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Eye Africa TV journalist reportedly attacked by police
Babucarr Manka, a cameraman working for a Gambian online television call Eye Africa, has been reportedly attacked by the militarized wing of the Gambian police.
The attack which was widely condemned by activists and journalists as an…
Controversial Belgian company to produce Gambia’s ID cards in Oct.
Gambia government has finally given the making of the country’s national identity cards to a controversial Belgian company, Semlex, after months of delay.
Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, has urged all eligible…
Turkey donates D7 million worth of equipment to GRTS
As the Gambia prepares to host the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Turkish government has donated €130, 000 worth of equipment to the public broadcaster to enhance its news coverage.
This is the second time in…
Kazakhstan, Gambia seek closer bilateral cooperation
Kazakhstan and the Gambia intend to develop close cooperation within international and regional structures, such as the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), reports the press service of the country’s Ministry on…
Made of failure, bound to failure
By (pen name) Plaudits Kuajbi
Whoever owns the hand that is pulling the strings even if from behind the scenes, is definitely not a patriotic, kindly and conscientious fellow.
Our's today seems made of failure, laced with gluttony,…
Rage over Gov’t’s fat per diem pay in 7 months
By Mustapha Darboe
Gambians on social media have expressed disappointment at what many considered to be a hallmark of fiscal indiscipline for the administration of President Adama Barrow to spend over D230 million on travels and per…
ECOWAS: Concern as Gambia, others miss single currency adoption criteria
Eighteen months to the September 2020 deadline to attain the proposed monetary integration and single currency project of the ECOWAS region, none of the member states could achieve all the led down convergence criteria required for the…
SG Habib Drammeh relieved
The secretary general and head of civil service Habib Drammeh has been relieved of his duties on Friday, highly placed source in the government has told Kerr Fatou.
Drammeh was hired as the SG couple of months ago. He was initially…
Saudi King Salman meets Gambia’s foreign minister in Riyadh
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Wednesday a message from the President of Gambia, Adama Barrow, reported the Saudi Press Agency.
The message was conveyed to the King during his meeting with Gambian…
Barrow’s special delegate to attend Kofi Annan’s funeral
President Adama Barrow sends a special delegation to Accra, Ghana, to attend the funeral of H.E. Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General, who died on the 18th of August, 2018, in Switzerland.
Led by Ebrima Sillah, Minister of…