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Israel Ambassador meets Gambia’s first president
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The Ambassador of Israel to The Gambia, H.E Roi Rosenblit, has visited Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, Gambia’s first President at his residence in Banjul on May 30th, 2019.
The Ambassador greeted Sir Dawda in English and…
President Barrow attends OIC summit in Saudi Arabia
President Adama Barrow will travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to attend the 14th Session of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
According to a statement from the presidency, Barrow…
CRC consults with key Government stakeholders
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has conducted successful meetings with key stakeholders in the country.
The series of stakeholder consultations began on 12th of May, 2019 with Political Parties and it was followed by the…
Janneh Commission: People with notices of adverse findings urged to see Attorney General
The Justice Ministry is urging people who have received a notice of adverse findings in connection to the work of the Janneh Commission to contact the Minister Abubacarr Tambadou or the Solicitor General Cherno Marenah.
In a press…
Ex-World Bank country director says Gambia’s economy is promising
The outgoing country director of the World Bank has described Gambia’s economic outlook as “promising” as projection for growth reaches 6%.
Ms Louise Cord made the statement as he met President Adama Barrow on Wednesday, May 22.
The…
Pres. Barrow welcomes ‘new disaster’ alert system
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State House, 21th May 2019 – His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has hailed the National Disaster Management Agency and partners for rolling out a novel disaster and emergency alert system in The Gambia. According to the…
Gambia defers 2019 O.I.C. summit hosting
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State House, Tuesday, 21st May 2019: The public is hereby informed that The Gambia government under the leadership of His Excellency, Adama Barrow has decided to defer the hosting of the 2019 Organization of Islamic…
Parliamentarians for Global Action meet in Banjul
A two-day Regional Parliamentary Workshop on the Role of Women Parliamentarians in the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction began yesterday at the National Assembly auditorium in Banjul.
The workshop organised by Parliamentarians…
U.S. Embassy announces 2019 Mandela Washington Fellows
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The United States Embassy in The Gambia congratulates seven young Gambians selected for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
The 2019 Fellows are Kemo Bojang, Ndey Fatou Jabang, Ebrima Sonko,…
Clarification on the new domestic excise tax rates on alcoholic beverages
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs wishes to inform the public that contrary to widespread allegations and confusion surrounding the new excise rates on alcoholic beverages, the tax is in fact, part of the 2019 Budget…