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CIVIL SOCIETY ENDORSES MAY 12 ELECTIONS AS CREDIBLE, TRANSPARENT
The 12 May elections was the country’s first regional polls that gave a female candidate a lead, particularly in the country’s capital Banjul.
A coalition of civil society organization has certified the May 12 chairperson and mayoral…
‘IF TALIB EYES PRESIDENCY, I SHOULD ENCOURAGE HIM’— DARBOE
Ousainou Darboe has not spoken on his ambitions to lead the UDP into the next presidential elections but analysts believe the old man is likely to give way to a younger candidate by 2021
The leadership of the United Democratic Party has…
GAMBIA VOTE FIRST EVER MAYORESS SINCE INDEPENDENCE
In 2016, Gambians have seen their first female presidential candidate Isatou Touray who later withdrew to support a coalition led by President Adama Barrow.
The Gambia has voted in first ever mayoress in the country in the first…
POLLS CLOSE AS ELECTORAL OFFICERS LAMENT ‘LOW VOTER TURNOUT’
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‘DECIDE WHO YOU PUT IN CHARGE OF YOUR RESOURCES’— PRES. BARROW
In the last councilor elections about two months ago, only 34% of the 800, 000 eligible voters cast their ballot.
President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to take up the responsibility of who they put in charge of their resources as…
KMC MAYORAL RACE: POLLS PUTS UDP’s TALIB ON LEAD
Campaigns closed on Thursday and Gambians heads to polls tomorrow to elect their regional representatives, including mayors for Banjul and KM.
An opinion polls conducted by students of the University of the Gambia has put the Kanifing…
GOVERNMENT PUTS EX-RULER JAMMEH’S EXPENSIVE CARS ON SALE
Exiled ex-President Yahya Jammeh owns tens of expensive brands such as Hummer, Rolls Royce and others
By Mustapha Darboe
Gambia Government has put on sale the expensive fleet of executive vehicles and an aircraft left behind by former…
SUPREME COURT DECLARED SEDITION CONSTITUTIONAL, STRUCK OUT DEFAMATION
The Supreme Court has on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional Gambia's toughest media law which prescribes 15-year jail term or a fine of D3 million for anyone found guilty of broadcasting false news on the internet.
The Supreme Court…
NIGERIAN SENATE ANGERED AT ATTACKS ON NATIONALS IN GAMBIA
Nigerian lawmakers are angered at the treatment of their nationals serving in Gambia’s judiciary, often being referred to at ‘mercenary’ judges.
The Senate on Tuesday urged the federal government to address all cases of xenophobic…
‘CHARGED GUNJUR PROTESTERS FREED ON BAIL’
Gambian activists expressed anger at the “illegal arrest” of the young people who were protesting against allege environmental pollution by a Chinese company, Golden Lead
The environmental activists who were arrested in Gunjur over a…