Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has called on the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to provide legal and financial support for the Rohingya genocide case filed with the International Criminal Court (ICC) by Gambia.Speaking on the last day of the 15th OIC Summit in Banju…
An 18-year-old Gambian asylum seeker was beaten to death by a group of Pakistani asylum seekers near Asti, Italy on the evening of April 30, The Standard has been reliably informed. The young man who Has not been identified, was pronounced dead in the hospital from his injuries. The Gambian, a guest…
With the Gambia government now putting mechanisms to prosecute exiled former president Yahya Jammeh and henchmen, American human rights lawyer Reed Brody has expressed hope that Equatorial Guinea will be open to release Jammeh to be prosecuted if they are requested to do so.Last week, the National A…
State House, Banjul, 24 April 2024: President Adama Barrow engaged in high-level diplomacy this week, receiving representatives of his counterparts from different regions of the globe. In addition to the thirteen diplomats received on Tuesday, 23 April 2024, the Gambian leader welcomed fifteen more…
The Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Senegal and The Gambia, His Excellency, Nazim Samadov, this afternoon paid a courtesy call on Honorable Abdoulie Jobe, Minister of Tourism and Culture at his office in Banjul. The Minister and Ambassador Samadov discussed pertinent issues on how…
With less than two weeks before the country hosts the 15th OIC summit, the Amir of Al Karaama Society, a reading and scholar group promoting Gambian literature, has said the successful hosting of next month's summit is a burden on every Gambian's shoulder and not just the government.Speaking to The…
“The two governments should consciously explore opportunities to problem-solve dichotomies that exist between the two nations for mutual growth, national development, and regional peace,” he said.He said the Senegalese president's recent visit to The Gambia is a pragmatic foreign policy approach tha…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with stakeholders Thursday conducted a validation workshop for the Updated Tanbi Co-Management Plan and Market Strategy Validation as part of FIsH4CAP program for upgrading strategy for the mangrove oyster value chain held at Ocean Bay Hotel…
The Gambia electricity grid code is a component of the World Bank's support to The Gambia energy sector through the Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP). The grid code aims to establish the relevant rules and processes that will ensure and support a secured, safe, and operationa…
His Excellency President Adama Barrow, also the Chancellor of the University of The Gambia (UTG), on Sunday graced the 16th Convocation Ceremony of students who have completed their studies at diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate degree levels. The ceremony was held at the University Campus at F…
The Anti-Crime Unit held a colorful ceremony at the ACU headquarters in Banjulunding to decorate 275 officers, ranging from 1st Class Police Constable to Assistant Superintendent of Police on Friday, April 19, 2024.The event was attended by Assistant Inspector General of Police Ebrima Bah, along wit…
Mandisa Mashologu, the UNDP Resident Representative in The Gambia, paid a courtesy call on Minister Abdoulie on Wednesday 17th April 2024 at his office in Banjul.The UNDP top diplomat and Minister Jobe discussed different key issues relating to women and youth empowerment projects, particularly in t…
The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), in its quest to promoting ethical and responsible journalism, has collaborated with Freedom house and launched a project- 'empowering ethical journalism excellence, elevating reporting capacities and strengthening Media integrity' in the Ga…
Transport Minister Ebrima Sillah has announced that feasibility studies have already started to construct the Banjul-Barra bridge as part of the Abidjan-Lagos-Dakar corridor.Ebrima Sillah made these remarks yesterday during the contract signing of two new ferries by the government of the Gambia and…
In preparation for the CAF inter-club competitions and professionalisation of the Gambian football league, a two-day workshop for the Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) for the domestic men and women league clubs in The Gambia organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) ended yesterd…
In what Prof. Plo Lumumba (Emeritus) called the Africanization of Africa, the book AfriKa, Not AfriCa by Gambian creative writer Modou Lamin Age-Almusaf Sowe is currently breaking records and making waves across the world, having already won the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest in Texas, USA, in…
*Tommy Lee Sparta Live in the Gambia From Jamaica*
HolGam Presents Champions league the concert For the first time
Date Saturday April 20th
Saturday coming next
*Venue Qcity️*
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The Banjul-Barra river transport is currently without a ferry following the Gambia Ferry Services announcement on Saturday that ferry operations across the routes are suspended until further notice. This followed the sidelining of the Kanilai ferry for maintenance after it was stranded at sea for se…
A night to remember alongside DJ Fireman for the first time at the Nema Nyato Nursery School grounds.
Come one, come all!!!
The head of brand and communication at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Gambia Secretariat has announced that the government has waived the controversial airport security fee for all the OIC delegates coming for the Banjul Summit next month. The $20 fee has attracted public criticism since it…
