Politics
Barrow Describes NPP’s By-Elections Triumphs As ‘Referendum’ Between Governing Party & Opposition
The leader and secretary-general of the National people’s Party (NPP) President Adama Barrow has described the governing party’s weekend successes in the Kaif and Bantangjang wards by-elections as outcomes of a “referendum” between the ruling party and the opposition. President Barrow also described the electoral outcomes as endorsement of national[Read More…]
Human Rights
Will Gambian Police Succeed In Unlocking Austrians’ Crypto Vaults?
Millions of dalasi are suspected to be currently lying in the crypto currency vaults of Austrians Manuel Stofleth Mitterer and his partner Angelika Mitterer, but efforts by the Gambian police to have more enlightenment about the stashed millions could not still bear fruit. The Austrians’ have been going in and[Read More…]
African News
Western Balkan Cartels Expand Cocaine Trade Through West Africa
Criminal networks from the Western Balkans are tightening their control over cocaine smuggling routes through West Africa, with The Gambia among the countries at risk, a new report has warned. The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) said Balkan groups, including Montenegrin clans and Albanian-speaking networks, have become central[Read More…]
Editorial
Gambia’s Heavy Reliance On OMVG For Electricity Generation Unsustainable
As the Gambian population might have observed, the electricity supply in the country is not that stable but consumers are not complaining as much as they used to. The improved electricity that the Gambian population is currently enjoying is largely thanks to Sir Dawda Jawara and his peers, who conceived[Read More…]
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Opinion
The Back-Way Syndrome – A Possible Jinack Connection
Despite attempts by the government to convince Gambians that the irregular migration (the ‘back-way’) syndrome has been on the decline, it is quite evident that it has instead recently become even more regular and deadly, with so many young lives perishing virtually on a weekly basis while travelling in rickety[Read More…]
Sports
Ex-Sports Official Demoted Over AFCON Funds Scandal
A senior official at the Ministry of Youth and Sports has been demoted after misappropriating millions of dalasis meant for the Gambia’s national football team during preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Finance Minister Seedy Keita disclosed that Sutey Jawo, then Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry, was[Read More…]
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