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October 1st, 2020. On International Day of Older Persons, commemorated by the United Nations (UN) annually on 1st October, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) calls on The Gambia Government to ratify and domesticate the…

Banjul: 30th September 2020: The new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to The Gambia, H.E. David Belgrove – OBE, on Tuesday 30th September 2020 stated his resolve to deepen the already cordial bilateral relations that exist…

29th September, 2020 Excellency, Antonio Guterres United Nations Secretary General, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America. Your Excellency, Concerns of The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations on…

The Gambia’s constitution-drafting process, aimed at ushering in a third Republic, has reached an unfortunate dead-end. More than two years after the constitutional review process began, and after a highly acrimonious and polarised…

It is high time for the National Assembly (“NA”) to establish an in-house office to help train our lawmakers in drafting bills. Sadly, since our independence in 1965, our national assembly has relied heavily on the executive branch.…

PRESS RELEASE A political party is often considered a government in waiting. It should therefore act on the analogy of a government, and NOT some irresponsible, misguided group. It's statements or pronouncements should be based on…

PEOPLE’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY STATEMENT History repeats itself in 2020 when it comes to the first Gambian referendum, the republican constitution bill was tabled on 9th November 1965 in the House of Representatives. After the bill…

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY ADAMA BARROW, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA ON THE LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE NUIMI-HAKALANG ROAD PROJECT DATE: 26TH SEPTEMBER 2020 VENUE: BUNIADU, LOWER NUIMI Honourable Cabinet…

Banjul, The Gambia – The United States Embassy in The Gambia congratulates three Gambian journalists selected to participate in the 2020 “Foreign Press Centers Program for Elections 2020: A Virtual Tour of the United States and the…

Shortly after laying the foundation for the construction of an office and residence for The Governor, the crowd attending the ceremony around the premises was suddenly attacked by swam of bees. The insects apparently must have been…