Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, has described The Gambia’s draft Constitution as a document that is on the way to meeting highest international standards. The centre, as an independent research institute in the UK, established by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. It is devoted to the […]
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“There Should Be No Double Standard Policy”
By Abdoulie John Senegal’sTransport Union Secretary General, Gora Khouma, has decried the ongoing situation prevailing at Karang border post, calling out the Senegalese side for applying a double standard policy. He urged Senegalese authorities to make sure that law and order prevail along the country’s border. “Mali, Guinea Conackry and […]
Barrow Calls on Soninkara Group to Promote Culture, Trade Investments
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has called on the Festival International of the Soninke (FISO) to unite, promote dialogue among themselves, and culture and trade investments in member countries. He was speaking at the official opening of the 6th edition of the Soninko festival held at the Independence Stadium on […]
$100M Loans’ Agreement to Support 40 Women Kafos, Businesses
A special Cabinet Session presided over by His Excellency, President Adama Barrow today discussed and adopted three important papers, including an $80million loan agreement that targets over 40, 000 households, and a $29.8million rice value chain project. The session also adopted a Cabinet Paper and the operationalisation of a single […]
Barrow Set To Inaugurate Projects
Ministry of Transport, Works & Infrastructure PRESS RELEASE 24th February 2020 His Excellency Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia will on Saturday the 29th February 2020 inaugurate the Laminkoto-Passamas Road at Passamas at 12.00 noon. The road project, which took 36 months to complete, was funded by: […]
GUINEA BISSAU The 2019 Election
THE 2019 (DEMOCRATIC) ELECTION Elections took place in Guinea Bissau in November 2019. In January 2020 the United Nations confirms “UN envoy commends successful conclusion of Guinea-Bissau presidential election”. UN envoy was Mohamed Ibn Chambas, in 2020 the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), […]
‘The Gambia Belongs To All Of Us’
By Abdoulie John As The Gambia commemorates 55 years of independence from British colonial rule on Tuesday, the West African country’s leader reiterated his call for unity. President Adama Barrow rejected the idea that the country belongs to a political party or a political ideology, insisting that Gambia belongs to […]
President Barrow’s Independence Speech
The Gambia clocks fifty-five years today as an Independent Sovereign State responsible for managing its affairs without any external interference. Celebrating the anniversary of this historic event should trigger thoughts to guide us redefine our individual roles as citizens of this nation in order to situate and reposition our motherland […]
The Gambia Beyond TRRC
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh (Fellow Higher Education Academy and Royal Society of Arts) Professor in Islamic Studies at Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education, UK The Gambia has been seriously wounded over the 22 years of tyranny and dictatorship. The damage has been political, economic, social and religious. This is […]
President Barrow Conferred Highest Gambia Honour
By Abdoulie John Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray conferred the insignia Grand Master of the Republic of The Gambia (GMRG) on President Adama Barrow in a Monday ceremony held at State House, Banjul. “The insignia GMRG comes with the Office of the Presidency,” explained Pateh Jah, Permanent Secretary at the Office […]
First Lady Makes Surprise Visit to Physically-challenged Exhibition Match
Her Excellency Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow made a surprise-visit to The Gambia Amputee Football Team today, during their weekly training session at a field situated behind Palma Rima Hotel. They played an game against another Special Needs team which was described as entertaining and inspiring. The First Lady was both surprised and […]
GPU VP Decries Media Mistreatment
By Abdoulie John The Gambia Press Union (GPU) second-in-command, Mustapha K. Darboe, has decried the ongoing deterioration of relationship between the media and gov’t. He said taking a hard line on the media has the potential of attracting bad publicity for government. “This has attracted a lot negative international attention […]