The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara, on Wednesday 28th November 2018, officially opened a two-day capacity building workshop on international conference management. The training is meant to boost the organizational skills of protocol officers and security, ahead of the upcoming OIC summit […]
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GPU Mourns Doyen Journalist’s Death
Press Release Gambia Press Union Mourns the Death of a Doyen Journalist Suwaebou Conateh November 29, 2018: Fajara: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with deep sadness and great shock the sudden death of Mr Swaebou Conateh, a veteran Gambian Journalist and publisher of the Gambia News and Report […]
“We Are On Track” Says OIC-Gambia Executive Secretary
The Secretary-General of the OIC-Gambia Secretariat, the national body tasked with the responsibility to host the 2019 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in The Gambia, has given an emphatic assurance that the country is on track to organize the global event successfully. Mr. Lamin Sanneh made the comments after […]
Gambia 2018: Personal Experience And Observations – Part1
By Saul Saidykhan Having spent a combined total of seven weeks in Barrow’s Gambia, one thing stuck out for me: the Gambia has changed significantly, but not in a good way generally speaking. There is simply no enforcement of standards – ethical, socio-cultural, or administrative where they exist at all. […]
Why We Must Not Whip NAWEC
For a long time the Gambia National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) had been the whipping dog for not performing above expectation. Complaint is either about epileptic supply of electricity or lack of electricity for days. NAWEC’s situation became so precarious that the Barrow government in 2017 invested heavily to […]
How Meditation Makes Us Smart
< div class=”mceTemp”> Author Dawda Bah’s book will make you smart!Here is my own take of the book THE SECRET POWERS OF MEDITATION: Become Healthier, Wealthier and Happier. Do you want to live a thriving, joyous, and prosperous life? If you do, then you need to discover the power of […]
UDP leader Damns Brikama Brawl
Press Statement Of The United Democratic Party On The Postponement Of The West Coast Region Regional Congress The Secretary General and Party Leader of the United Democratic Party-UDP: Lawyer Ousainou ANM Darboe condemns in the strongest possible terms the behavior of a few individuals claiming to be members of the […]
CRC Raises Some Eyebrows
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has raised eyebrows over preemptive moves by persons in authority. In a statement reacting to a statement by the Government’s Spokesman concerning the death penalty abolition, the Commission advised government officials “to refrain from making definitive statements (not in the nature of opinions) that have […]
GMC Debunks Mai’s Appointment
On Sunday November 18, 20018, reports emerged on social media that the secretary general of Gambia Moral Congress and our party leader Mai Ahmad Fatty has been appointed as the Minister of Defence of The Gambia. The reports unconfirmed as they were spread so quickly as soon as they emerged. […]
Launch of Project Strenghten Human Rights Standards
For immediate release Official Launch of the Project ‘Strengthening human rights standards, support to Parliamentary Sub Committee on Human Rights, Gambian Federation of People with Disability and Association of Victims of Torture during the transition.’ The project is implemented by ARTICLE 19 West Africa in partnership with the Institute of […]
Prosecutions in The Gambia: nothing is impossible provided there is political will!
On October 9th, 2018 the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Aboubacarr Tambadou, said during a news conference held at his office located in the capital city Banjul that The Gambia is not yet ready to hold trials involving the “Junglers” – a hit squad which operated during Jammeh’s regime, […]
Gambia Scores Big In Latest World Bank, Freedom House, Others, Ranking
The government of The Gambia has been favorably rated in almost all aspects of political and economic governance in studies supported by fourteen renowned global political and financial institutions, including the IMF, World Bank, and Freedom House. The scorecard shows that The Gambia, under the leadership of President Adama Barrow, […]