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It is once again tragic that the Gambia Police Force have decided to undermine citizen participation and democracy by shielding public institutions from accountability. The reasons provided in this illegal decision by the IGP to deny a protest against poor ferry services are unjustified and unfounded. The constitutional rights of[Read More ..read more
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1w ago
Gambia’s Minister of Information, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has Wednesday expressed his readiness to work closely with the media after unlocking the social media identity of the ministry. “Now we’ll be having periodical press conference. We want to have a proactive approach to information dissemination,” Dr. Ceesay told reporters during a[Read More ..read more
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1w ago
The generosity of Dr. Abubakary Jawara, CEO of the GACH Global Group, shone brightly on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, as he donated a significant sum of D150,000 to the Tujereng Sports Committee. This substantial contribution, facilitated through the GACH Sand Mining Company, is earmarked for the community Nawetan, aptly named[Read More ..read more
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State House, Banjul, 15th March 2024: Consistent with the powers vested in him by the Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia— Sections 71 (3) and 71 (4)(b), His Excellency The President, Mr. Adama Barrow GMRG, has effected the following changes in his Cabinet and aspects of the Civil Service,[Read More ..read more
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Amid rising inflation, Gambia’s Trade Minister, Baboucarr O. Joof annonced that his ministry will be teaming up with some public institutions to support local farmers with the view to boosting food production. He made this revelation during a presser held Monday at the ministry of trade’s conference hall in Banjul.[Read More ..read more
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Once again, it’s another March 8, and another International Women’s Day celebrations; but do Gambian women have much to celebrate under the regime of President Adama Barrow? It’s quite a well known fact that many Gambian women, both at home and abroad, were among those in the forefront of the[Read More ..read more
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In an ongoing hearing, Justice Ebrima Jaiteh has decided to go ahead with the AKI lawsuit filed by victims’ families against Maiden Pharmaceuticals and others. When the case came up for hearing, Justice Jaiteh made it clear that there will be no delay after noting that the efforts by government[Read More ..read more
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Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday, after a top court ruled that a proposal to hold the vote after his mandate expires on April 2 was unconstitutional. The announcement caps a dramatic evening that saw Sall dissolve the[Read More ..read more
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The National Assembly member for Foni Kansala, Almamy Gibba, has Monday tabled before the country’s lawmaking body a pro-female genital mutilation (FGM) rights bill that seeks to overturn the legislation banning the traditional practice. “This Bill seeks to lift the ban on female circumcision in The Gambia, a practice deeply[Read More ..read more
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Senegal’s former Prime Minister Aminata Touré has taken to X (Twitter ) to sound the alarm bell on the prolonged detention of political detainees. She called on the authorities to unconditionally release them. “All political prisoners must be released immediately and all charges against them dropped,” she posted today on[Read More ..read more