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Media Council of Gambia Application

Media Council of The Gambia Call for application Position: Executive Secretary Salary: Attractive/Negotiable Reporting to: Chairperson of the Governing Council Deadline: 4:00pm on Monday June 10th, 2019 The Media Council of the Gambia invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. What we are looking for: […]

Society

ECONOMIC Speaks On Kanilai Shooting

The ECOWAS Mission in the Gambia (ECOMIG) has spoken about the alleged shooting of a commercial vehicle driver by a Gambia National Arny soldier last week. In a press release published below, ECOMIG described the incident as unfortunate and assured “the populace that ECOMIG will continue to work in harmony […]

Politics

Journalists Urged To Avoid Spreading ‘Fake News’

By Abdoulie John The Chief Executive Officer of Gambia OIC Secretariat, Lamin J.K Sanneh, Wednesday called on media practitioners to report responsibly and avoid spreading misinformation. “Remember, the source of funding for this office is from Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan,” he said in an attempt to silence the adverse […]

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Presidency Unveils Major Agricultural Project

 By Abdoulie John State House Director of Press, Amie Bojang Sissoho, announced Wednesday a major project that would pave the way for the mechanisation of agriculture sector and boost productivity. “President Barrow continues to promote his govt policy to transform the sector from rudimentary to mechanised farming,” she told reporters […]

Society

First Lady Presides Over Donation Of Food Items  

First Lady, Fatou Bah- Barrow presided over the presentation of about 8 tonnes of food items to the Fatoumatta Bah Barrow Foundation (FaBB) donated by the Turkish Cooperation Coordination Agency (TIKA), on Thursday, May 23, 2019. The donated food items which included rice, sugar, cooking oil, dates, among others, were […]

Politics

“Gambian Economy Is Very Promising”

His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Wednesday, May 22 received in audience the outgoing Country Director of the World Bank in The Gambia, Ms Louise Cord, who hailed the current state of the Gambian economy as ‘’very promising’’. The diplomat who was at the presidency to bid farewell to […]

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Cabinet Introduced To Strategic Policy Delivery

President Barrow told his cabinet to cooperate with the newly established Department of Strategic Policy Delivery as he monitors the implementation of the National Development Plan. Presiding over a Special Cabinet session on Friday, 17th May 2019, he emphasized that with capacity, commitment and honesty, the team should ensure that […]

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#3YearsJotna Protesters Stand On Their Ground

By Abdoulie John The 15 protesters, who were recently arrested and slapped with three criminal charges, have expressed their resolve to stand firm on their ground on the issue of three-year transition period. “[President Barrow] campaigned with other Coalition members that he is going to serve three years. We want […]

Society

Gambia Defers O.I.C. Summit Hosting

The public is hereby informed that The Gambia government under the leadership of His Excellency, Adama Barrow has decided to defer the hosting of the 2019 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in The Gambia to the year 2022.   The decision followed a series of high-level consultations held with other […]

Politics

Political Parties Sing Different Tunes

By Abdoulie John Gambian political parties on Saturday discussed the possibility of extending voting rights to convicts serving their jail term in the country’s correctional facilities. The ‘controversial’ issue topped the agenda at the second round of consultations on Constitutional Reform held at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNa) headquarter located […]

Society

Why Citizens Pay Taxes

This article aims to give the reader how tax money is being collected and suppose to be used. A very simplistic explaination looks like this: If you are working, you pay what is normally called income tax. This applies to all legal workers. All vendors, businesses, shops, canteens, companies pay […]