Ngain Sanjal, North Bank Region, 18 July 2018 – The Barrow administration has told farmers that measures are being instituted to do a comprehensive transformation of the country’s agriculture in the context of the National Development plan (NDP 2018-2021). Speaking at various meeting centers across the North Bank Region as […]
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Gambia Government Reacts To Jammeh’s Leaked Audio
The Government of The Republic of The Gambia, condemns in the strongest terms, ex-Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh’s utterly reprehensible and profoundly shocking and subversive comments, contained in a leaked telephone conversation with key APRC Executive members. The leaked tape that went viral on social media a few days ago, revealed […]
UDP National President Congradulates Darboe
PRESS RELEASE Following his recent appointment and after taking the prescribed oath of office as the Vice President of the Republic of The Gambia, on behalf of the Central Committee and the entire membership, and sympathisers of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and on my own behalf as the Party […]
Greenpeace Africa Calls For Thorough Investigation Into The Death Of 8 Rhinos
Eight out of 14 critically endangered black rhinos have died after being moved from the Nairobi and Lake Nakuru national parks to a new sanctuary created in Tsavo East national park. The translocation[1] program jointly conducted by Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) at a cost of shs […]
Lawyer Darboe The History Maker
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, the newly appointed Vice President of The Gambia, is like any typical rural Mandinka who cannot blow his own trumpet. He is taught to comport himself within the confines of modesty. Had Ousainou Darboe known how to blow his own trumpet, the younger generation he had throughout […]
The Gambia: A Society Of Touch One Touch All. A Dilemma For Telling The Truth!
In The Gambia we do hesitate to boast of being one nation, one people or one family. To my view, this is true and fantastic, and rarely seen in many parts of the world. The problem with this catchphrase is, it is true until we are challenged to speak out […]
President Magufuli Wants Prisoners To Work Day And Night
By Isaac Kaledzi He wants inmates to work “day and night” and prevented from benefiting from conjugal visits. The Tanzanian President also called for all lazy prisoners to be “kicked”. President of Tanzania, John Magufuli wants prisoners in his country to live in harsher conditions. He wants inmates to work “day […]
Justice Ministry Raises More Questions
The above clarifications by the Ministry must be welcomed. It should have been done at the time of Mr Kurang’s contract termination announcement. As they have stated, that the Commission operates like a civil court, its integrity and jurisprudence are essential and must not be compromised hence the need for […]
Banjul-Barra Bridge In The Offing
President Barrow reveals Banjul-Barra Construction plan 2019, as he unravels vision for New Gambia The President of the Republic Mr. Adama Barrow has told the people of Niumi that his government has developed specific projects that it will deliver to the Gambian people from now against 2021 when his five […]
‘No One Should Take The Laws Into Their Own Hands’
By Abdoulie John President Adama Barrow on Friday urged Gambians to exercise increased caution when dealing with cases of transgression and reiterated the need for the general public to stick strictly to the law of the land. “I used the opportunity to encourage the public to follow due procedures and […]
Barrow Set For Countrywide Tour
President Adama Barrow is set for a nationwide to dialogue with the public on a variety of pertinent issues in the country. The tour is a fulfiment of Section222 (15) of the 1997 Constitution. “The duration of the tour is ten days and will begin on Monday July 16th and end […]
‘My Role Is To Eliminate Rumour’
By Abdoulie John As The Gambia is pushing towards a more open society, the newly appointed Government Spokesperson, Ebrima M.G. Sankareh, has expressed readiness to carry out the responsibility to uphold transparency in addressing the public demands. “My role is to eliminate confusion, rumour, and rumour-mongering in this country. That […]