UDP Expels BAC Chairman Sonko, 2 Councillors
By Lamin Cham The United Democratic Party has finally expelled its elected Chairman of Brikama Area Council Sheriffo Sonko. The party’s spokesman Almamy Fanding Taal confirmed to The Standard yesterday that Mr Sonko’s expulsion letter [...]
CRC Maintains Controversial Non-inclusion Of Secularism In Final Draft
By Omar Bah The Constitutional Review Commission has maintained its initial decision not to include ‘secularism’ in the final draft constitution.The provision on sovereignty in the final draft constitution reads: “The Gambia is a Sovereign [...]
CRC Spends D116M On New Constitution
By Omar Bah The Constitutional Review Commission has spent over D116 million in drafting a new constitution that lasted nearly two years. “We have expended as of 29 March 2020, a sum of a little [...]
Mai Asks Barrow To Declare State Of Emergency
By Omar Bah Former special adviser to President Adama Barrow has called on the Gambian leader to declare a state of emergency because without it, government cannot and should not limit movement with an imposition [...]
47 Covid-19 Test Results Pending
By Omar Bah The Ministry of Health has said that some 47 test results are pending in the current national efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.The director of health promotion Modou Njai, who [...]
Melville Roberts Charged With Rape
By Alagie Manneh A former Ministry of Foreign Affairs director of America Division, Melville Roberts, who has been accused by many women of rape and other sexual offences, has been charged by police, credible sources [...]