Honorable Mambury Njie, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Mr. Nathan Belete, the World Bank Country Director have signed today a $35 million grant to support the country’s efforts to improve effectiveness in fiscal management for better public service delivery. The Fiscal Management Development Project will support the government’s […]

By Abdoulie John Barely three weeks after George Floyd drew his last breath under the knee of former Minneapolis law enforcement officer Derek Chauvin, the Vice-President of the US-based Democratic Union of Gambian Activists (DUGA), Pasamba Jow, has exposed the shocking reality Blacks are permanently confronted with in the United […]

PRESS RELEASE- Tabling of Persons With Disabilities Bill Press release Tabling of the draft Persons with Disabilities Bill 2020, a step in the right direction. The Gambia Federation of the Disabled and ARTICLE 19 welcome the finalisation and tabling of the draft Persons with Disabilities Bill 2020. On 18th day […]

By Abdoulie John A group of countries succeeded Wednesday in putting the spotlight on systematic racism and police brutality in the United States as a debate on the issue was held at United Nations. But they are still struggling to secure the needed support that would be translated into a […]

News Release Interim Management for Sir Dawda K. Jawara International Conference Center Inaugurated Petroleum House, Brusubi, 17th June 2020 – Oicgambia Secretariat and the Ministry of Transport and Works on Wednesday inaugurated an interim body charged with temporary managing and operating the newly commissioned Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference […]

In the wake of malicious and subversive audio messages circulating on Social Media warning The Gambia Government of a looming coup plot allegedly being hatched by some private citizens, senior government and military officials, the public is hereby informed that these are outrageous and baseless allegations.  In total, all these […]

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme on Thursday concluded a virtual validation exercise of a study that assesses the Impact of COVID19 on lives and livelihood in The Gambia. The study explores the immediate, medium, and long term socioeconomic impact of […]

Having garnered many years of experience and knowledge in the financial industry, Mr. Kemo Barrow thought it was about time to write a book. Mr. Barrow, a Gambian based in Atlanta in the United States, co-authored the book with Mr. Rossman Nya. Titled Kids and Money, Learn, Practice, and Apply […]

Press Release Finance Minister Njie and ACP Secretary-General hold telebriefing on COVID19 Support to the Member States, Post-Cotonou Negotiations Quadrangle, Banjul, 15th May 2020 – The Honourable Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia,  Hon. Mambury Njie,  in his capacity as the current Chairman of […]

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2020 —The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today a $30 million development policy grant to support The Gambia’s efforts to improve debt and public investment management, improve financial viability and service delivery in the energy and telecom sectors, and enhance the transparency and governance framework […]

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 […]

++ 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 […]