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FTI invests on Gambia as holiday destination
German tourism group FTI is investing in Gambia as a new package holiday destination this winter, further expanding its Egypt programme, and adding more flights to medium-haul destinations.
Germany’s fourth-largest tour operator is…
‘Our resources would be worthless without tackling corruption’ – Pres. Barrow
President Adama Barrow has told African heads of state and government that Africa’s development would be seriously impeded without stringent measures against corruption, stressing that there’s a strong connection between tackling…
UN launches drive to promote peace, growth in Gambia
The United Nations has launched a major support plan to promote lasting peace and inclusive growth in The Gambia and nine other countries within the Sahel region.
The agency also plans to use the drive to promote women and youth…
Why are the new cabinet members still not sworn in?
It is two full working days and a weekend since Pres. Adama Barrow announced the appointment of a new vice president and several ministers yet until today Monday July 2 none of the new appointees were sworn-in. Meantime all of the former…
Gambia should ban SIS, Victim Centre makes case to UN
Gambia appears before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), from July 5 to 6 in Geneva.
Gambia should dissolve the States…
UN to scrutinize Gambia’s human rights gains
Gambia’s Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou will appear before United Nations human rights watchdogs in Geneva from July 5 to 6.
The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of the International Covenant on…
Gambians rescued, 100 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya
An unspecified number of Gambians are reported to have survived a shipwreck off the coast of Libya that left many dead and 100 more missing.
According to AFP, the 16 rescued passengers were all young men from countries including Gambia,…
Sanyang youths demand closure of Nessim fish meal
The youths who got a police permit to protest on Saturday said the company is destroying tourism in Sanyang, fondly call the “Paradise of Kombo South”.
By Mustapha Darboe
Dozens of young people have gathered at the community’s main…
President Barrow leaves for Mauritania tomorrow
Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, will travel to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to attend the 31st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union.
The theme of the Summit is, “Winning…
Gambia maintains Tier 2 on U.S. trafficking in persons report
Gambia has been ranked at Tier 2 Watch List of the United States trafficking in person report for the second time since last year.
The improvement in ranking came last year when the country improved from Tier 3.
As required by the U.S.…