Human Rights Commissioners First Retreat In Two Years Of Existence
By Hatab Nyang The retreat, which was held from the 16th to the 19th of December at the West Coast Village of Kanilai, brought together the Commissioners and staff of the Commission for the first time in their two years of existence. The event was designed to give an opportunity for self assessment, and scrutiny on the journey so far, which is More...
MSMEs contributes 20% of Gambia’s GDP, says VP Touray
Dr. Isatou Touray, vice president of The Republic of The Gambia has said that in The Gambia MSMEs contribute approximately 20% of our GDP, adding that as a government they recognize the significant contribution More...
Secretary-General makes first official visit to The Gambia after it re-joined Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland, has become the first senior official to visit the country since The Gambia re-joined the Commonwealth family in February 2018. This visit is said to last for More...
US Elections 2020 – VICTORY FOR BIDEN
Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. The BBC projects that Mr Biden has won the key battleground More...
Guinea’s Opposition”Diallo” Self-Declares Victory In Presidential Poll
AFP CONAKRY – Guinea’s main opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo declared Monday that he had won a hotly contested presidential election against incumbent Alpha Conde who is seeking a controversial More...
President Buhari: promises extensive police reforms following SARS disbandment
President Muhammed Buhari of Nigeria on Monday promised action against police officers that had misused powers even to them in the West African country. Buhari’s comment came just a day after the government More...
President Adama Barrow Declares Another Public State Of Emergency
Acting on the power vested on him, President Barrow extends the State of Emergency by 21 days following a defeat in parliament on Monday 18th May 2020. The 1997 constitution, under section 76 empowers the More...
Court fines Killa Ace D18,000
Gambia’s famous rapper Ali Cham AKA Killa Ace was on Monday sentenced to a fine of eighteen thousand dalasis or in default to serve one-year imprisonment after he was convicted on various criminal charges including More...
*Gambia Press Union Reacts To Assault On Journalists Covering The President’s Tour*
*Fajara, 21st November 2019:* The Gambia Press Union has been informed of disturbing news from journalists covering the ongoing Meet the People’s Tour of President Adama Barrow. The Union has been informed More...
Finance Minister lays 2020 Estimates
The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs on Monday laid estimates of revenues, recurrent and development expenditure for the fiscal year 2020 before deputies at the national assembly in Banjul. The National More...
