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The information minister, Ebrima Sillah, has told journalists that Banjul Breweries, a local beverage company that is threatening to close down operations due to government tax hikes, will continue business. Gambian authorities imposed a…

Gambia's public order act, a colonial law, requires people to apply for a permit from the police before doing a protest. Gambian police have arrested 15 people for holding a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of President Adama…

Hamat Bah is known for speaking his mind, often causing controversy. Controversial tourism minister Hamat Bah has criticized the unnecessary security checks and fraudulent activities happening at the country’s only airport. Bah said…

The United Democratic Party has issued a press statement on Friday dispelling rumours that it is involved in organizing protest as the 3-year proposed term for President Adama Barrow nears its end. The Gambian leader and his partners…

  State House, 9th May 2019 – President Adama Barrow has reiterated the importance of the ongoing reforms programme of his administration, stressing that it will go a long way in correcting the institutional and governance failures of the…

Gambian police have charged two former permanent secretaries and one official at the ministry of agriculture in connection to the infamous fertilizer scandal which engulfed the agriculture ministry about a year ago. Former permanent…

Gambia’s Attorney General and Justice Minister, Aboubacarr Tambadou, said on Wednesday that President Adama Barrow has commuted the death sentences of 22 prisoners to life imprisonment. Amnesty International, an international human…

The security sector reforms, a policy direction by Gambia government, to reorient the security sector of the country is now chaired by justice minister Ababucarr Tambadou.   The African Union has extended the mandate of the its Technical…

Abubacarr Tambadou, Minister of Justice, is the new Chairperson of the Joint Ministerial/Ambassadorial level government and international partners’ Steering Committee established by the Government of The Gambia in August 2017 to act as…

On Friday, the partners of the coalition 2016 are expected to converge at Kairaba Beach Hotel for the conclusion of their discussion on the review of their agenda. The Standard newspaper said the parties have already agreed to a five-year…