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Alleged Female Drug Trafficker to Return to The Gambia from Portugal for continuity of her Trial
By: Nicholas Bass Nadine Ismael De Gouveira Pareira, the alleged female drug trafficker and money launderer, is expected to return to The…
LEGAL MATTERS
Alleged Plastic Bag Dealer Appears in Court
By Dawda M. Jallow An alleged plastic bag dealer Mustapha Jobe was on Wednesday arraigned for dealing in banned plastic bags. The prosecution charged Mustapha…
SPORTS NEWS
Uniting Through Sport, Africell Hosts Wheelchair Basketball Competition
This past weekend, the vibrant atmosphere at the Africell KMC park was electrified by the echoing cheers of spectators and…
HEALTH NEWS
‘Taba’ Addiction, Its Dangers Poses Among Gambian Women and Girls
By Nyima Sillah “Taba,” the Mandinka term for tobacco, refers to a locally made tobacco substance that was commonly used…
Futile Dreams: How FGM Impeded Girls’ Education in The Gambia
By: Nyima Sillah Education is a priority for many girls but the majority of them in one way or another…
First Lady Fatou Bah-Barrow Launches National Polio Vaccination Campaign
By Yunus S Saliu In her commitment to supporting the Ministry of Health to keep The Gambia polio-free, The Gambia…
Multi-faceted approach needed to strengthen Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Africa
By Professor Myriam Sidibe In Africa, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) challenges exist within a complex cultural ecosystem involving…
EDITORIAL
REMEMBERING THE D30 HEROES OF DECEMBER 2014
Ten years ago, in December 2014 a group of patriotic Gambians whose conscience were pricked by the barbarity of Yahya…
Barrow Administration Must Be Alive to Population’s Pains Vis-a-Vis Water Stress & Inflation
Sometimes, we wonder whether the Barrow administration truly understands and hears the pains and wails of the Gambian population. From…
Why Conduct Proceedings in Russian Oil Saga in Camera?
The National Assembly has barred, for the third time, journalists from providing media coverage for the ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the Russian…
Police Must Not Burden Tax Payers WithCost of Bloated Ranks
One of the challenges that confronted the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) shortly after the departure of former President Yahya Jammeh in 2017 was the issue of bloated…
OPINION
Deliberately Making our Debt Situation Worse
Dr. Ousman Gajigo One of the points I have been highlighting during my commentary on the Gambian government budget is its lack of…
2024 Constitution Promulgation Bill, A Betrayal of The Sovereign Gambians
By By Sanna Badjie, MA European studies Email: badjiesanna1@gmail.com The Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia (promulgation bill), 2024: a betrayal of the sovereign Gambians, an…
The Salaji Forest Park Scandal: Environmental Neglect and State Capture
Dr. Ousman Gajigo Recently, the destruction of a part of the Salaji Forest to benefit a political patron of President Adama Barrow has been getting a lot…
Our National Debt Nightmare
Dr. Ousman Gajigo The Gambia’s total public debt is now around D120 billion. Given that our own Minister of Finance and Economic Affairshas recently admitted that…
ENTERTAINMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
Hon. Ceesay Describes human rights report as important tool for the National Assembly
Honorable Madi Ceesay, Chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights and constitutional matters, has stated that when the…
NHRC condemns Alleged Shooting of Police Officer at Fass Njaga Choi by Armed Robbers
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned the recent bandit attack on the Police Intervention Unit Checkpoint at Fass…
Gender Survey Report Validated
By: Sainabou Sanneh United Purpose in partnership with a Non-Governmental Organization on Thursday validated the West Africa Competitiveness Program (WACOMP)…
Accused pleaded not guilty in Alleged Robbery case
By Mama A. Touray Momodou Mbaye Ndow pleaded not guilty to robbing Yafatou Dem on Wednesday when he appeared before…
TOURISM
Cruise Ship Arrivals Drive Surge in Tourism to The Gambia
By Yunus S Saliu Tourist arrivals in The Gambia have seen a significant increase since the start of the 2024/2025…
Over 60 Potential Tourism Sites Discovered Across The Gambia
By Yunus S Saliu In Phase B of the Tourism Diversification and Resilience Project in The Gambia, several sixty-four tourism sites in…
ITTOG Hosts C/Wealth-Sponsored Students of Leeds Beckett University
By: Yunus S. Saliu The Institute of Travel and Tour of The Gambia (ITTOG) recently played host to a group of…
NYP Expresses Worry over recent Presidential Pardon
The National Youth Parliament Gambia (NYP), has released a statement saying it is deeply worried about the recent Presidential Pardon…