President Barrow told his cabinet to cooperate with the newly established Department of Strategic Policy Delivery as he monitors the implementation of the National Development Plan. Presiding over a Special Cabinet session on Friday, 17th May 2019, he emphasized that with capacity, commitment and honesty, the team should ensure that […]
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#3YearsJotna Protesters Stand On Their Ground
By Abdoulie John The 15 protesters, who were recently arrested and slapped with three criminal charges, have expressed their resolve to stand firm on their ground on the issue of three-year transition period. “[President Barrow] campaigned with other Coalition members that he is going to serve three years. We want […]
President Barrow Welcomes New Disaster Alert System For The Gambia
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has hailed the National Disaster Management Agency and partners for rolling out a novel disaster and emergency alert system in The Gambia. According to the President, the technological initiative would assist the country in its disasters preparedness and prevention strategies from both natural and man-made […]
Gambia Defers O.I.C. Summit Hosting
The public is hereby informed that The Gambia government under the leadership of His Excellency, Adama Barrow has decided to defer the hosting of the 2019 Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in The Gambia to the year 2022. The decision followed a series of high-level consultations held with other […]
Political Parties Sing Different Tunes
By Abdoulie John Gambian political parties on Saturday discussed the possibility of extending voting rights to convicts serving their jail term in the country’s correctional facilities. The ‘controversial’ issue topped the agenda at the second round of consultations on Constitutional Reform held at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNa) headquarter located […]
Why Citizens Pay Taxes
This article aims to give the reader how tax money is being collected and suppose to be used. A very simplistic explaination looks like this: If you are working, you pay what is normally called income tax. This applies to all legal workers. All vendors, businesses, shops, canteens, companies pay […]
Is Enfranchisement Of The Diaspora The Priority?
Since the removal of our corrupt and divisive dictator of twenty-two years there have been numerous calls for enfranchisement of the Gambian diaspora, specifically to enable Gambians abroad to vote in our future elections and better still, have representatives in our legislature. Probably very few people will argue against the […]
AREC Set To Regulate A ‘Growing’ Real Estate Industry
By Abdoulie John The President of the Association of Real Estate Companies (AREC), Aboubacarr Bensouda, has expressed his organisation’s resolve to set out rules and regulations that would govern a booming industry. Bensouda made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with this medium held at the margins of their Annual […]
Executive Branch of Government Receives C.R.C. Consultations Team
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow and members of the Cabinet on Thursday, May 16th received Commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission at the State House as part their institutional consultations with key governance bodies in the country. The Commissioners, led by Chairman, Justice Cherno Sulayman Jallow, visited the presidency to […]
Deputy IMF Chief Extols Gambia’s Economic Performance
By Abdoulie John The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Tao Zhang, lauded the economic transformation The Gambia has been experiencing as evidenced by the country’s significant growth being registered in 2018. “We are very pleased to see that the Gambian economy has rebounded strongly. Growth in […]
Finance Minister Clarifies Banjul Breweries Saga
By Abdoulie John As the trial of strength between government and Banjul Breweries is getting exacerbated, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Mambury Njai, has finally broken his silence on a case that continues to generate headlines. “The tax on Banjul Breweries is only for alcohol. It has […]
U.S. Announces 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows
PRESS RELEASE The United States Embassy in The Gambia congratulates seven young Gambians selected for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The 2019 Fellows are Kemo Bojang, Ndey Fatou Jabang, Ebrima Sonko, Binta Badjie, Modou Lamin Fatty, Sainabou Barra Cham, and Lamin Jafuneh. They were selected from […]