Law, fairness, and the limits of public outrage: Why The Gambia might consider reassessing its drug control act
[The Standard - The Gambia] - 10/02/2026
By Sarjo Barrow, Esq The recent sentencing of a man to twelve years’ imprisonment for trafficking three kilograms of cannabis has brought attention to the importance of reviewing relevant legal provisions. Many Gambians observe a notable difference compared to an earlier case where an individual (…)
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UDP youth leader accuses presidential adviser of encouraging ‘foreign voter’ registration
By Tabora Bojang Hagi Suwaneh, the president of the youth wing of the main opposition UDP has accused Presidential (…)
[The Standard] - 12/02/2026
Commending government for rural electrification
President Adama Barrow’s recent inauguration of a new electricity grid extension marks a significant step in The (…)
[The Standard] - 11/02/2026
MoHERST’s South Africa study tour provides blueprint for education reform, innovation
By Arret Jatta The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) yesterday announced that (…)
[The Standard] - 5/02/2026
BARROW, 3 AFRICAN SPORTS MINSTERS TO GRACE AIPS – AFRICA BANJUL CONFERENCE
President Adama Barrow will be joined by sports ministers of three countries, The Gambia, Ghana and Senegal to (…)
[The Standard] - 6/02/2026
The CepRass Survey
Public debate has once again been stirred by the release of the CeRrass survey, with government officials dismissing (…)
[The Standard] - 5/02/2026
