Pan-African Humanitarian Awards Advisory Board has named Prince Ebrima Sanyang as the winner of the 2016 Pan-African Humanitarian Award for Global...

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Wa Barakatuhu On Friday 12th August 2016, the Supreme and Spiritual Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim...

Ousman Sonko, the longest serving Minister of the Interior (10 years), who was relieved of his post on Friday 16 September 2016, is currently in...

The European Parliament has expressed its concerns about the human rights situation in The Gambia in a resolution of May 2016. The resolution was...

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) S.H. Barkun, yesterday informed a crowded courtroom, presided over by Justice O. Ottaba of the Special...

The Gambia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Employers’ Association (GCCI) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation...

Defence counsel E. Sanneh yesterday told the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Omar Cham that the way the state was conducting the case...

The Special Criminal Court in Banjul presided over by Justice O. Ottaba yesterday ordered the prisons authority to produce the original death...

As schools are about to re-open for another academic year, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has ordered the closure of nine nursery...

On September 21, the U.S. Embassy held a signing ceremony granting over 2.5 million dalasis to 10 community groups throughout The Gambia. The...

The Gambia Government has banned importation of logs into the country with immediate effect. In this regard, the security personnel manning the...

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has donated a consignment of information technology materials such as five computers (HP...

Preparations are in high gear for the upcoming APRC national youth rally scheduled for 29 September through 3 October 2016 in Basse. Speaking to...

Sira Wally Ndow-Njie, who is charged with economic crime alongside nine GNPC officials, was yesterday denied bail again by the high court presided...

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) and the Auditor General’s department yesterday presented the Government Audited Accounts for...

International delegates from the sub-region have started a four-day meeting of the first Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency Commission...

The newly-elected district Governor 9101 of Rotary Club International for 2016-2017 Monday evening arrived in The Gambia for a four-day official...

WANEP Reiterates Commitment to Peace Efforts 21st September 2016: 2016InternationalDay of Peace The West Africa Network forPeace building, WANEP...

The case involving Tina Faal could not proceed yesterday before Magistrate Omar Cham of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, because of the absence of the...

A three-day regional workshop on Islamic Finance organised by the Committees for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) in collaboration with...

The Gambia National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) yesterday launched the Global...

(Issue, Monday, 19 September 2016) The Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOH) is once again celebrating the International Week...

(Issue, Monday, 19 September 2016) President Yahya Jammeh has decided to relieve Ousman Sonko of his appointment as Minister of the Interior, with...

(Issue, Monday, 19 September 2016) The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has taken its campaign for access to information and freedom of expression a notch...

(Issue, Monday, 19 September 2016) A high speeding Senegalese transport minivan with Senegalese registration number coming from Soma heading to...

(Issue, Friday, 16 September 2016) A three-day high-level seminar on a cyber-security framework for financial services is underway at the Paradise...

(Issue, Friday, 16 September 2016) The President of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency Sheikh Prof Alhaji Dr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh...

Opposition leaders Wednesday convened a meeting at the Kairaba Beach Hotel to discuss how to strategise and develop a method of getting a candidate...

Russia and The Gambia have signed a military cooperation agreement. It was inked by Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Russian General Headquarters...

By the grace of Allah Almighty, the Muslim World is celebrating Eidul Adha (Tobaski) in the coming days and here in The Gambia we are celebrating on...

The award-winning Gambian film scholar, producer and journalist, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, made history on Monday, the 5th September 2016 by...

Mrs Ramzia Diab, a known personality in the political realm of The Gambia, who once served as nominated Member of Parliament in the Second Republic,...

Some religious leaders, who are beneficiaries of Momodou Turo Darboe’s ram donation, have praised the Vision Development Foundation’s Chief Executive...

The Campaign Team for the Independent Presidential Candidate in the December 1, 2016 election has expressed appreciation to all those who graced the...

According to sources close to this paper, the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) assistant national youth mobiliser, Kebba Ansu Manneh, has...

Aspuna Gambia Ltd, a cassava value chain association, on 8 September 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Agriculture...

Defence lawyer Lamin S. Camara yesterday asked prosecutor Sarja Sanyang to put his house in order, in the trial of Cherno Omar Barry and 29 others,...

The United States Ambassador to The Gambia, C. Patricia Alsup, on Tuesday, September 6, began a comprehensive nationwide outreach to diverse...

The Gambia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Employers’ Association (GCCI) in partnership with the Gambia Commercial Agricultural Value...

The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Momodou O. Njie, has assured media practitioners of his ministry’s support, and...

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has disclosed the number of voters it has so far registered for the upcoming presidential election in The...

In launching her presidential bid for the race to State House, Dr Isatou Touray had pushed against an attempt to unilaterally turn the country into...

Ecobank Gambia on Tuesday launched a new campaign dubbed ‘Move on Up’, as part of its drive to ensure that consumers have worldwide accessible and...

The Opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) regional chairpersons have expressed confidence about a massive victory in the December 1 presidential...

ActionAid International The Gambia in partnership with the National AIDS Secretariat, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and UNAIDS has...

Lamin Queen Jammeh, Governor of North Bank Region (NBR), has challenged all district chiefs and village heads in his region to support all activities...

(Tuesday September 06, 2016 Issue) The Gambia’s domestic debt has risen to D25.1 billion at end-June 2016, according to the Monetary Policy Committee...

(Tuesday September 06, 2016 Issue) The Gambia's Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) - in consultation with the Imam Ratib of Banjul, Alhaji Cherno Kah-...

(Tuesday September 06, 2016 Issue) Gambian-born philanthropist based in Fajikunda, Momodou Turo Darboe, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of...

(Tuesday September 06, 2016 Issue) A four-day campaign co-funded by the EU against illegal fishing off the West Africa Coast has shown concrete...

(Tuesday September 06, 2016 Issue) Dr Isatou Touray, an independent presidential candidate, has promised to serve for only one term if elected...

(Tuesday September 06, 2016 Issue) The West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM), in collaboration with the Central...

(Friday September 02, 2016 Issue) United Democratic Party (UDP), the biggest opposition party in The Gambia, has unveiled a 51-year-old businessman...

(Friday September 02, 2016 Issue) The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has announced the campaign period for the country’s Presidential...

(Friday September 02, 2016 Issue) The Dr Isatou Touray Independent Candidate Campaign team will be holding a Convention today at the Kairaba...

(Friday September 02, 2016 Issue) President Yahya Jammeh has decided to rescind the appointment of Mr Momadou Sajo Jallow as deputy foreign...

(Thursday September 01, 2016 Issue) Defence counsel Combeh Gaye yesterday told the Banjul Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Omar Cham that...

(Thursday September 01, 2016 Issue) Barely two weeks before the Muslim feast of Tobaski, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and...

(Thursday September 01, 2016 Issue) The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) country representative has said an estimated 200,000 people are...

(Thursday September 01, 2016 Issue) The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in collaboration with the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy...

(Wednesday August 31st, 2016 Issue) Magistrate Omar Cham of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court yesterday discharged Naffie Barry along with sixteen...

(Wednesday August 31st, 2016 Issue) The Managing Director of Kanilai Family Farms at Abuko Central Abattoir, Kebba Tumani Sanneh, has said he cannot...

(Wednesday August 31st, 2016 Issue) DAKAR, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senegalese President Macky Sall has said he will push for funding of African...

(Wednesday August 31st, 2016 Issue) The Chinese Embassy in Banjul on 25 August held a farewell reception for 12 Gambian students, who successfully...

(Wednesday August 31st, 2016 Issue) The North Bank Regional Disaster Management Committee recently paid a condolence visit to the Jah family of...

(Wednesday August 31st, 2016 Issue) Agriculture is the largest contributor to the economic well-being of most Gambians. For the agricultural sector...

The Programme Manager for National Disease Control at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has called on the regional Rapid Response Team (RRT)...

The ruling Alliance for Patriotic, Re-orientation and Construction (APRC) party at the weekend briefed its militants on the upcoming youth rally to...

Windstorm recently destroyed several compounds and households in the villages of Kafuta and Faraba in Kombo East district of the West Coast Region,...

Reliable sources have informed this paper that Dr Isatou Touray, Human Rights defender and Executive Director of The Gambia Committee on Traditional...

The Rotary Club of Royden Revolve in UK in partnership with the Rotary Club of Fajara Thursday donated some medical equipment to the Edward Francis...

The second prosecution witness, Lawyer Omar Njie, yesterday testified in the case involving Tina Faal before Magistrate Omar Cham of the Banjul...

Human Rights Commissioner Bärbel Kofler and the European External Action Service (EEAS) spokesperson have issued statements calling for...

UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY (UDP) PRESS RELEASE NOTICE FOR THE SELECTION OF PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE United Democratic Party (UDP) hereby...

It is time for women to trust and have confidence in female candidates who opt for election in their respective constituencies, to increase female...

(Thursday August 25th, 2016 Issue) President Yahya Jammeh has appointed Momadou Sajo Jallow as deputy Foreign Affairs minister, with effect from 23...

(Thursday August 25th, 2016 Issue) Based on the recommendation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), lawmakers yesterday overwhelmingly...

(Thursday August 25th, 2016 Issue) The Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Abdou Jobe, has tasked the Africa Cashew...

(Thursday August 25th, 2016 Issue) Guinea-Bissau, the second largest producer of cashews on the continent, will this year host the Africa Cashew...

(Thursday August 25th, 2016 Issue) Saikou Jammeh, Secretary General of the Gambia Press Union (GPU), has said that since journalists are dealing...

Tina Faal, a former member of the National Assembly and a member of the newly-formed political party, Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), yesterday...

The spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Cécile Pouilly, has called on state authorities in The Gambia to investigate the...

The Charge d’ Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Banjul, Marc Shaw, has said that through diplomacy and assistance, the United States would remain...

The 2nd edition of the sub-regional training seminar of the Cashew Processing and Marketing Information System opened yesterday at the Kairaba Beach...

Child Protection Alliance, in collaboration with the Gambia Teachers’ Union, on Monday held a daylong edification seminar for journalists in The...

Momodou M. Bah, a student of Charles Fowlis Senior Secondary School, has become the school’s first student to record 9 credits out of 9 subjects in...

Magistrate Omar Cham of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court yesterday warned the prosecutor in the trial involving Tina Faal to proceed with the case on...

The case involving 28 government officials is said to have been delayed by the non-completion of investigations, when the matter was brought up...

Cashew Alliance of The Gambia, the apex association for all cashew value chain participants in The Gambia, will today commenced a two-day Cashew...

The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), in partnership with ActionAid International-The Gambia, yesterday kick-started a two-day capacity...

(Issue, Monday, August 22, 2016) Mamma Kandeh, leader of the newly-formed political party, Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), on 20 August 2016 told...

(Issue, Monday, August 22, 2016) The United Democratic Party (UDP) has issued a statement, saying one of its senior members, arrested together with...

(Issue, Monday, August 22, 2016) Sources close to this paper have revealed that the police have arrested nine boys, some teenagers, others in their...

(Issue, Monday, August 22, 2016) Media Agenda will today commence implementation of its U.S. Embassy-funded voter education project ahead of the...

(Issue, Monday, August 22, 2016) The new public relations officer of the Gambia Immigration Department (GID) has promised to live up to expectations...

(Issue, Monday, August 22, 2016) Senior insurance officials have recently undergone a two-day training course meant to refresh and enhance their...

Sulayman Samba has been reappointed Secretary General, head of the civil service and Minister of Presidential Affairs, with effect from 18 August...

The Director of the Health Promotion and Education Unit under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has challenged mothers to adopt the culture...

The Vice President and Minister for Women’s Affairs, Isatou Njie-Saidy, Wednesday applauded the Gambian leader for taking the concerns of his people...

Ousman Rambo Jatta, Bakau constituency mobiliser for the ruling APRC party, was on Wednesday appointed managing director of the Daily Observer...