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Elizabeth Renner Elected New Speaker

Picture: Elizabeth Renner (Newly Elected Speaker of the National Assembly)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

In an unprecedented move, Members of the National Assembly yesterday unanimously elected Mrs. Elizabeth Y.F Renner as the new Speaker of the National...

Lang Tombong Tamba nominated for GNOC presidency

Picture: Major General Lang Tombong Tamba

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fourteen out of 23 affiliated associations of the Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) yesterday forwarded the nomination of GFA Vice President,...

Sports Council dissolved

Sunday, March 08, 2009

The Gambia National Sports Council, the body responsible for the organisation and the monitoring of sports in the country has been dissolved with...

Former speaker dies

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Alhaji MB Njie, a former speaker of the Gambian parliament, yesterday, March 3, 2009, passed away in his residence in Pipeline. The late Alhaji...

Brikama Fire Station boosted

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Buba Barrow, a German-based Gambian and co-proprietor of Gunjur Janneh Koto FM, a private radio station in Gunjur, recently donated fire-fighting...

Court urged to discharge Oley Sey

http://observer.gm/africa/article/court-urged-to-discharge-oley-sey

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Lamin Camara, defence counsel for Oley Sey, has urged the Banjul Magistrates Court to discharge and acquit the former nominated national assembly...

Court urged to discharge Oley Sey

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Lamin Camara, defence counsel for Oley Sey, has urged the Banjul Magistrates Court to discharge and acquit the former nominated national assembly...

Saihouna Sanneh Replaces Oley Sey

Picture: Saihouna Sanneh

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Alhaji Saihouna Sanneh, 54, a native of Banjulinding village, has been nominated as National Assembly Member. He was sworn in on Monday 15thDecember...

Nianija by-election takes a new dimension

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

A news release received from the Independent Electoral Commission has revealed a new dimension of the by-election in the constituency of Nianija. ...

In Nianija by-election NRP candidate defects to APRC

Monday, December 08, 2008

Just hours after the two contending parties in the Nianija by-election (APRC Momodou Bah of the Council of Elders of the constituency, and Lamin...