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President Barrow honoured with Great Builder Super Prize
At a ceremony held on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group on Wednesday, 12 June, the president of Gambia, Adama Barrow, was awarded the Great Builder Super Prize – The Africa Road Builders Babacar…
Gambia’s US$ 31 million Social Safety Net Project Signing
Banjul, The Gambia – June 11, 2019: The Gambia is set to establish a social protection system that will effectively deliver measures to safeguard the lives of the poor and vulnerable in the country.
Today the Government of The Gambia and…
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…