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Cabinet unanimously agree on Faraba Commission’s recommendations
The minister of justice told journalists on Thursday that the president will soon release the report with line of actions the Government intends to take.
An extraordinary cabinet session convened on Thursday has agreed on the…
SSHFC staff resume sit-down, say they can’t work under Manjang
In an open letter addressed to President Adama Barrow, the striking workers at the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation said they are resuming sit-down while expressing their unwillingness to work with managing director of the…
President Barrow meets new ambassadors from Israel and South Africa
State House, Banjul, 14th November 2018 - His Excellency, President Adama Barrow on Wednesday received another set of new diplomatic envoys accredited to The Gambia in a busy week of diplomatic activity.
The Ambassadors of the State of…
Military survivors of Nov. 11 massacre recount horrors, call for justice
Abdoulie Darboe, survivor of the November 11 military massacre, said some of the perpetrators of the crime are still in the army.
A group of former military officers who have survived the first allege mass execution under former…
Turkey boost Gambia’s strive to mitigate Aflatoxin
The Turkish Government has donated laboratory equipment to support Gambia’s only groundnut oil processing factory to be able to test its products for Aflatoxin.
The equipment and consumables worth about two million dalasi will give the…
Three ambassadors present Letter of Credence to Pres. Barrow
Ambassadors from the Peoples’ Republic of China, Cuba and Serra Leone have presented their Letter of Credence to President Adama Barrow on Tuesday.
The ambassador of China, Ma Jianchun, told waiting journalists following the ceremony that…
Gambia: New figure places debt to GDP ratio at 88%
The country representative of the International Monetary Fund, Ruby E.M Randall, told journalists and partners at Atlantic Hotel on Tuesday that Gambia is still at huge risk of debt distress. Randall was speaking at the launch of the IMF…
Westminster Foundation launches project ‘to democratize’ Gambia’s political parties
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is to launch a two-year project in the Gambia aim at strengthening internal democracy in country’s political parties.
The two-year programme was hatched at the 2018 London meeting of…
Foreign minister Tangara meets new ambassadors of China and Cuba
Press release: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr Mamadou Tangara on Monday, 12th November 2018 received a copy of the Letter of Credence of the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of…
Star FM’s Yusupha Darboe receives death threat
Kerr Fatou has learned that Darboe has also reported his case to the Gambia Press Union and the Union’s leadership has asked him to wait on the police inquiry for appropriate steps to be taken.
The Standard newspaper reported on Monday…