The Gambia
TRRC: Set To Resume Hearings
PRESS RELEASE The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission is set to resume its public hearings on Monday, October 12 after a long break due to the Covid-19 situation in the country. The decision to resume public hearings was taken after [...]
PUBLIC NOTICE
The office of the Inspector General of Police is greatly concern with the frequent reports of found children whose parents are mostly unidentified. In certain instances, it becomes very challenging for the Police to begin the process of identifying [...]
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. [...]
UK Soldier Found Guilty of Racially Abusing Gambian Colleague
A British soldier in the Coldstream Guards has been found guilty of racially abusing a colleague after he expressed his happiness that Muslims had been ‘butchered’ just 10 days after the New Zealand mosque attack. Lance Sergeant Derek McHugh [...]
Two Ecomig Soldiers Expelled For Violating Curfew Restrictions
Two Senegalese Ecomig soldiers who were recently arrested for violating the just ended curfew orders by the police, have been repatriated to their original country. The duo were arrested along with 20 other people at a birthday party held in [...]
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 [...]
Vocational and Skill Training Institutions Threatened With Eviction Over Rent Arrears
Many vocational and skill training centers have been menaced with dislodgement over rent arrears due to the ceaseless lock-down since the outbreak of COVID-19 in The Gambia. The chairman of the National Association of Vocational and Skills Training Institutes (NAVSTI) [...]
MOH: Introduces ‘Kabilo Bama’ Initiative For Women
The ministry of health appeared before parliamentarian on Thursday requesting for the return of trained healthcare workers in the diaspora to help in the fight of maternal mortality rate. The absence of Gambian health care professional has a negative impact [...]
NDMA Extends Financial Aid To Natural Disaster Victims
The National Disasters Management Agency has given financial aid to people affected by natural disasters during the rainy season. A total of 51,618 persons from 2,847 households have benefited from this gesture. In its recent disaster management situation report [...]