Most Gambians are quite confused as to why President Adama Barrow should decide to swear in a “Caretaker” cabinet instead of a new cabinet to begin his second term in office, as everyone had expected. Of course, as far as I know, there is no constitutional provision preventing him from[Read More…]
Year: 2022
Debutants Gambia Beat Tunisia, Make Historic Berth In The Round Of 16
Debutants Gambia continued to make history when they beat Tunisia to a 1-0 in a fascinating Group F encounter of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade Municipal de Limbe on Thursday. The win meant Gambia finishing second in Group F but level on points with Mali who[Read More…]
Reelected Barrow Unveils New Vision For Gambia
In appreciation, My Lord, the Chief Justice of The Gambia, I thank you solemnly for administering the Oath of Office for the President of The Republic of The Gambia for the next five years. Having been sworn in, I also thank the Almighty God, with due devotion, for His mercies[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow : Saul Badgie: Yaya Jammeh’s Last Betrayed Loyalist?
We all saw the video. The video of Saul Badgie performing ablution and swearing by a Quran that he was not only loyal to Yaya Jammeh, but that he was never part of any efforts to undermine Yaya in any way. He specifically mentioned the December 30th attack saying he[Read More…]
Barrow Inauguration: W/African Leaders Converge On Banjul
Several West African leaders are in the Gambian capital Banjul to witness Wednesday’s inauguration for a second five-year term of President Adama Barrow following his re-election last month. Guinea Bissau’s president Umaro Embalo was the first to arrive on Tuesday evening followed by Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani, Togo’s[Read More…]
Customs Authorities In Senegal Seize Ammunition Aboard A Cargo Ship
The customs authorities in Senegal have seized three containers of ammunition aboard a Guyana-flagged cargo ship, the Eolika. The authorities estimate that the three containers are worth an estimated 5.2 million US dollars. The discovery was made in the port of Dakar but the customs agency did not specify the[Read More…]
GPU Shocked And Saddened By Death Of Pa Modou Faal And Musa Ndow
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) mourns the sudden death of journalists Pa Modou Faal and Musa Ndow. The journalists were among three persons who died in a car crash along the TransGambia highway in Soma, Lower River Region, early Monday morning. Pa Modou (Kotoo as he was fondly called) served[Read More…]
Election Petition: Supreme Court Dismisses UDP Ex-Parte Motion
Gambia’s Supreme Court has dismissed a motion filed by the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) on Monday seeking a review of its rejection of the party’s election petition, ruling that is maintaining its earlier position During the court session on Friday, lawyer representing the United Democratic Party Borry S[Read More…]
The Scorpions Strike Late To Draw Mali In Group F
Musa Barrow scored a late penalty to give The Gambia a deserved 1-1 draw against Mali in Group F of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. The Bologna striker kept his cool to calmly tuck away from 12 yards sending the keeper the wrong way to cancel Ibrahima[Read More…]
Alagi Saidy-Barrow: The Gambia’s Justice And Prison System
Say you catch a thief, and I’m not talking about the government types, we never catch those, because they come in suits and nice kaftans, and they are too slick to get caught by a mob. I am talking about a thief that snuck into a house, and got caught[Read More…]
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