Politics
First Lady Bah Barrow Joins The Fight Against Maternal Death
"No woman should die giving life" As the number of maternal deaths rate is on increase in the country, and with people advocating for the lives of pregnant women with the hashtag "Gambian women's lives matter" circulating on social media, [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Foreign Minister Tangara meets CDS Drammeh
The Honourable Foreign Minister on Tuesday 22nd September 2020 met the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of The Gambia Armed Forces, Major General Yankuba A. Drammeh, in his office in Banjul. In welcoming CDS Drammeh, Minister Tangara used the opportunity [...]
President Adama Barrow’s Statement At the 88 kilometres Hakalang Road Launch.
”Today’s event, therefore, marks another significant milestone in the development endeavours of my Government. As stated in our National Development Plan, our goal is “to deliver good governance and accountability, social cohesion and national reconciliation, and a revitalized and transformed [...]
Fisheries Ministry Donates D4.7 Million Worth Of Vessels To Ten Communities
The Ministry of Fisheries donated over a dozen fishing boats to ten communities within the country worth three hundred and thirty three thousand dalasis each. The vessels worth up to D4.7 million and the ten beneficiaries are Tankular, Salikenni, [...]
Banjul City Council Hosts Youth Entrepreneurship Training
Banjul city council host a 5-day entrepreneurship training for 25 youth in Banjul, organised by National Enterprise Development Initiative(NEDI) and coordinated by the Banjul Youth Committee (BYC). In her statement, Rohey Malick Lowe, the mayor of Banjul encouraged the youths [...]