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May 29, 2023 12:39, Sanna Camara

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Jammeh announces new alliance, sacks FTJ and Others

APRC and Gambia Alliance for National Unity (GANU) are forming an electoral pact for the upcoming general elections,former president Yahya Jammeh announced on Friday, 15th October at a gathering of party loyalists in Kanilai.Jammeh addressed party militants from exile via a live phone call, broadcast over loud hailers and and online, following demands for him to clear the air on the APRC/NPP alliance announced on 2nd September 2021. "As from now, the APRC is affiliated with GANU, not any ot ...

October 16, 2021 11:58, Lamin Sam Jaiteh

EU Celebrates 4,800 youths trained in Business and Self-reliance

Success stories of 4,800 youths were on Tuesday, 12 October 2021 celebrated after completing a EU-funded business development training. Former prisoners, backway returnees, high school leavers and school drop outs are amongst those trained in 17 trade areas, personal and business management skills. Participants also got grants and start-up kits to develop their business. European Union Ambassador to the Gambia, His Excellency, Corrado Pampaloni delivered a key note address at the closi ...

October 15, 2021 01:49, Sanna Camara

Police officers deployed at Comium to enforce Closure order

Authorities have confirmed the deployment of police officers to comium offices on Tuesday 5th October, to enforce closure order, following the suspension of the GSM operator’s licence.The team of officers led by ASP Corr were briefed by PURA officials to close Comium after it failed to licence and other fees. The officers left Serrekunda Police Station and headed to the Comium head office.“Yes, it is true. There was a deployment to the Comium head office. The officers will help PURA to clos ...

October 7, 2021 04:37, Assan Sallah

Police Chief, Attorney General ordered to pay D900k to Plaintiff

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General (AG) have been ordered to pay 925,000 dalasis plaintiff, after missing seized items from his house.Magistrate Sillah of the Banjul Magistrate’s court ruled on 14th September that the Plaintiff, one Muhammed Lamin Komma, is entitled to all the claims in his court request.The court awarded him the sum of D775,000, being damages of items missing from him by the IGP and the Attorney General (1st and 2nd defendants); D50,000 as cost ...

September 29, 2021 10:05, Assan Sallah

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specail report: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day with the global theme, Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a driver for all other human rights. As a journalist, I have always believed that all other rights are intrinsically linked to the rights to ...

May 9, 2023 08:50
Ndey Tapha Sosseh

specail report: Pa Nderry Mbai: The Fall of An Icon The Gambian journalism fraternity and indeed the whole country is mourning the sudden demise of Pa Nderry Mbai of Freedom newspaper, which news hit this country like a thunderbolt from the sky at the beginning of this week. Pa Nderry had been a household ...

November 25, 2021 12:38
D. A. Jawo

specail report: The determination to the question referred to the Supreme Court by the High Court of The Gambia on whether or not a former member of the AFPRC junta can be tried, has renewed hopes that Yahya Jammeh, Edward Singhateh, Sana Sabally and Yankuba Touray could be tried for crimes they committed, desp ...

May 21, 2021 01:40

specail report: In the on-going process of drafting the first ever National Defence Policy for the Gambia, the Drafting Committee under the chairmanship of Hon Sheriff Gomez have successfully completed the second draft of the National Defence Policy. This is preceded by weeks of consultations amongst Committee mem ...

April 30, 2021 12:00
MOD

specail report: To many, April 14 is remembered as a day that Solo Sandeng and about a dozen others protested for electoral reforms in The Gambia. This led to his death at the tortorous hands of the National Intelligence Agency. But for the Sandeng family, this year’s anniversary of the death of their dad brings me ...

April 14, 2021 12:00
The Gambia Post

specail report: A survivor of the April 10 student massacre that gunned down a dozen unarmed students in year 2000 has recalled Cabinet Ministers blaming students for their own deaths at the hands of trigger haply soldiers receiving orders from their command.Each year, April 10 is commemorated to remember the falle ...

April 10, 2021 12:00
The Gambia Post