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On June 10 the Government Spokesman said the President has relied on Section 34(6) to declare that “a state of emergency continues to exist in the whole of the Gambia”. The wording of the press release clearly indicates that this…

By Arfang M.S. Camara Fabakary Tombong Jatta, the interim leader of the opposition party, Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), has called on the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Ba Tambedou to resign…

By Arfang M.S. Camara As part of the fight against Covid-19 in the Gambia, ABM Covid Gambia group, yesterday, presented 2500 face masks to the Gambia Red Cross Society for further distribution in the country. According to the young…

The 1997 Constitution anticipates that a situation could arise that could threaten the life of the country and so it provides for a state of emergency powers to enable the Executive to manage the situation, under Section 34. Since any…

By Arfang M.S. Camara Madam Fatou Jaw-Manneh, a Sukutarian described the Ministry of Lands and Regional Government’s recent move to compensate the people of Sukuta with 324 plots as a criminal act. She told journalists that the…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…