Abdoulie John The Gambia’s presidency has come clean on the issuance of licenses for oil exploration blocks, contradicting earlier reports that contracts have been awarded to some oil companies to conduct offshore test drilling. “The new administration has not issued any license for petroleum exploration or production,” State House spokesperson Amie […]
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Barrow Urges Religious Co-existence
Gambian President Adama wants the peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Christians in the country. Barrow made the statement at State House where he welcomed the Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye of Dakar on Wednesday. Read below the press release that contains President Barrow’s statement. President Barrow has stressed the importance of peaceful […]
Opposition GDC Cries Foul
By Abdoulie John Officials of the opposition Gambia Democractic Congress (GDC) have got an axe to grind with the police for questioning their leader and denying them permit to hold a rally in Brikama on August 12. “We are resolved not to bow down to any form of intimidation,” GDC […]
Sankanu’s Film Projects Empower Over 180 Gambia Youths
Prominent Gambian filmmaker, Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu, has provided entry skills for over 187 Gambian youths aspiring for careers in film and related cultural/creative industries. The youths who got exposed to the value chain of international standard film making were absorbed into the five major films that Prince Sankanu has […]
Let’s Pursue Punitive Justice Instead
Kemo Kinteh, I 100 percent agree with the content of your brilliant piece. The Gambia does not need Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC); instead our situation calls for punitive justice. Before we pursue the road to reconciliation, we need to seek justice for the victims and their families first. […]
‘I Find Solution To Islamic Finance’
Gambian financial guru sees Islamic finance as the panacea to economic problems. “While everyone searched for solutions for the global financial meltdown resulting from credit crunch in 2008, I had found salvation in Islamic Finance,” Kemo Barrow told a class of graduating students in Detroit. At the time of the crisis, […]
Gambia Pushes For Open Access To Information
By Abdoulie John The ousting of a dictator has left Gambians with the arduous task of cleaning the mess as well as normalising the terrain. But the country’s new leadership is laying the foundation for a Gambia where citizens will reap the benefits of access to relevant information. Unlike the […]
Gambian Ministers Discuss Oil Exploration
President Adama Barrow presided over a fifth cabinet meeting on Wednesday in State House at Fajara. As contained in the press statement published below, this latest meeting discussed and reviewed several policy proposals, including oil exploration status in the country. Cabinet discussed decisions taken at its last meeting in June […]
Ex-Gambian Minister Kept In Swiss Jail As Torture Probe Extended
Former Gambian interior minister Ousman Sonko will remain in a Swiss jail for another three months after the country’s attorney general (AG) broadened an investigation into whether he committed crimes against humanity. Sonko has been in pre-trial custody since January after the Geneva-based legal group Trial International filed a criminal […]
“Leave The Crown In The Garage”
By Indra Nooyi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer What I’ve learned from a decade of being PepsiCo’s CEO I took the helm of PepsiCo in 2006 and I feel so privileged and humbled for the role I’ve had the chance to play. I’ve faced many challenges over the years – as […]
Gambia Cancels Over 270 Diplomatic Passports
The Gambia government has cancelled at least 271 diplomatic passports issued by the ousted government of Yahya Jammeh. Below is a list of the people who had their passports cancelled with immediate effect. The list, provided courtesy of Gainako Newspaper, contains names of even low ranking Gambians and non-Gambians. Gambian […]
Gambia: EU Commits D8 Billions
The European Union has informed President Adama Barrow that it has committed 8 billion Dalasis available as budget support to the Gambian government. Of this total, 25 million Euros is the first concrete contribution, which has been disbursed. Receiving the EU delegation in his office in Fajara this morning, Mr […]