Sixteen years after murder of Deyda Hydara; the Gambia Police Force (GPF) still not doing enough to find culprits. Sixteen years after the killing of Gambian journalist; Deyda Hydara; police not doing enough in the murder investigation. Deyda Hydara; an investigative journalist and co-founder of The Point Newspaper was shot […]
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Elite Capture of State Power in the Gambia
There is no doubt that the incidence of a few powerful people, aka the ‘Elite’ have hijacked the Gambian State to serve their own selfishness at the expense of the masses of the people. Known as ‘Elite Capture’, this practice, existing since the beginning of Independence, has now been perfected […]
European Union Scales up Support to Gambia’s Coastal and Marine Zone resilience to Climate Change
++ PRESS RELEASE +++ For immediate release Banjul, 06 May 2020 This week the European Union provided 73,000,000.00 GMD (1,353,120 EUR) to fund a long term technical assistance team to work in support of the National Environment Agency and Department of Water Resources in mitigating the consequences of climate change […]
Gambian Returnees Produce Protective Equipment for COVID-19 Frontline Border Officials
Banjul – The rapid spread of COVID-19 in West and Central Africa, which has infected over 8,000 people and led to the deaths of over 200, has led to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). To enhance the availability of basic medical supplies in The Gambia, the International Organization […]
An Islamic Perspective on Coronavirus in a Globalised World
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (PGCerTHE, Fellow Higher Education Academy, Royal Society of Arts, UK) [Associate Professor, Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, UK] Coronavirus coded Covid-19 has yet again exposed the fragility of the human beings, while emphasising the fact that global challenges require global approaches to dealing with […]
UDP Leader Salutes Gambian Workers
Press Statement from UDP Secretary General Secretary General of the UDP Workers’ Day & World Press Freedom Day Messages: COVID-19 and the impact on Agriculture in The Gambia –1st & 3rd May 2020 My Dear Compatriots, Over the weekend the World Press Freedom Day and the May Day of 2020 […]
The EU Reinforces Technical Assistance to Support The Gambia in Facing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemics
For immediate release The European Union (EU) is reinforcing its Technical Assistance to The Gambia, with an additional financial support of 550,000 Euro (around 30 million Dalasi). This is another move in support to Government’s efforts to tackle the covid-19 crisis, and to address the main democratic transition challenges ahead […]
3rd Reaction to the Draft Constitution from Dabanani Law
Equality or exceptionalism: embedding preferential treatment in the Draft Constitution As we continue to interrogate the proposed Draft Constitution (the Draft) in the tradition of public conversation, issues central to equality and the fundamental precept of the separation of powers are being partially considered in this instalment. Although not a […]
The GAP And The So-Called “General”
Someone once said that “light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak.” If anyone embodies this quote, it’s none other than this dull Lamin Bojang who is creating a huge idiotic gap in GAP! Sometimes, you wonder what poor Gambians have […]
COVID-19 Fund Expenditure And Procurement Is ‘’Very Transparent’’
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Buah Saidy has described as ‘‘transparent, honest and accountable’’ the efforts of his ministry in the resource mobilization and distribution of the national COVID 19 relief fund/package. P.S. Saidy, who is one of the leading and most experienced economists […]
EU Supports Gambia’s COVID-19 Fight
For immediate release The European Union gives 512,640,000 GMD (Є 9,000,000) in support to The Gambia efforts to tackle the Covid-19 crisis Today, the European Commission has granted 512,640,000 GMD (Є 9,000,000) of Budget Support to help The Gambia to implement its responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. EU budget support […]
Covid Billions: Finance Minister “1 Billion GMD Landed in our Account Yesterday”
By Yusef Taylor, @FlexDan_YT The Gambia’s Finance Minister, Hon. Mambury Njie informed members of the National Assembly’s Special Committee that the Government received 1 Billion Dalasis in its accounts yesterday morning, 20th April 2020. The Minister explained that the “very soft loan from the IMF has now landed in our account. […]