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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.…
Gambia Government Refutes Allegations of Coup Plot
Dated Monday, 8th June 2020 Banjul, The Gambia
In the wake of malicious and subversive audio messages circulating on Social Media warning The Gambia Government of a looming coup plot allegedly being hatched by some private citizens,…
Statement by the Chair, Dr. Lamin J. Sise, at the opening of the Fourteenth Sessionof the TRRC’s…
June 8, 2020
On 29th April 2020, on behalf of the Commissioners, I presented to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice the Interim Report of the Commission for transmittal to the President. It would be recalled that pursuant to…
Gambia Opens Houses of Worship after 10 Weeks of Covid-19 Lockdown
By Arfang M.S. Camara
The government of the Gambia has waived restrictions on congressional prayers at houses of worship after ten-weeks of lockdowns that followed the Coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday, Muslims observed the Friday…
GAMBIA COURT OF APPEAL RULING IN THE CASE OF M.A. KHARAFI & SONS LIMITED VS THE ATTORNEY…
The Government has taken note of the recent ruling by The Gambia Court of Appeal in the case of M.A. Kharafi and Sons Limited vs the Attorney General civil appeal no. GCA 046/2019 delivered on 1 June 2020.
The Government notes that…
GCCI President urges gov’t to provide D100M to support SMEs
By Arfang M.S. Camara
The president of the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Edi Mass Jobe, has called on the Gambia government to raise a fund of D100 million to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), with…