President Adama Barrow on Thursday received in audience the regional chief of Amnesty International (AI) for West and Central Africa, who promised her organization’s unflinching support to the strengthening of human rights and democratic values in the Gambia. Evelyn Petrus-Barry made the remarks while speaking to waiting journalists following a […]
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Gambia: Key Human Rights Concerns Highlighted In A Meeting With President Barrow
Children as young as 15 languish in prison without trial Restrictive laws still prevent peaceful protest and criticism of authoritiesThree people sentenced to death in 2018 During a meeting with President Adama Barrow in the capital Banjul today, Amnesty International delegates noted the major progress made in the two years […]
Minister Says Gov’t Values Human Capital
By Abdoulie John As The Gambi joined Wednesday the International Community to celebrate May Day, the country’s Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment, Bai Lamin Jobe, has reiterated government’s commitment to fortifying the country’s human capital. “The government of The Gambia recognizes the country’s most critical resource is its […]
Village Where People Walk On All Fours
They’re living, breathing men and women, but they walk on all fours, just as we did four million years ago. And until this film was shot and produced by 60 Minutes Australia, they were hidden away, unseen by the outside world.
Gambian Holds Madison College’s Highest Student Position
Ousman Darboe holds the highest position a student can have at Madison College: the student representative of the district board. As the student representative, Darboe advocates for students needs to the College board and finds ways to implement solutions to the obstacles facing students on campus. Darboe has a passion […]
‘School Feeding Enables Increase In Education Outcomes’
The First Lady of The Gambia, Her Excellency Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow has placed a strong connection between feeding programmesand the large increase in children’s ability to learn, access to education, and learning outcomes. The First Lady made the remarks at the MaCarthy Square in Banjul where she joined partners and stakeholders […]
Barrow Receives Oil Giant Executives
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Tuesday, 30 April received senior executives from BP Plc, a leading global energy company headquartered in London. The courtesy call followed the signing ceremony of a petroleum exploration contract between the government of The Gambia and BP Plc, which gives legal rights to […]
Gambia’s Honorary Consulate In Mauritania Officially Inaugurated
The Gambia’s Honorary Consulate in Nouadhibou, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, has been officially inaugurated on Wednesday 10th April, 2019. H.E Mawdo C Juwara, the Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, the appointed Honorary Consul in Nouadhibou Mr Ahmedna Mohamed Abdellahi Ghaillani, the First […]
IEC Chief Okays Diaspora Voting
By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Elections Chief okayed upcoming reforms aimed at allowing Diaspora Gambians to take part in national elections, saying they have the rights to vote and to be represented in the National Assembly. Alieu Momar Njai made this remark Monday during the opening ceremony of a five-day […]
‘The Stability of The Gambia Is Priority’
The President of the Republic, His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Tuesday, 30th April received in audience the new Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in The Gambia at the State House in Banjul. After a closed-door meeting, the new top UN official, who was accompanied […]
CRC Embarks On External Consultations
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has begun its external public consultations beginning in Senegal on Sunday, 28th April, 2019 at the Hotel De Ville in Dakar. The consultative process is aimed at eliciting the views and aspirations of Gambians living in the diaspora on the drafting of the new Gambian […]
TRRC Update: The Journey So Far
The TRRC ended its fourth three-week session of hearings on Thursday, April 25, 2019. During this session, 16 witnesses testified before the Commission, bringing the total number of witnesses to testify since January 7, 2019 to 57. A significant number of these witnesses are former or current members of the […]