Members of the community horticultural garden in Nema Fass saved a staggering amount of over three million dalasis at the end of the first seasonal harvest, President Adama Barrow told during a visit there on the fourth day of the ongoing President’s Meet the People tour. President Barrow expressed excitement […]
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New Gambia College Annex Ready
The Basse annex of The Gambia College that President Barrow commissioned last year is near completion and will begin operations in January 2020. Local authorities led by the Principal of The Gambia College told the president that the first batch of students that will be housed at the State of […]
Gambia: UN rights expert calls for victim-centred approach to transitional justice
A UN human rights expert today urged the Gambian authorities to put victims at the centre of the transitional justice process and to put all the necessary measures in place to guarantee that the crimes of the past will not recur or go unpunished. The UN Special Rapporteur on the […]
World Bank Increases Support for Higher Education and Economic Transformation
$131 million has been approved for the Second Africa Centers of Excellence for Development Impact Project in Benin, The Gambia, Niger, Nigeria and Togo The World Bank Board approved today a total amount of $131 million International Development Association (IDA)* credits and grants to scale up its support to Benin, […]
Backway Show Hits Gambia Theatre
By Madi S. Njie One Man Play Show encouraging Africans to stay back home and develop the continent produced by the UK based V Jay Theatre Productions will be showcased this coming Friday, 29 November 2019, at the Ebunja Theatre around the GFA House in Kanifing, starting from 8pm onwards. […]
Gov’t Offers Compensation For Assaulted Journalists
Following the very unfortunate fracas involving a volunteer local interpreter with the Presidential “Meet The People Tour” and three independent journalists at the Jangjangbureh—Lamin Koto Ferry Crossing on Thursday 21 November, 2019, The Gambia Government issues this Statement to put things in their proper perspective. The Government wants to make […]
24hrs Electricity for Farafenni, Environs Soon
Farafenni and other communities in North Bank within a 50 miles radius will soon benefit from uninterrupted 24- hour supply of electricity, President Barrow told tens of thousands of supporters in the border town of Farafenni. President Adama Barrow said the OMVG hydroelectric power plant, which he commissioned in Soma […]
Regarding the Draft Constitution, Part I
By Foday Samateh Almost all Constitutions share one thing in common. They claim to give the people all the rights and freedoms. What distinguish one Constitution from another are the powers they give to those in power. As long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, […]
International day for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women
2019 theme: “Orange the world: Generation Equality Stands Against Rape” The TRRC stands with women and girls all around the world to commemorate the international day for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women. The day is particularly important as it highlights the plights of women and […]
1994 Coup D’état Is A Crime
The Gambia is an INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC! At the least supposed to be! Each of those terms has significant practical meaning. Independence ……. Self-determination/we choose the manners to live & govern Democracy……. equitable participation of each [eligible citizen] in governance. We’re the government Republic …. Sovereignty. We (the people) own […]
Hakalang Road, Electricity Plant to be Commissioned in Niumi in Weeks
President Adama Barrow has unveiled to the people of Niumi in the North Bank Region that the all-important Hakalong road – the only highway that connects most of Upper Niumi to the rest of the region will be launched in a few weeks time, alongside $66 million electricity project for […]
Media Services Bill: Silencing The Media!
Yet again the Government of Adama Barrow has proposed yet another piece of law which can only be described as unnecessary but clearly intended to limit the space for the media and consequently silence citizens in the way they engage on national issues. This Media Service Bill is not a […]