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Japanese rice aid to support NDP priorities
State House, Banjul, 29th June 2020
The Office of the President informs the public that the Government of Japan has donated 115,956 bags of rice to The Gambia. The ship has docked at The Gambia Ports Authority.
The Office of the…
Foreign Minister bids farewell to out-going UK High Commissioner Wardle
On June 29th 2020,
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, held a meeting with the out-going High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to The Gambia, H.E. Sharon Wardle in his office in Banjul.
In his opening…
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices: Urgent, accelerated action needed to…
PRESS RELEASE
Banjul, 30 June 2020
At least 19 harmful practices, ranging from breast ironing to virginity testing, are considered human rights violations, according to the UNFPA report, which focuses on the three most prevalent…
FAREWELL PRESS STATEMENT JUNE 2020
I wish to read a statement to you and unfortunately I will not be taking any questions after that today unlike previous occasions. I apologize for that. This is my statement:
Based on personal reasons, I had since 1 June 2020,…
Dawda Jallow is new Minister of Justice as Tambadou takes up UN Job
State House, Banjul, 25th June 2020:
The Office of the President of the Republic of The Gambia wishes to inform the general public that the Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of The Gambia, Mr Abubacarr…
Breaking News: Ba Tambedou has resigned
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ba Tambedou has resigned as The country’s chief legal adviser a position he occupied since the change of Government in 2017.
Our source confirmed that he is leaving because of a New Job he…
Covid 19: ‘a challenging period but Gambia united against it’ – Barrow tells Commonwealth
State House, Banjul, June 24, 2020
President Adama Barrow has told a virtual meeting of Commonwealth leaders on Covid 19 that the pandemic presented a challenging period for the country but the population is united against it.…
4 out of the 140 passengers who arrived with SN Brussel flight escaped from quarantine
Press release
23rd June 2020
The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that four (4) passengers out of the One Hundred Forty (140) who arrived in the country on the 22nd June 2020 with the SN Brussels flight escaped from…
Gambia remains committed to the ECO, urges member states to do same
State House, Banjul, June 23, 2020 – His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has told his colleague Heads of State and Government that The Gambia remains committed to achieving the goals of the ECOWAS single currency, the ECO.
He gave…
Tabling of the draft Persons with Disabilities Bill 2020, a step in the right direction.
Press release
Banjul: 22.06.2020.
The Gambia Federation of the Disabled and ARTICLE 19 welcome the finalisation and tabling of the draft Persons with Disabilities Bill 2020.
On 18th day of June 2020, a draft Persons with Disabilities…