Gambian journalist based in the United Kingdom has advised his colleagues in the country to promote “journalism that fosters national unity”. Mr. Essau Williams delivered his speech via a recorded video at the Gambia Press Union’s 2021 National Journalism Award on September 4th. As the[Read More…]

By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCerTHE, FHA, FRA, UK) professor Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, UK I mourn, as the whole world mourns the death of a great scholar and a great human being. Professor Abdul Hamid was born in Makkah in1936 and served the[Read More…]

The recent face to face debate organised by Mr Haronna Drammeh of Paradise TV between Hon Halifa Sallh of People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and Dr Ismaela Ceesay of Citizens Alliance was very interesting and educative. For the first time in Gambian[Read More…]

The Gambia’s former Tourism Minister was sentenced to death by the High Court in Banjul. Justice Ebrima Jaiteh condemned Yankuba Touray to death by hanging after he was found guilty of the cold-blooded murder of Ousman Koro Ceesay. Mr. Ceesay, former Finance Minister of the[Read More…]

Dear Editor, I wish to use your widely followed media to extend my heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the President and the entire people of the Gambia, on the recent natural disaster that rained havoc and devastated the country, leaving 10 people dead. May Allah[Read More…]

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) condemns in the strongest terms the physical assault on a reporter for the online platform, Kerr Fatou, by President Adama Barrow’s photographer. Modou E. Njie of the Office of the President physically assaulted Buba Gagigo of Kerr Fatou who was[Read More…]