Gambia’s Alasan Ann has reached the quarter finals stage of the Africa Taekwondo Championship underway in Rwanda. The US-based Gambian Taekwondo sensation is currently battling in the land of thousand mountains (Rwanda) to achieve both personal and national glories. Meanwhile, Ann is also expected to fly the Gambia’s flag sky-high[Read More…]
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Dominic Mendy Resigns As CA National Prexy, Member
Dominic Mendy has resigned as Citizens Alliance’s National President. Mr. Mendy has also resigned as a member of the CA. No reason has so far been advanced for his resignation. Below is the Press Release:
Madi Jobarteh: I Stand With Mama And Baby M – For Justice!
I stand with Mama because she was a minor by the time she got impregnated by a man, whether by force or consent hence she was raped. I stand with Baby M because he was a child who did not ask who was to be his mother and father. The[Read More…]
Editorial: Will IGP Take Prexy Barrow To Senegambia Police Station Tomorrow?
It’s now official! It has indeed been officially confirmed that President Adama Barrow will tomorrow go to the former Anti-crime Unit HQ to lay the foundation stone for a five-star luxury hotel there in a worrying flagrant disdain of court orders. President Adama Barrow is now poised to set the[Read More…]
Press Release: Transport Fares Remain The Same Across The Country
It has come to the attention of The Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure (MoTWI) that some drivers are unilaterally increasing transport fares for various destinations across the country. Drivers are reminded that this practice is unacceptable. Equally, the public is reminded that the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure[Read More…]
Woman In Distress 4Yrs After Renouncing Christianity
When Anna Mendy embraced Islam some years ago as a way of life, she was rejected by her family on account of her new faith. She was not only rejected for choosing Islam but also persecuted for many years. Instead of wavering in her new path of life, Anna[Read More…]
Ex–NIA Chief, Others Sentenced To Death
The High Court in Banjul Wednesday sentenced Yankuba Badjie and four other former NIA operatives to death after being found guilty of the murder of Solo Sandeng. The former spy chief was also alongside Saikou Omar Jeng, Babucarr Sallah, Masire Tamba and Lamin Darboe found culpable of inflicting bodily harm[Read More…]
Immunization Hugely Scaled-Down As Health Officers Stay At Home
Immunization and other public health interventions have been significantly scaled-down across the country as over 300 public health officers continue to stay at home. According to sources, diseases detection activities at the seaport and airport have also been paralysed by the health ministry’s decision to send 371 public and environmental[Read More…]
Editorial: What Will Darboe Tell Barrow When They Meet Soon?
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe has consistently claimed that President Adama Barrow robbed him of his ‘victory’ in the last general election but the UDP leader is said to be set to meet with President Barrow face to face. If what the Gambia government spokesperson said on Tuesday could be any clue,[Read More…]
Gambia After Yahya Jammeh: ‘I’ll Never Get Justice
More than five years ago Gambian strongman Yahya Jammeh was defeated in a shock election result by now-President Adama Barrow. Many thought this would usher in an era of change after 22 years of alleged human rights atrocities, but critics are concerned that many Jammeh loyalists remain in the new[Read More…]