Politics
President Barrow further declares 7 days of State of Public Emergency
In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 34(6) of the 1997 Constitution, His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia has further declared a State of Public Emergency in the whole country. The [...]
THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION(IEC): Releases 2021 Electoral Calendar
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of The Gambia released the 2021 electoral calendar on Wednesday 15 July 2020. The calendar encapsulates that Gambians in the diaspora will vote for the first time during the 2021 election. The third republic of [...]
IEC’s 2021 Electoral Activity List.
GENERAL VOTER REGISTRATION - Voter registration period - 14th January - 26th February, 2021 - Display of provisional list of voters - 15th -24th March, 2021 - Objection and appeals - 15th - 28th March, 2021 - Sitting of Revising [...]
US Authorities Move to Seize Ex-Gambia Dictator’s Mansion
Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh used bribery proceeds and stolen government funds to buy a mansion in a suburb of Washington, D.C., U.S. authorities allege in a lawsuit seeking to seize the property. The west African nation's longtime dictator conspired [...]
The Government of The Gambia, To Make Mask Wearing Mandatory On All, Effective 24 July 2020.
The Government’s spokesperson Mr. Ebrima G Sankareh, on Friday 17 July 2020, in a press conference, told journalists that mask wearing is now mandatory in The Gambia effective Friday 24 July, 2020. “Part of the new regulations President Barrow signed [...]
Government of The Gambia, Purchases 10 New Ambulances To Ease Mobility Constraints, Amid Covid-19.
The government of The Gambia has purchased 10 new ambulances, medical equipment and supplies to be distributed to different health facilities across the country to support the fight against Covid-19 and other health related issues. “A total of One Hundred [...]
Karpowership, As Eid Approaches, Distributes 60 Rams to Less Privileged Gambians
A Turkish energy company that provides water and electricity to National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) knows as Karpowership, on Sunday distributed sixty rams to institutions and less privileged Gambians. The country manager of the energy company Yankuba Mamburay, described [...]
Resident Doctors Chide The Government For Not Taking Covid-19 Regulations Soberly.
The Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) The Gambia, in a press statement, evinced their dissatisfaction with the attitude of the government officials towards the novel Covid-19. They accused the government of defying the rules and regulations governing the said virus by [...]
President Barrow Lifts the State of Public Emergency
The Office of the President reminds the public that it has been five months since President Adama Barrow declared the first State of Public Emergency in The Gambia in accordance with the 1997 Constitution, to effectively respond to the COVID-19 [...]
Chinese Ambassador To The Gambia, Contributes Towards The Fight Against Coronavirus In The Gambia.
The Chinese Ambassador to the Gambia gives medical equipment, face masks and sewing machines on friday to the office of the First Lady of the Gambia, in their mandate to help fight against the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The [...]