By Abdoulie John President Adama Barrow on Saturday put his popularity to the test in Brikama where thousands of people witnessed a marathon meeting held at SSP football arena. He signaled his resolve to hit the ground rolling come 2021. “Those who want to challenge my presidency will have to […]
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United States Supports of The Gambia’s Efforts to Investigate Financial Crimes and Recover Assets
PRESS RELEASE The United States government fully supports the Government of The Republic of The Gambia’s investigation into the corruption of former President Yahya Jammeh, and Gambian efforts to recover the ill-gotten gains of Jammeh and his associates. We commend the efforts of the Commission of Inquiry into the Financial […]
Armored Riot Vehicle: Is Government More Interested in Suppressing Than Protecting Human Rights?
It is indeed very worrying that given the history and experience of the Gambia in terms of freedom of assembly that the Gambia Government could not think of anything better other than importing an armored riot vehicle. It appears this Government has not learnt from that despicable history or merely […]
President Barrow Congratulates Buhari
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow on behalf of the first family and the People of The Gambia congratulates His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on his re-election as President. Mr. Buhari is the seventh (7) President to rule the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was […]
Our National Currency Is Our Identity!
The Gambian dalasi, like any other national currency, is not only an economic and financial tool but it also represents a social, cultural and political identity of the Gambia. For that matter in producing a new national currency there was every justification for the Central Bank of the Gambia to […]
Who Will Tell The President? Part1
Saul Saidykhan To underscore the frustration behind the growing disenchantment with President Barrow’s leadership style among Gambians who truly wish him success (forget the never liked,) allow me to state the Gambia’s top dozen priorities in January 2017 when Barrow took over as most of us anti-Jammeh crusaders were openly […]
GPU Welcomes Govt’s Journalists’ Compensation Payment
The Gambia Press Union welcomes and highly appreciates the payment of compensation to four journalists by the Government of The Gambia. In a landmark ruling made in February 2018, the Ecowas Community Court of Justice based in Abuja, Nigeria, ordered the government to pay compensation of US$25, 000 to journalists […]
AG Acts On Janneh Commission Findings
Through the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the Barrow government is showing signs of acting on the findings of the Surahata Janneh Commission, which probed into the financial dealings of former President Yahya Jammeh. In a press statement published below, the government urged individuals and companies who have been […]
Journalists Urged To Avoid Spreading ‘Fake News’
By Abdoulie John The Chief Executive Officer of Gambia OIC Secretariat, Lamin J.K Sanneh, Wednesday called on media practitioners to report responsibly and avoid spreading misinformation. “Remember, the source of funding for this office is from Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan,” he said in an attempt to silence the adverse […]
“Gambian Economy Is Very Promising”
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Wednesday, May 22 received in audience the outgoing Country Director of the World Bank in The Gambia, Ms Louise Cord, who hailed the current state of the Gambian economy as ‘’very promising’’. The diplomat who was at the presidency to bid farewell to […]
Political Parties Sing Different Tunes
By Abdoulie John Gambian political parties on Saturday discussed the possibility of extending voting rights to convicts serving their jail term in the country’s correctional facilities. The ‘controversial’ issue topped the agenda at the second round of consultations on Constitutional Reform held at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNa) headquarter located […]
Is Enfranchisement Of The Diaspora The Priority?
Since the removal of our corrupt and divisive dictator of twenty-two years there have been numerous calls for enfranchisement of the Gambian diaspora, specifically to enable Gambians abroad to vote in our future elections and better still, have representatives in our legislature. Probably very few people will argue against the […]