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GPU wary of NIA background checks for State House correspondents
The Gambia Press Union has issued a media alert asking its members not to comply with the request until it gets a sit-down with the authorities over the issue.
The press office of State House has revealed information on Wednesday that…
President Barrow appoints health and agriculture ministers
STATEHOUSE, BANJUL, 27th MARCH 2019 - His Excellency, Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia, acting under the provision of section 71(3) of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, has appointed Dr. Ahmadou…
New reports detailing Jammeh’s grand theft suggest he is worth close to $1 billion
New reports title The Great Gambia Heist detail extent of grand corruption under former president Jammeh.
A new revelations of comprehensive state capture and grand corruption under former president Yahya Jammeh should spur…
Poverty and lack of economic opportunities drive low electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa
Banjul, The Gambia – March 26, 2019: High prices and lack of appropriate infrastructure as the main barriers to electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report presented Wednesday in Banjul by Moussa Blimpo, a World Bank…
Lt. Basiru Barrow is a patriot, says his ex-wife
The wives of the killed soldier Lt. Basiru Barrow said they have longed for a day they could tell Gambians that, contrary to the narration of the Junta members, their husband is a patriot. Barrow was reportedly killed by Junta members on…
Expenditure on Janneh Commission exceeds fifty million
The justice minister faces lawmakers for questions on issues that are being handled by his ministry on Tuesday.
The justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou has told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Government has spent over fifty million…
Six in every ten Gambian consider emigrating—Report
Contrary to the notion that migrants are simply a country’s most impoverished citizens, youth and education are far more strongly correlated with interest in emigration than poverty, according to the report.
A research conducted by…
‘Fafa Nyang shot from behind as he ran for his life’
The 34th witness of the Truth Commission investigating the human rights violations of the former ruler, Yahya Jammeh, said Sgt Fafa Nyang was shot from behind as he ran for his life. Momodou Lamin Bah said Nyang's hands were tied from…
1994: TRRC witness reveals soldiers’ plan had the coup failed
The 34th witness of Gambia’s Truth Commission said the plans of the soldiers was to execute officers and loot the Central Bank and fled the country had the 1994 coup failed.
On July 22, 1994, Gambia has witnessed its first successful…
“My government places high premium on youths,’’ says President Barrow
State House, Banjul, 25th March, 2019 – President Barrow has once again reiterated that the empowerment and development of young people occupies a special attention in the development blueprint of his government. The President made the…