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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

President Adama Barrow has expressed delight in the fact that Gambian judiciary is re-gaining its lost image and public confidence within three years of his administration. He made this remark while presiding over the swearing of two new Gambian judges and a permanent secretary at a ceremony held at the […]

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a disbursement of SDR 15.55 million (about US$21.3 million or 25 percent of its SDR quota) for The Gambia under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). The financing provided under the RCF will help the country meet its urgent balance-of-payments […]

Statement by the Measles & Rubella Initiative: American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, UN Foundation and WHO ATLANTA/GENEVA/NEW YORK, 14 April 2020: “As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, over 117 million children in 37 countries may miss out on receiving life-saving measles vaccine. Measles immunization campaigns in 24 countries have already […]

The Gambia Police Department disputed circulated social media information that a Gambian-Canadian is missing. In a statement published below, the police said Alhagie Sowe is not held in police custody. CLARIFICATION IN THE CASE INVOLVING ALHAGIE SOWE It has come to the notice of the Inspector General of Police that […]

Gambian President Adama Barrow has “urged all Gambians to work together for peaceful co-existence and reconciliation.” President Barrow’s message is contained in a statement issued by State House. Mr. Barrow used his constitutional powers to declare April 10th and 13th as public holidays in observance of Good Friday and Easter […]

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said today as it published its annual review of human rights in the region. The organization highlighted the bravery and defiance of […]

PRESS RELEASE Programme for Accelerated Community Development (PACD) Signed The Gambia Government has signed an agreement with the UNDP on the implementation of the Programme for Accelerated Community Development (PACD) is part of larger programme to bridge the gap between rural and urban on basic social infrastructure, the pilot phase […]

Fellow Gambians, Distinguished Viewers, As the coronavirus pandemic continues to be of grave concern globally and nationally, my government continues to remain vigilant and steadfast in reviewing and intensifying measures to prevent, contain and manage its spread within our borders. In less than two weeks after my last address to […]

In its efforts to protect consumers from being exploited, the Gambia government has introduced price control measures on essential commodities. The introduction of Commodities Emergency Powers Regulations 2020 comes on the heels of price hikes of essential commodities resulting to panic buying in the West African nation. Price hikes, panic […]