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Gambian Muslims, both young and old, fill the local mosque in Sinchu and every available space outside to pray during the first day of Tabaski.Eid al-Adha, or known as Tabaski in West Africa, is also called the Feast of Sacrifice. Celebrated throughout the Muslim world is the second of the two Eid celebrations. During Tabaski every family will buy a goat which will be sacrificed and the meat distributed between the family and friends.

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Gambia rise in FIFA World Rankings

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    January 9, 2019
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    The Spiritual Virtues of Ramadan – Transform your life

    Fasting can bring us many benefits. Physically, we are discovering how it can help us improve our health. But, we also have a plethora of spiritual benefits for us to reflect upon. Below is a list of some of the benefits we can obtain during this Month. Self-awareness When we[Read More…]

  • Gambian Muslims, both young and old, fill the local mosque in Sinchu and every available space outside to pray during the first day of Tabaski.Eid al-Adha, or known as Tabaski in West Africa, is also called the Feast of Sacrifice. Celebrated throughout the Muslim world is the second of the two Eid celebrations. During Tabaski every family will buy a goat which will be sacrificed and the meat distributed between the family and friends.

    Tuesday marks first day of Ramadan in Gambia

    Muslims in Gambia will starts fasting for the Holy Month of Ramadan on Tuesday April 13 after the crescent (moon) was sighted in Saudi Arabia.  The crescent (moon) was seen in the town of Tumair according to reports from Saudi Arabia, and so tomorrow, Tuesday (April 13, 2021), will be[Read More…]

  • Darboe says soldiers who admitted to killings should be sacked

    Darboe says soldiers who admitted to killings should be sacked

    The United Democratic Party leader Ousainou Darboe has said soldiers who admitted to the TRRC of participating in killings during the Jammeh regime should be sacked from the country’s army. Lawyer Darboe’s comment comes as the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is in its final stages of public hearings. [Read More…]

  • Police take 20 suspected criminals into custody

    Police take 20 suspected criminals into custody

    Police have taken 20 suspects into custody for crimes ranging from drugs possession to handling stolen properties. The detainees were arrested in Kanifing and West Coast Regions respectively as police continue their clampdown on criminal hideouts in the Greater Banjul Area.  Officers in the regions struck as part of Operation Zero Crime –[Read More…]

  • Gambia rise in FIFA World Rankings

    Gambia rise in FIFA World Rankings

    The Gambia national football team has moved five places in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Wednesday. The Scorpions are now sitting in the 152 spot, a significant improvement given that it was ranked 172 when Tom Saintfiet took over as head coach. The team made history last month[Read More…]

News

Princess Shyngle divorces husband after two months of marriage

Princess Shyngle divorces husband after two months of marriage

April 12, 2021—0 comments

Princess Shyngle has filed for divorce from Gibou Bala-Gaye after two months of marriage. The Gambian actress accused her husband of domestic abuse and said marrying him was a “mistake”. Princess Shyngle and Gibou Bala-Gaye tied the knot in January this year at a private ceremony. She described Gibou at[Read More…]

  • Police arrest 39 suspects over machete attack on Gunjur Immigration post

    Police arrest 39 suspects over machete attack on Gunjur Immigration post

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    15 people involved in attack on Gunjur immigration post, says GID spokesman

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  • UAE sends food aid to Gambia

    UAE sends food aid to Gambia

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    Immigration officers hospitalised after machete attack

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Opinion

The Spiritual Virtues of Ramadan – Transform your life

The Spiritual Virtues of Ramadan – Transform your life

April 12, 2021—0 comments

Fasting can bring us many benefits. Physically, we are discovering how it can help us improve our health. But, we also have a plethora of spiritual benefits for us to reflect upon. Below is a list of some of the benefits we can obtain during this Month. Self-awareness When we[Read More…]

  • Opinion | Why the Gambia’s older politicians are reluctant to retire?

    Opinion | Why the Gambia’s older politicians are reluctant to retire?

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  • Opinion | I am angry at what happened to Marie Mendy. I am angry at our useless government that don’t care about women safety and wellbeing

    Opinion | I am angry at what happened to Marie Mendy. I am angry at our useless government that don’t care about women safety and wellbeing

    April 8, 2021—0 comments
  • Opinion | The challenges of the Gambia’s chest thumping digital youths in civic and political engagement

    Opinion | The challenges of the Gambia’s chest thumping digital youths in civic and political engagement

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    Opinion | How sustainable is peace in The Gambia? A peep through the lens of conflict indicators

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Comment

April 10/11, 2000 Student Massacre: A Day of Infamy

April 10/11, 2000 Student Massacre: A Day of Infamy

April 11, 2021—0 comments

To the dead, we wish your souls a sweet repose.  To the grieved and those who continue to mourn of your loved one, we offer our heartfelt consolation.  To the wounded who are still in critical conditions and who are in pains, we pray for Divine healing and speedy recuperation. [Read More…]

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    Opinion | Why the spiralling coronavirus cases in Gambia?

    January 27, 2021—0 comments
  • Comment | Reflection on World Mental Health Day

    Comment | Reflection on World Mental Health Day

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AU drops AstraZeneca vaccine plan

AU drops AstraZeneca vaccine plan

April 9, 2021—0 comments

The African Union (AU) has dropped plans to secure coronavirus vaccines from the Serum Institute of India because of supply concerns and is instead exploring options with the US drugmaker, Johnson & Johnson. The head of Africa’s Centres for Disease Control, John Nkengasong, said reliable supplies of vaccines were vital[Read More…]

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    More than 1,800 prisoners escape in Nigeria

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  • Nigerian Police inspector rewarded after rejecting one million Naira bribe

    Nigerian Police inspector rewarded after rejecting one million Naira bribe

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    Barack Obama’s Kenyan grandmother dies, aged 99

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    Giant ship blocking Suez Canal finally freed

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Culture

Remembering the late Sheikh Omar Fye, religious scholar, businessman and politician

Remembering the late Sheikh Omar Fye, religious scholar, businessman and politician

December 16, 2020—1 comment

It’s been 61 years this December since the demised of Alhaji Sheikh Omar Fye, Gambian politician, JP and representative of the colony of The Gambia at the coronation of King George VI at Westminster Abbey, London, on 12 May 1937. Sheikh Omar Futee was a famous scholar who travelled widely[Read More…]

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    American couple announces massive investment in Gambian music industry

    November 15, 2020—0 comments
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    Culture | The rituals of baby naming ceremony in our culture — Xam saa chosanii ngenteh

    October 24, 2020—0 comments
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    Poems | Various Uncertainties (The Quartet) by Onyekachi Okorie

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    Commemorating Tamxarit or Day of Ashura

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Sport

Gambia rise in FIFA World Rankings

Gambia rise in FIFA World Rankings

April 11, 2021—0 comments

The Gambia national football team has moved five places in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Wednesday. The Scorpions are now sitting in the 152 spot, a significant improvement given that it was ranked 172 when Tom Saintfiet took over as head coach. The team made history last month[Read More…]

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    GFF warns organisations not to cash-in on national team success

    March 30, 2021—1 comment
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    The Scorpions receive heroes welcome in Banjul after Congo game

    March 30, 2021—0 comments
  • Gambia extend Saintfiet contract after historic Afcon qualification

    Gambia extend Saintfiet contract after historic Afcon qualification

    March 29, 2021—0 comments
  • The Scorpions arrive in Congo Kinshasa for final AFCON qualifying match

    The Scorpions arrive in Congo Kinshasa for final AFCON qualifying match

    March 27, 2021—0 comments

Video

Woman attempts citizen’s arrest on GAP leader Musa Batchilly

Woman attempts citizen’s arrest on GAP leader Musa Batchilly

March 20, 2021—0 comments

Woman attempted a citizen’s arrest on Musa Batchilly, leader of the opposition Gambia Action Party (GAP).  A video of the incident was posted on social media where they were viewed thousands of times.  The footage showed the woman shouting “thief” at Mr Batchilly as she tried to arrest the politician[Read More…]

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    Video: Controversial Senegalese cleric leads prayers in Fula language

    December 14, 2020—0 comments
  • Gambia outlaws public smoking

    Gambia outlaws public smoking

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    Zimbabwean transgender woman explains relationship with Gambian toy boy

    October 4, 2020—0 comments

Business

Government sets price cap on cement

Government sets price cap on cement

April 4, 2021—1 comment

The Ministry of Trade sets price cap on cement in a bid to stop what it called “disproportional increase in the price of cement”.  “Government is imposing a price cap on the wholesale price of cement at D285 and a cap on the retail price at D305 with immediate effect,”[Read More…]

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    Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala set to make history at the World Trade Organisation

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    Jah Oil Company fined nearly D1 million for ‘illegal’ petrol stations

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