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President Barrow is on the right path – AU Chairperson
Press release
The African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has commended President Adama Barrow for significantly consolidating the values of democracy, good governance, and peace and security in The Gambia.
He said President…
Justice ministry appoints Dr. Lamin J. Sise as chairperson of TRRC
PRESS RELEASE:
The Ministry of Justice wishes to inform the general public that due to a scheduling conflict Dr. Lamin J. Sise has now been identified as the Chairperson of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC)…
Rohey Lowe’s speech at her first 100 days media briefing
On Thursday, Gambia’s first elected mayoress Rohey Malick Lowe of the Banjul City Council has faced the media to explain her successes and challenges in her first hundred days in office.
Below is her entire press statement:
Bismillahi…
Chinese ambassador bids farewell to President Barrow
President Adama Barrow on Tuesday received in audience the Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency, Zhang Jiming, who was at the presidency to bid farewell as he comes to the end of his diplomatic tour of duty in The Gambia.…
‘I inherited an indebted, mismanaged City’ – Rohey Lowe
In her official Facebook page, Gambia’s first elected mayoress recounts her shortcomings and successes in her first hundred days in office
As part of activities marking her first hundred days in office, the first elected mayoress of…
Dr Janneh charged with “criminal trespass”
Gambian rights activists and a native of Kombo Gunjur, Dr Amadou Scattred Janneh, has been slapped with two-count at the Brikama Magistrate Court on Wednesday.
Dr Janneh was arrested on Tuesday, days after returning from United States.…
There is a better alternative to Semlex
By Madi Jobarteh
It is high time that our leaders and technocrats think critically about national development and how to bring it about. Ultimately unless we build national capacity by creating institutions and working with local private…
Teachers on sit-down strike agree to resume work tomorrow—Gov’t
Gambia Government has announced they have reached an agreement with teachers who are on a sit-down strike to resume work on Wednesday, October 3, unconditionally.
In a press statement issued on late Tuesday evening, Government said the…
Senegal-Gambia relations to take new heights –Senegalese diplomat
The new ambassador and executive secretary of the Senegalo-Gambia Permanent Secretariat has praised Presidents Adama Barrow and Macky Sall as people who are very committed to taking the relations between their two countries to higher…
Police arrest Gunjur-born activist Dr Janneh
Gambian police have arrested Dr Amadou Scattred Janneh on Tuesday in his native village Gunjur.
Dr Janneh confirmed his arrest to Kerr Fatou while at a police station but details about his allege wrongdoing are not available.
Dr Janneh…