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Major General Drammeh Becomes CDS

The public is hereby informed that His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia and Commander-In-Chief of The Gambia Armed Forces, acting in accordance to Section 190, sub-section (1a) of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia has made the following appointments: Major General Yakuba […]

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Gambia Suspends Overseas Travels

As part of the efforts to curb risks of spreading the Coronavirus, the Office of the Secretary General has sent out a circular informing all Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Clerk of the National Assembly, Heads and Directors of Government Departments and Agencies, Managing Directors and Director Generals of Public Enterprises and […]

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Dakar Hosts 2nd Presidential Council Meeting

Gambian and Senegalese Experts and Ministers have started the second Presidential Council Meeting between their two governments in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, from the 10th – 12th March 2020.   The Presidential Council Meeting will be preceded by the Experts Meeting, which will work in sub-committees to discuss Defense […]

Society

Why I Move To Africa (Gambia)

Ricki Denise is fed up being asked why her family moves from Tennessee in the United States to the Gambia. She decides to make a YouTube video explaining how and why her parents see themselves as misfits in the United States before embarking on settling down in one of the […]

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President Barrow Removes Army Chief

Gambian President Adama Barrow has relieved the Chief of Defence Staff from office. The news of General Masaneh N. Kinteh’s removal is contained in a news dispatch from the President’s office. No reasons have been advanced for the removal from office of a man who has been leading the army […]

Politics

The Gambia Is A Country Of Talents

The Gambia is a country full of brilliant and nice people. Not withstanding our intense self-criticism and cynism, we have so many decent and optimistic people who are among the average earners, although the biggest cynics are among the most fortunate. After attending the Sukuta-Jambang Jally road opening, I was […]

Society

The Thing About International Women’s Day

It is on such internationally designated days like today, International Women’s Day when you get to see and hear international organizations such as the UN or AU, governments, presidents and political parties and indeed many of us as individuals compete in celebrating the woman. On this day everyone is celebrating […]