State House has issued a statement brushing aside allegations levelled agaist President Adama Barrow by a sitting United Democratic Party National Assembly Member for Upper Fulladu West. In a press statement published below, State House has vehemently denied Hon. Sanna Jawara’s claims that the President “has started paying some parliamentarians D10, […]
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Alternative To An Anti-corruption Commission
By Saul Saidykhan To curtail corruption in The Gambia, we must first query why the menace is so pervasive. The answer is multiple: Opportunities to steal from the public till (or corruption) are rampant. We’ve lost our national Moral Compass. Gambians steal public property without any scruples. Worse, Gambian society […]
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, And Nestlé Found To Be Worst Plastic Polluters
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé found to be worst plastic polluters worldwide in global cleanups and brand audits Manila, Philippines – Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé were the most frequent companies identified in 239 cleanups and brand audits spanning 42 countries and six continents, the Break Free From Plastic movement announced […]
The Significance Of Diaspora Study
There’s a lot of work going on with regard to the African Diaspora. This includes huge amount of research aimed at establishing facts. It’s in this regard that I’d been interviewed by our Senegalese PhD candidate from a University in Paris, France. Mr. Niang has been keenly studying the Gambian Diaspora […]
Gambia House To Hold First Nordic Investment Forum
By Abdoulie John In a bid to generate business opportunities for the tiny West African nation, Gambia House will hold the First Nordic Gambian Diaspora Investment Forum on Norwegian soil. The Norway-based organisation is bracing up for a big event, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday 7 October […]
Lamin Sise Chairs TRRC
The Ministry of Justice wishes to inform the general public that due to a scheduling conflict Dr. Lamin J. Sise has now been identified as the Chairperson of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) replacing Mr Abdoulie Morikebba Janneh. Dr Sise also worked for the United Nations for more than […]
TRRC Dispels Misleading Info
“Information making the rounds that the TRRC has received or will receive $20 million from the United Nations is totally inaccurate and misleading. The TRRC has not been given and will not be given $20 million by the United Nations through the Gambia Government. All UN funding support to the […]
Senegal-Gambia Relations Take New Heights
The new Ambassador and Executive Secretary of the Senegalo-Gambia Permanent Secretariat in Banjul has said that their Excellences, Presidents, Adama Barrow, and Macky Sall, of The Gambia and Senegal, respectively, are very committed to taking the relations between their two countries to higher heights. Ambassador Seck was at the State […]
Dr. Janneh Arraigned Over Golden Lead Pipes Removal
By Abdoulie John Police prosecutors on Wednesday have pressed charges against Gunjur’s environmental activist Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh in what many have described as another episode of the Golden Lead saga. He is facing two counts of criminal trespass and punishment for malicious injury. Today’s hearing at Brikama Magistrates’ Court […]
Nigeria’s Mistakes Gambia Must Avoid
What Gambia Must Learn From Singapore The Gambia and Singapore both gained their independence from Great Britain in 1965. Both countries soon became members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Equally, Malaysia and Ghana both gained their independence from Great Britain in 1957. Nigeria, Africa’ most populous country gained her independence […]
In Golden Lead Saga, Dr. Janneh Released On D500,000 Bail
By Abdoulie John Gambian activist Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh was on Monday released on bail after being arrested by the Police. He was reportedly arrested while attending a burial ceremony of his uncle in the coastal village of Gunjur, about 35 km away from Banjul. Gunjarian environmentalist Mustapha Manneh told […]
Barrow Wants A ‘Transformed’ Gambia
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has told the United Nations that since Gambians voted for change in 2016 by bringing him into office, his government has been working hard to deliver a fully transformed Gambia that is energy secured, food self-sufficient and investment friendly. “In all, our goal is to […]