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The EU Reinforces Technical Assistance to Support The Gambia in Facing the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemics

For immediate release The European Union (EU) is reinforcing its Technical Assistance to The Gambia, with an additional financial support of 550,000 Euro (around 30 million Dalasi). This is another move  in support to Government’s efforts to tackle the covid-19 crisis, and to address the main democratic transition challenges ahead […]

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3rd Reaction to the Draft Constitution from Dabanani Law 

Equality or exceptionalism: embedding preferential treatment in the Draft Constitution As we continue to interrogate the proposed Draft Constitution (the Draft) in the tradition of public conversation, issues central to equality and the fundamental precept of the separation of powers are being partially considered in this instalment. Although not a […]

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The GAP And The So-Called “General”

Someone once said that “light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak.” If anyone embodies this quote, it’s none other than this dull Lamin Bojang who is creating a huge idiotic gap in GAP! Sometimes, you wonder what poor Gambians have […]

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EU Supports Gambia’s COVID-19 Fight

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 […]

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Covid Billions: Finance Minister “1 Billion GMD Landed in our Account Yesterday”

By Yusef Taylor, @FlexDan_YT The Gambia’s Finance Minister, Hon. Mambury Njie informed members of the National Assembly’s Special Committee that the Government received 1 Billion Dalasis in its accounts yesterday morning, 20th April 2020. The Minister explained that the “very soft loan from the IMF has now landed in our account. […]

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Gambia Judiciary Regaining Public Confidence

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 […]

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IMF Boosts Gambia’s COVID-19 Fight

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 […]

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More than 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccines, as COVID-19 surges

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 […]

Society

Star TV CEO Unveils Community Lighting Project At Bundung Ward

Alhagie Banniko Sissoho, Star TV Chief Executive Officer (CEO) unveiled Monday  Community Lighting Project at  Bundungkakunda Six Junction Ward. The handing over ceremony was held at the Councillors office in Bundung Bantaba six junctions. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Fatoumatta Yadi Gaye, Vice-Chairperson Bundung Development Community Ward has lauded the […]