MN Women Executive Director visits Senegal to put women in agriculture at the heart of the gender equality agenda UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka begins today an official visit to Senegal, with the purpose of highlighting the importance women’s economic empowerment in agricultural sector in Senegal, to encourage […]
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CRC Well Poised To Implement Action Plan
For Immediate Release The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) announces that it is on track to effectively execute the CRC Action Plan covering the period June 2018 to November 2019. “The CRC is well poised to implement the Action Plan for the review of the Constitution” according to the Chairperson of […]
Gambia’s Foreign Minister Meets President Sall
The Gambia’s newly appointed Foreign Affairs has traveled to the neighbouring where he met President Macky Sall. Dr. Mamadou Tangara, who was a Special Envoy of Gambian President Adama Barrow, met President Sall on July 17 in Dakar. During the visit Dr. Tangara and President Sall held discussion on ways […]
Ecuador Will Imminently Withdraw Assange’s Asylum And Him Over To The UK
ECUADOR’S PRESIDENT Lenin Moreno traveled to London on Friday for the ostensible purpose of speaking at the 2018 Global Disabilities Summit Summit (Moreno has been using a wheelchair since being shot in a 1998 robbery attempt). attemp). Read more here: https://static.theintercept.com/amp/ecuador-will-imminently-withdraw-asylum-for-julian-assange-and-hand-him-over-to-the-uk-what-comes-next.html
Whistleblower Contests Dismissal
Cadet Assistant Superintendent Inspector Omar T. Camara would not allow his July 3rd dismissal from The Gambia Immigration Department go uncontested. Camera was accused of failing to accept outpost transfer. In a rebuttal letter to Immigration Director, Mr. Camara said was victimised for blowing the whistle, and that his dismissal […]
My Recollection Of Kanni-kunda Final Part
By Seedy Fofanah Growing up in the village as a boy in those days was very challenging. You were made as busy as a honey bee. Apart from taking your diurnal and nocturnal Quranic lessons, you were required to do many things. If you were not at school taking your […]
Darboe’s Modesty Is Admirable
The Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia Ousainou Darboe behaves like an ordinary citizen on his way to and work. Mr. Darboe is a very down to earth leader who chooses modesty in whatever he does. His recent Faraba Banta visit is a testimony to his demonstration of […]
‘Don’t Succumb To GMO Fears’
By Abdoulie John A visiting Professor has urged Gambians not to succumb to fear surrounding the use of agriculture biotechnology. The Federal University of Petmambuco (UFPE) lecturer, Dr. Paulo Pages de Andrade, said some campaigners are spreading fear of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) without providing any scientific background. The Brazilian […]
SSR Will Tackle Low Salary Issue
By Abdoulie John As the Security Sector Reform (SSR) is gradually taking shape, the National Security Adviser Momodou Badgie has said that low salaries is fueling corruption, and recommendations have been made in the assessment report to address this issue. President Adama Barrow’s National Security Adviser made these remarks during […]
‘Not Even Ministers Are Above The Law’
Numuyel, Upper River Region, 20, July, 2018 – President Adama Barrow has said that no one is above the law and that the police are constitutionally mandated to enforce it to the letter. “From Ministers to Permanent secretaries and the common man…. No one is above the law,” the President […]
Why Jammeh’s Robbers Will Be Free
Alhagi Touray’s article on telling truth dilemma in The Gambia is a great piece, but we have debated this for many years on-line including on Gambia-L and Maafanta newspaper. The Gambia is essentailly a “RELATIVE” country – which is good when it comes to people caring and helping each other […]
Why UDP Remains Solid Despite..
The unfortunate events of the last three weeks have undoubtedly affected the hard working grassroot members of the UDP [United Democratic Party] at home and around the world. The UDP party and the innocent members have been all been accused of many unfounded allegations. As a result, the party is […]