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State of the Nation Address: Utterly inadequate and misleading!
This is what Pres. Adama Barrow said in speaking about “certain developments that are of concern to the Government and the people of the Gambia”,
“Recently, some people have been taking the law into their own hands to commit violent acts…
Survivors of Jammeh’s fake AIDS “cure” demand action against two doctors who directed the…
By Aids Free World
Three survivors of former president Yahya Jammeh’s fake HIV/AIDS treatment programme have asked authorities to revoke the licenses of two medical doctors who directed the programme and who are both still practicing…
Gambia to get an anti-corruption commission in December
Gambian leader Adama Barrow has promised his Government will table a bill before the National Assembly establishing an anti-corruption by December 2019.
The President promised to enact the law since 2018. In President’s address to the…
Government, UNDP sign $2Million Environmental Project
State House, Banjul, 18 September 2019 - The Secretary General and Head of the Civil Service, Mr. Muhammed Jallow Wednesday afternoon presided over the signing ceremony of a $2million project between the government of The Gambia and the…
Jammeh’s “alternative treatment” a hoax—former EFSTH CEO
Dr Mariatou Jallow, a former chief executive officer of the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital who was part of the alternative treatment programme of former president Yahya Jammeh said the exercise was a “hoax”.
In 2007, Jammeh…
April 10 and 11: Father recalls how he lost his 3-year old kid to a bullet
A father of a 3-year old Musa Semben killed during the April 10 and 11 student protest in 2000 told the Truth Commission that he has stopped watching the national television since the incident.
Ousman Semben dropped his 3-year old kid…
‘Gov’t has failed us,’ says a victim of April 2000 student protest
Oumie Jagne, a victim of April 10 and 11 student protest in 2000, said the Government has failed to provide them with air tickets to Turkey after they have been given a visa and offer of free treatment in Turkey.
Oumie Jagne, a young…
Civil society, rights activists review draft FOI bill
Stakeholders in The Gambia on Saturday wrapped up a two-day technical review of the Draft Freedom of Information Bill, 2019. The event gathered about two dozen experts from government, civil society, media and the African Commission on…
Tackling misinformation from ministers Ebrima Sillah and Abubacarr Tambadou
It is high time someone put it to both the Minister of Information Ebrima Sillah and the Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou that indeed they are being hugely rewarded for serving as ministers. It is therefore untrue, dishonest and…
“Banks will not be harmed by implementation of Commission’s report”
Gambia’s apex bank assures commercial banks will not be harmed by the implementation of Janneh Commission recommendation.
The Gambian authorities have placed a temporary restriction on assets of private banks including Guaranty Trust…