Politics
Government of The Gambia, Declares 21 Days of Curfew Across The Country.
The government of the Gambia announces a curfew to be Effective tomorrow at 10pm-5am lasting for 21 days. This is meant to curb the spread of the deadly corona virus, as the Gambia confirms two new deaths and 128 new [...]
PRESIDENT ADAMA BARROW DECLARES A NEW STATE OF PUBLIC EMERGENCY, INTRODUCES CURFEW
PRESS RELEASE Dated: 5th August, 2020 In the wake of the worrisome trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia, His Excellency President Adama Barrow in exercise of the powers vested in him by Section 34 (1) (a) and pursuant [...]
THE CRC SECRETARIAT IS SHUTTING DOWN FOR 8 WORKING DAYS
Following the Senior Management Committee meeting held at the Secretariat this 4th day of August 2020, followed by consultations with the Chairperson of the Commission in relation to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) [...]
TRRC Suspends Public Hearing Amid Covid-19
The chairman of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission, Dr. Lamin Sise in a statement released on 4 August 2020, disclosed that the commission will suspend its public hearing until further notice. This development, according to the chairman, is due [...]
Police In CRR Arrested 11 People At Sami Karantaba Tenda For Staging A Music Show
INFO! Police in CRR arrested 11 people at Sami Karantaba Tenda for stagging a music show at the village in violation of the Public Health (Dangerous and Infectious Disease) Protection Regulation 2020. Similarly, 2 DJs were arrested at Sare Sambel [...]
Vice President Touray, Recovers From COVID-19
Vice President Touray responds to treatment, second test COVID -19 is Negative The Office of the President is pleased to inform the public that Her Excellency, the Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray has been responding to treatment and her second [...]
Darboe-Halifa Partnership; a definitive solution to the Gambia’s political stability and economic development.
Lawyer Darboe and Halifa Sallah, over the past two decades, are the most respected political leaders that commanded a huge political admiration, respect, inspiration and support based across the country for not only their opposition to dictatorship, grotesque abuse of [...]
Gambian Students From Saudi Arabia Refute Allegations That They Dodged Quarantine As Claimed By The Ministry Of Health.
Following a recent publication by the Ministry of Health regarding a batch of Gambian students from Saudi Arabia who arrived in The Gambia via Senegal by land and allegedly refused to be quarantine, the students, in their defense, debunked the [...]
PRESS RELEASE
The Gambia Government Spokesperson Dated: 12th August, 2020 RE: RESTRICTIONS ON MARKETS AND SHOPPING AREAS EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2020. In exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the Emergency Powers Act, His Excellency, President Adama [...]
Gambian Women in Niqab Expresses Outrage Regarding The Way They Are Being Treated By Some Security Personnels
Following a Covid-19 regulation order from the government, ordering the general public to wear face masks failure to which lies a fine of D1000 or serve some time in jail with hard labour. The police in the same light, launched [...]