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President Barrow to attend Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration
The Gambian leader Adama Barrow will be attending Nigeria’s Democracy Day celebration slated for June 12 in Abuja, stated a press release from the Presidency on Sunday.
The Gambian leader also congratulated Nigeria’s President…
France to train Gambian police on crowd control, others
Press release by Office of National Security
The Government of The Gambia in collaboration with the French National Police shall conduct a two-week training for 40 Gambian Police Intervention Unit (PIU) officers of The Gambia Police…
Accident claims 6 lives along Trans-Gambia Highway
The accident occurred on Friday 7th June 2019 at about 0615 hours, around Pirang- Faraba along the Trans-Gambia Highway.
A fatal road accident has claimed 6 lives injurying several others along Trans-Gambia highway on Friday.
According…
FM Tangara gets 2019 United Nations Population Award
Gambia’s foreign minister Dr Mamadou Tangara on 20th June, 2019 will receive the Prestigious 2019 United Nations Population Award, according to a press release from the Foreign Ministry.
Dr Tangara was announced as the award’s individual…
‘Senegambia Bridge’ to be temporarily shut due to ongoing work
Gambia’s new bridge built to connect Senegal’s south, Cassamance, to its North, Dakar and also Gambia’s north and its south banks will be temporarily closed to traffic for about 15 days this month, said a Government press release on…
TRRC UPDATE: Hearings resume on Monday, June 10
By Baba Galleh Jallow, the executive secretary of the TRRC
The TRRC will resume hearings with the opening of its fifth three-week session on Monday, June 10. During this session the Commission will continue hearing testimonies from…
Information Minister dismisses rumours of Tourism Minister’s sacking
The Minister of Information, Ebrima Sillah, has dismissed rumours of the sacking of Tourism Minister Hamat Bah, Government Spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh and Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the President Amie Bojang.…
Gambia, Senegal to jointly convene Summit on FGM
Dakar, 27 May 2019 - The Governments of Senegal and The Gambia, in partnership with the NGO Safe Hands For Girls, are convening the first African Summit on Female Genital Mutilations (FGM) and Child Marriage (CM).
The meeting will be…
New Yundum responds to Mai over “Airport dumping” claims
The community of New Yundum have responded to what they said were false allegations made against them last week by Mai Ahmed Fatty, leader of the Gambia Moral Congress and presidential adviser.
Mai held an emergency press conference at…
‘World-Bank support contributes to Gambia’s gains in health and nutrition’
Press Release
Banjul, The Gambia – May 30th, 2019: The Gambia has made encouraging improvements in health and nutrition in the past five years, according to an Impact Evaluation Endline Results of the World Bank financed Maternal and…