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ECOWAS court orders Gambia to pay $200,000 to former Nigerian Chief Justice
According to Realnews, a Nigerian general interest magazine, a former chief justice of The Gambia eventually gets justice for unlawful dismissal and false accusation.
The ECOWAS Court on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, ordered Republic of…
Government proposes to set up ‘Gambia Infrastructure Fund’ (GIF)
Press Release
The Gambia Government notes with concern that despite modest infrastructural developments since independence in 1965, the country faces major constrains in its overall infrastructural landscape and compared to our…
Gov’t confirms arrest, detention of former AFPRC junta member Touray
Banjul, The Gambia—The Government of The Gambia hereby confirms the arrest, detention and charge of Mr. Yankuba Touray, a former AFPRC junta member and Minister who held various portfolios under Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year Presidency.
Touray,…
TRRC UPDATE: The national conversation continues
By Dr Baba Galleh Jallow
The TRRC concluded its second three-week session on February 28, 2019 with a hearing on circumstances surrounding the November 11, 1994 incident and the death of former AFPRC Finance minister Ousman Koro Ceesay…
Ex-soldier Kanyi confessed to participating in 3 executions
Alagie Kanyi has confessed that he has participated in execution of six soldiers in the Brikama forest, killing of Koro Ceesay and the murder of Fafa Nyang and Basiru Camara.
A man who has come to be named “mofala”, killer in Mandinka,…
Sports journalists prepare for 10th national sports awards night
Sports journalists of The Gambia under the Sports Journalists’ Association of The Gambia (SJAG) have begun preparations for the 10th edition of the National Sport Awards Night and gala slated for 20th April, 2019.
The annual glamorous…
Gambia, Mauritania ink MOU on fisheries
State House, Banjul, 28th February, 2019 - President Adama Barrow’s two-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has led to the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) between the two friendly countries, following…
Senegal’s President Sall wins re-election with 58 percent of vote
Senegal President Macky Sall won re-election with 58 percent of votes cast in last Sunday’s poll, according to provisional results announced by the official counting body on Thursday.
The majority win hands Sall a second term without a…
The World Bank education sector support program launch
The Gambia, February 27, 2019 - The World Bank Country Office in The Gambia and Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education launched today the Education Sector Support Program to support school-aged children’s access to Early Childhood…
Koro allegedly killed at Yankuba Touray’s Kololi residence
Former lieutenant Demba Njie said he received a call from former army chief Lang Tombong Tamba telling him that Koro has died and he suspected a foul play. Then, according to Njie, Tombong was the head of State Guards. Njie's testimonies…