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Madi Jobateh: The new SOE declaration is unconstitutional
1. The President has no power to make more than 1 SOE declaration one after the other consecutively without parliamentary approval in between. Having declared an SOE on May 19 to expire on June 9 cannot be extended unless approved by…
President ADAMA BARROW declares that a state of public emergency continues to exist in the whole of…
Further Presidential Declaration
Dated: 10th June, 2020 Banjul, The Gambia
In exercise of the powers vested in him by section 34(6) of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, His Excellency President ADAMA BARROW…
Maruo Rice Availability
PRESS RELEASE
We at Maruo Farms Limited in C.R.R. want to thank our customers and potential customers here and in the diaspora for their support.
We have also received an overwhelming demand for our recently harvested rice.…
APRC Leader Accuses Gov’t of Discrete Sale of Jammeh’s Assets
By Arfang M.S. Camara
Fabakary Tombong Jatta, the interim leader of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has accused Adama Barrow’s government of selling Yahya Jammeh’s properties clandestinely and at…
Anger in Wellingara Over Covid-19 Relief Package Distribution
By Arfang M.S. Camara
The people of Wellingara in the West Coast Region (WCR) have expressed displeasure over the way and manner in which the government Covid-19 food package is being distributed within the area.
President Adama…
MoBSE warns against fake news on schools reopening
By Arfang M.S. Camara
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has dismissed claims that schools were to reopen on Monday 8 June, 2020 after a press release on the relaxation of state of emergency restrictions.
The…
Gambia confirms 2 new Covid-19 cases, as Senegal registered 99 new cases
By Arfang M.S. Camara
The Ministry of Health, today, confirmed two new coronavirus cases in The Gambia, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 28 with one death.
Speaking during the Ministry’s daily Covid-19…
Army describes coup rumor as false
By Arfang M.S. Camara
Major Lamin Sanyang, the spokesman for the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed rumors about an alleged coup attempt, describing it as false.
In an interview with Kerr Fatou, the GAF spokesperson said that…
EU set to expand support to Gambian youth through YEP
By Arfang M.S. Camara
The European Union (EU) is set to expand its support to young Gambians by enabling the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) to venture into new, well-needed activities, and extending its implementation period to…
Environment Minister calls for urgent action to address crisis faced by nature
By Arfang M.S. Camara
Lamin B. Dibba, the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources has expressed the need for urgent action to be taken and outlined ambitions to address the crisis facing nature in the year 2020.…