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Fired lawmaker told she could not chair Committee meeting
Earlier Tuesday afternoon, the National Assembly member whose nomination has been revoked by President Adama Barrow has been reportedly told she could not chair a Committee Meeting of the lawmaking body.
Kerr Fatou has been reliably told…
Pres. Barrow appoints former UN worker as women affairs minister
The president of the Gambia, Adama Barrow, has appointed Fatou Sanyang Kinteh as Minister for Women Affairs, Children, and Social Welfare with effect from 1st March, office of the president stated on their official Facebook.
Sanyang has…
Minority leader rejects “fraudulent” National Assembly resolution
The minority of the National Assembly, Samba Jallow, has told Kerr Fatou that the Monday resolution of the National Assembly read by Majority Leader Kebba Barrow did not follow the right procedure.
Ya Kumba Jaiteh, one of the five people…
Stand against authoritarianism before it gets stronger and bigger!
The President cannot sack a member of Parliament!
Section 88 establishes the National Assembly as comprising 53 elected members and five nominated members who are nominated by the President. Section 91 specifies the grounds upon which a…
UDP’s nominated lawmaker Jaiteh reportedly sacked
Kumba Jaiteh, a trained lawyer herself, said there is no law that gives the president the powers to sack a lawmaker.
A United Democratic Party member nominated into the National Assembly by President Adama Barrow has been relieved,…
What will the President do about NIA?
By Madi Jobarteh
The visit by the TRRC to the headquarters of the National Intelligence Agency has exposed gross misconduct and tampering with evidence. Yet it is several days now and the Office of the President has uttered no word and…
Sierra Leone’s Pres. Bio arrives in Gambia for a two-day visit
The president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has arrive in Gambia on Tuesday morning for a two-day visit.
The President who was received by President Adama Barrow at the Banjul International Airport leaves the country on February 22.…
President Barrow’s independence address to the nation
Your Excellency, the First Lady, Fatou Bah-Barrow
Your Excellency, Madam Sarjo Mballow-Barrow
Your Excellency, the Vice President,
Madam Speaker,
My Lord, the Chief Justice,
Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service
Honourable…
Former army chief Badgie, others awarded ‘personal sacrifice award’
President Adama Barrow has awarded dozens of men in uniform at McCarthy Square on Monday who have played a major role in preventing the country from plunging into conflict following the December 2016 presidential vote. Barrow gave the award…
Israel congratulates Gambia on 54th independence anniversary
Gambian-Israeli partnership started years before The Gambia’s independence. The two countries’ relations were boosted dramatically by the meeting of Gambian President, H. E. Adama Barrow with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu,…