Africa
Update From The Government of The Gambia On Markets’ Union Demand.
Office of The Gambia Government Spokesperson Press Release Date: September 6th 2020 Re: The Gambia Government In Fruitful Dialogue with Market Union Task Force Committee Following a letter by The Gambia Market Union Task Force Committee requesting The Ministry of [...]
Statement Delivered By His Excellency, President Adama Barrow At The 57th ECOWAS Summit in Niamey, Niger.
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies Heads of State and Government, ECOWAS, AU, UNOWAS, Delegates, Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I extend sincere appreciation to the Chairman, His Excellency, Mr. Mahammadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger for hosting this significant Summit. By [...]
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 [...]
Students of The University of The Gambia Disgruntles Over Unpreparedness For Upcoming Virtual Classes Slated to Start 14 September 2020.
The traditional way of conducting classes has been disrupted by the emergence of the pandemic, hence fostering the alternative learning system to which most students detest, saying they don’t ‘have a choice.’ Mamud Joof is a third year journalism student [...]
Man Presents Gifts to Police Officer, After Recovering His Stolen Phone Worth A Fortune.
The Inspector General of Police Alhagie Mamour Jobe received in his office Mr Sulayman Cham, Assistant System Analyst at the ministry of Basic and Secondary Education. The visit came following a groundbreaking investigation that led to the recovery of Mr [...]
ECOWAS Leaders Encourages African Scientists To Come Together And Invent A COVID-19 Vaccine.
Speaking to journalists shortly after arriving at the Banjul International Airport from a successful ECOWAS Summit in Niger, President Barrow said the leaders of the sub-regional bloc made an ambitious call for African scientists to develop a medication that would [...]