Economics
First Lady Sarjo Mballow, Receives D150, 000 Worth Covid-19 Equipment On Behalf of Health Workers.
First Lady Sarjo Mballow Barrow on Wednesday took delivery of testing equipment and face masks worth D150,000 from a Gambian philanthropist based in Denmark. The donation came from SMJ Services, whose Managing Director, Hagie Karaga is engaged in import business [...]
The Gambia Government Statement On Market Union’s Concerns
PRESS RELEASE Dated: 8th September, 2020. Following preliminary meetings between the Government assigned interlocutor and The Gambia Market Union officials on Friday and a subsequent discussion with The Interior Minister, Mr Yankuba Sonko on Sunday, The Gambia Government made significant [...]
A Gambian Businessman Expresses Concern Over Government’s Delay In Granting Him Internet License.
In his commitment to provide fast, affordable and accessible internet service to Gambians, Khalifa Faal, A Gambian IT businessman, partnered with a Senegalese internet provider, Sonatel, to ensure Gambians both in rural and urban residents, enjoy fast, cheap and reliable [...]
Market Union Accepts Government’s Request To Ceasefire For ’Now’
Following the government's plea to The Gambia Market Union to exercise patience while they find means to amicably remedy the problem, the Market Union accepted their request but insisted that they will go ahead with their sit-down strike on the [...]
President Adama Barrow’s Adviser Says, He Has Never Received More Than D10,000 From The President.
The presidential adviser on religious affairs Mr. Dembo Bojang, says, despite people scraping fortunes from President Adama Barrow’s pocket, he had never, even for once, benefited from such monetary gifts from him. Mr. Dembo by Force revealed that President Barrow [...]
Former First Lady of The Gambia Sanctioned for Supporting the Former President’s Corruption
Today, the United States imposed economic sanctions on Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh, the former first lady of The Gambia. Zineb Jammeh is believed to control many of the overseas assets of her husband, Yahya Jammeh, the notoriously corrupt former leader [...]
The Gambia Revenue Authority Clarifies Theft Saga Rumoring On Social Media.
GRA clarifies that it has not lost any amount of money in the incident of the burglary and theft at the office of the Deputy Commissioner General that occurred on Thursday night, 10th September 2020. The incident was discovered the [...]
The National Assembly of The Gambia, Continues Debate On The Draft Constitution.
Since last week, parliamentarians and NAMs have been engaged in a push and pull motion with adopting the new constitution. The house is already divided with few NAMs againsting the principles of the drafted constitution especially the president’s term limit. [...]
Abubacarr Tambedou, Former Justice Minister Of The Gambia Is On The ‘TIME’ List Of The 100 Most Influential People Of 2020
Over the past four years, Myanmar’s security forces have carried out savage “clearance operations”—forced displacements, summary executions and sexual violence—against the Rohingya community. In response, China has covered for its neighbor, while Western governments have issued only half-hearted condemnations. By [...]
Action-Aid Partners Distribute D3.6 Million to 1,998 Households as COVID-19 Relief
Action Aid International The Gambia (AAITG) in its continuous efforts to support the vulnerable including the young people and women in remote communities during this deadly corona virus pandemic, recently completed a D3.6 million cash distribution and 3,844 reusable sanitary [...]