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‘Gambia gets two surveillance vessels to fight illegal fishing’
Gambian authorities have secured two surveillance vessels to fight illegal fishing in the country’s territorial waters, James Gomez, Minister for Fisheries, Water Resources and National Assembly Matters told journalists on Tuesday.…
Gambia hopes for regular, year-round flights with Russia – Ambassador Bah
The Gambia hopes to expand the number of flights to and from Russia, making them regular and year-round, Jainaba Bah, the Gambian ambassador to Russia, told Sputnik on the sidelines of the Russian-African Social Forum on Tuesday
The…
Ambassador Malang meets two Qatari media chiefs
The Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the State of Qatar, H.E Foday Malang, Monday 22nd October 2018 met the Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Media Corporation.
The CEO, H.E Shaikh Abdurahman Bin Hamad Al Thani, received…
‘It’s in our interest to see journalists work freely’—Information minister Sillah
The information minister Ebrima Sillah has met with the leadership of the Gambia Press Union on Monday over issues relating to media freedom in the country.
The President of the GPU, Sheriff Bojang Junior, told journalists following a…
President Barrow receives ECOWAS report on weapons assessment in Gambia
President Adama Barrow on Monday received the ECOWAS report on assessment of weapons and small arms in the country, following the departure of former President Yahya Jammeh.
The exercise, which was conducted by the sub-regional group in…
Gambian reportedly defrauded and murdered in Iran
Suwaibou Sissoho’s family got to know about his death on Thursday at 2.a.m.
A Gambian national, Suwaibou Sissoho, has been killed in Iran reportedly by human traffickers after defrauding his family $12000 (D56, 400)
Sissoho, whose…
W’African countries to accept one another’s currencies next year – WAMI
By the second quarter of 2019, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia and Guinea will be accepting currencies from one another as part of the integration of the payment system of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ).
The Director…
Italy: 22-yr-old Gambian kills himself after denied asylum
A 22-year-old from Gambia who had been living in Italy for two years committed suicide. The Babele association said that his asylum request had been rejected and that ''he wanted to go back to Africa but he was afraid that he would be…
High Commissioner Ramzia Diab addresses African students in Indonesia
Her Excellency Ramzia Diab-Ghanim, The Gambia’s High Commissioner to Malaysia and the Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN) on Saturday 20th October, 2018 addressed members of the African Students Association (ASAY) in the special region of…
Gambia joins International Organization of the Francophonie
The Gambia has been admitted as an Observer to the International Organisation of the Francophonie -OIF at the 17th Session of the Francophone Summit recently held in Yerevan, Armenia.
On behalf of the President, the Vice President, His…