Politics
Can Hamat Preach Gospel Of Effective Governance & Delivery?
Hamat Bah, the Gambia’s minister of religious affairs and local governments, recently attempted to mount the high moral ground to preach the gospel of good governance and delivery to certain regional governments. Hamat was recently at a UNDP-organized meeting during which he decided, as usual, to launch a blanket attack[Read More…]
Human Rights
European Investigators To Crack Open Austrians’ Cryptocurrency Wallets & Vaults
Crime investigators from Europe are now poised to lend operational support to their counterparts in The Gambia as local investigators appear to have hit a dead-end in their investigation of suspected cryptocurrency scam against Austrians Manuel Di Stofleth Mitterer and his partner Angelika Mitterer. “The investigators are from Europe,” said[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
NPP Should Be The Party To Lose Sleep Over UMC’s Crash-Landing
The failed launch of the Unite Movement for Change (UMC) to the league of nation’s bona fide political parties should be more concerning to the National People’s Party (NPP) than the GDC, NUP or APP-Sobeyaa. The UMC’s unsuccessful launch to the orbit of IEC-recognised political parties appears to have laid[Read More…]
Opinion
The Khamenei “Martyrdom” Story Raises More Questions Than Answers
In the turbulent aftermath of the strike that reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, a dramatic narrative has begun circulating in international media. According to this account, Khamenei was warned that a devastating U.S.-Israeli strike was imminent but refused to leave the compound, declaring that if the Iranian people[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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