in downtown Serekunda as hundreds converged on the Gambia’s largest city on Sunday evening to celebrate Senegal’s victory in the finals of the African Cup of Nations. Senegal beat host Morocco by one goal to nil and,[Read More…]
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