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Pres. Barrow thumbs up Article 19 support to Gambia’s media laws reform process
President Adama Barrow has expressed appreciation to the support rendered by the international free expression agency, Article 19, in reforming draconian media laws that were inherited by his government.
Article 19 regional director for…
Gambian prison detainees to get free legal services
The Gambia Bar Association, Prison Services and National Agency for Legal Aid have signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to provide free legal services to detainees at Mile 2, Jeshwang and Janjanbureh prisons.
The MOU details…
Minister Sillah apologizes for statement frown upon by activists
The Gambia Press Union and Amnesty International jointly commemorate the World Press Freedom Day on Saturday at the University of the Gambia
The minister of information and communications, Ebrima Sillah, has apologized to journalists…
Ahead of OIC, Gambian police trained on public order mgt.
Gambian police have concluded a two weeks training with three Turkish instructors on public order management on Friday.
The 30 paramilitary officials who benefited from the training were handed their certificates at the paramilitary…
After 2 decades, Gambia submits report to Africa’s human rights watchdog
This is the first time the Gambia appear before the continental human rights watchdog since 1994, the year the country slipped into an old-school dictatorship presided over by Yahya Jammeh.
Gambia has submitted its first state report on…
EJ Investments clarifies ownership over land GT Board claims is within TDA
Ebrima Jeng, the proprietor of the EJ Investments, said his company has made D200 million worth of investment on its properties around the coastal area.
On Thursday, a property developer EJ Investments has told journalists that their…
Amnesty engages Pres. Barrow on human rights situation in Gambia
The international human rights group said while the country has made incredible progress in the protection of human rights, there are still violations that needs to be urgently addressed.
Children as young as 15 languish in prison…
Karpowership donates food items to needy Gambian families
A Turkish energy company operating in Gambia, Karpowership, has on Thursday donated 200 Gambian families and 3 boarding schools with rice and sugar.
The company donated 150 bags of rice and 150 bags of sugar to needy families ahead of…
Gambia’s honorary consulate in Mauritania officially inaugurated
The Gambia’s Honorary Consulate in Nouadhibou, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, has been officially inaugurated on Wednesday 10th April, 2019.
H.E Mawdo C Juwara, the Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the Islamic Republic of…
‘Gov’t salary raise did little to improve pensioners take-home’
Gambian workers have demanded an improvement on the pay of country’s low-income earners and pensioners whose condition is “barely changed” by the 50% salary raise.
By the beginning of 2019, Gambia Government has announced 50% salary…