PRESS BRIEFING OCTOBER 2019 VICTIMS REPARATIONS STATEMENT You will recall that pursuant to Section 13 and Section 20 of the TRRC Act, one of the key mandates, and a peculiar feature, of The Gambia’s truth commission process is the granting of reparations to victims by the TRRC itself. In order […]
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Gaps in addressing impunity despite progress of the TRRC
For immediate release Background The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process of the United Nations (UN). This mechanism aims to improve the human rights situation in each of the 193 UN Member States. The UPR provides an opportunity for all States to declare what actions they have taken […]
Global Uncertainty Continues to Slow Growth in Africa’s Economies
Initiatives to empower poor people, girls and women are essential to progress Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remained slow through 2019, hampered by persistent uncertainty in the global economy and the slow pace of domestic reforms, according to the 20th edition of Africa’s Pulse, the World Bank’s twice-yearly economic update for […]
Commending the Barrow Government for Addressing the Plight of Victims
It is indeed a great initiative that the Gambia Government has provided fifty million dalasi to TRRC for the welfare of victims of the Yaya Jammeh Tyranny. This is commendable, long overdue and in the right direction. What is even more remarkable with this gesture is that it is the […]
Gambia Gov’t Injects 50 Million Dalasis Into TRRC Trust Fund
By Abdoulie John As part of a broader effort to ensure that reparations take centre stage in the transition process, Justice Minister Aboubacarr Tambadou, announced today the injection of 50 million dalasis into the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) Trust Fund. He said this ‘initial amount’ is part of […]
Unfavourable Political Undermined Gambia’s QPR Reporting
By Madi S. Njie As The Gambia reviews for first time QPR reporting, the past hostile political climate is blamed for The Gambia’s failure to benefit from the International Funds for Cultural Development, which other signatories’ to the 2005 UNESCO Convention has been benefiting from. Mr Hassoum Ceesay, the Director […]
Buiba Revisits Jassong Touray’s Legacy
Muslims in the Gambia and the subregion today converge in Buiba in Jarra Central, Lower River Region, to mark one of the country’s biggest annual Islamic gatherings. The annual gathering was a legacy of the village’s God-gifted Spiritual Leader, Sheikh Jassong Touray of blessed memory. The man named Lang Touray […]
GTTI-annex Mansakonko Ready for Use
GTTI-annex Mansakonko Ready for Use, German Ambassador tells Barrow as He Outlines Projects His Excellency, President Adama Barrow today received the Dakar-based German Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency Stephan Roken, who was at the presidency to brief the President on the fulfillment of the promises made by the German […]
Gambia Adopts New Petroleum License Model
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow on Tuesday got briefed by the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Honourable Fafa Sanyang on The Gambia’s revised and amended petroleum licensing model. The review of the Petroleum Exploration, Development, and Production Licences Model was necessitated by the need to upgrade it to international standards. […]
GPU Mourns Veteran Journalist
We have lost a dear friend, a colleague and a mentor! Mr Ahmed Carayol has died Tuesday morning, his family has confirmed. He will be laid to rest at 5:00pm today at the Bakoteh Cemetery. The veteran journalist has worked at various newspapers, including The Independent, The Point, The Daily […]
Team Bakary Badjie Declares ‘Unconditional Support For The Barrow Agenda
“We are with you, and we support your agenda all the way to 2021!” These were the words of popular politician and former Kanifing Municipality Mayoral candidate, Bakary Badjie and the leadership of his political movement when they called on President Adama Barrow on Saturday at the State House to […]
Coalition Partners Extend Barrow’s Mandate
President Adama Barrow’s Coalition 2016 partners on Friday agreed to extend his mandate from three to five years. The Chairperson of the Coalition that defeated Dictator Yahya Jammeh Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang made the announcement after she had led a delegation to State House. Madam Jallow-Tambajang concurred that the Coalition’s development program, […]