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The president of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has arrive in Gambia on Tuesday morning for a two-day visit. The President who was received by President Adama Barrow at the Banjul International Airport leaves the country on February 22.…

State House, Banjul, 14th February 2019 - His Excellency, Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, will visit The Gambia from the 19th – 22nd February 2019. The President  and the First Lady, Madam Maada Bio will…

Your Excellency, the First Lady, Fatou Bah-Barrow Your Excellency, Madam Sarjo Mballow-Barrow Your Excellency, the Vice President, Madam Speaker, My Lord, the Chief Justice, Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service Honourable…

President Adama Barrow has awarded dozens of men in uniform at McCarthy Square on Monday who have played a major role in preventing the country from plunging into conflict following the December 2016 presidential vote. Barrow gave the award…

The leaders of the United Arab Leaders have congratulated president Adama Barrow on the anniversary of Gambia’s 54th independence celebration. According to local media reports, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan,…

Since 2018, several Gambians including a former legal adviser for the State Intelligence Services, Boubacarr AMO Badjie, have expressed concerns that the renovation works at SIS could destroy certain evidences. Activists have called for the…

Thousands of Muslims across The Gambia and beyond are expected to gather in Salikenni on Saturday 2nd March for the village’s annual ‘Gaamo’. Salikenni is the second largest settlement in Baddibu after Farafenni. The annual Gaamo led by…

The awarding of the contract to Gai Enterprise has been approved by cabinet in January 2019. President Adama Barrow considered the project a fulfillment of his promises made during a tour of Banjul in the summer of last year. Gambian…

Gambian-Israeli partnership started years before The Gambia’s independence. The two countries’ relations were boosted dramatically by the meeting of Gambian President, H. E. Adama Barrow with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu,…

By Madi Jobarteh Finally, the Gambia has joined the group of nations that have realised the importance of human rights and the value of their citizens by creating a National Human Rights Commission. The effort to create this Commission…