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Covid 19: ‘a challenging period but Gambia united against it’ – Barrow tells Commonwealth
State House, Banjul, June 24, 2020
President Adama Barrow has told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 that the pandemic presented a challenging period for the country but the population is united against it.…
4 out of the 140 passengers who arrived with SN Brussel flight escaped from quarantine
Press release
23rd June 2020
The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that four (4) passengers out of the One Hundred Forty (140) who arrived in the country on the 22nd June 2020 with the SN Brussels flight escaped from…
Gambia remains committed to the ECO, urges member states to do same
State House, Banjul, June 23, 2020 – His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has told his colleague Heads of State and Government that The Gambia remains committed to achieving the goals of the ECOWAS single currency, the ECO.
He gave…
Tabling of the draft Persons with Disabilities Bill 2020, a step in the right direction.
Press release
Banjul: 22.06.2020.
The Gambia Federation of the Disabled and ARTICLE 19 welcome the finalisation and tabling of the draft Persons with Disabilities Bill 2020.
On 18th day of June 2020, a draft Persons with Disabilities…
Hon. Mambury Njie and Mr Nathan Belete world Bank Country Director today signed a $35 million grant…
The Ministry of Finance and the World Bank today signed a $35 million grant agreement to help improve effectiveness in fiscal management for better public service delivery. Below is the statement by the World Bank.
Banjul, June 22, 2020:…
Diplomatic status for Africa Export –Import Bank is confirmed by Assembly
Foreign Minister Dr. Mamadou Tangara on Monday morning tabled a bill before the National Assembly for ratification. The bill accords the Bank diplomatic status which gives privileges such as immunities and concessions for the Bank to…
President Barrow briefed on the Second Ordinary Sitting of the National Assembly
State House, Banjul, June 19, 2020
The Office of the President this week received communications from the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly regarding issues tabled by the Barrow administration during its Second Ordinary…
Interim Management for Sir Dawda K. Jawara International Conference Center Inaugurated
Press release:Petroleum House, Brusubi, 17th June 2020
Oicgambia Secretariat and the Ministry of Transport and Works on Wednesday inaugurated an interim body charged with temporary managing and operating the newly commissioned Sir Dawda…
UNICEF calls for a child-friendly justice system
Banjul, 16 June 2020
Keeping children in detention centers without proper rehabilitation services could seriously jeopardize their wellbeing and mental growth, UNICEF warns today, as the world marks Day of the African Child. Children…
Statement by UNICEF Representative Sandra Lattouf
Occasion: Day of the African Child
Greetings to children in The Gambia and everywhere on the African continent.
The Day of the African Child is a special occasion to celebrate our children, our work for children, and renew our…