Friday, March 29, 2024

National think tank finally launched

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  A 19-member national think tank, an apolitical and multi-disciplinary expert body selected to create policy direction for the government, was launched yesterday. The think tank is tasked to...

Former President Jammeh’s Four Presidential Aircrafts Up For Sale

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  Gambia Government is expected to sell four presidential planes of the former President Yahya Jammeh who ruled the country with iron fist for the past 22 years....

Finance Minister Delivers Budget Amendment Bill

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  The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Amadou Sanneh has today moved the ‘Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill 2017’which is a presentation of The Government's budget to the...

AfDB Appoints Gambia’s Oley Dibba as Director Human Capital, Youth & Skills Development

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  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Ms. Oley Lucretia Clara Dibba-Wadda as Director of Human Capital, Youth and Skills Development with effect from...

“PLEASE HELP US CONVEY OUR PROBLEMS TO THE RELEVANT AUTHORITIES FOR A SOLUTION” An...

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  Dear Editor,   My colleagues and I have been working for Africell (call center) for many years before being it was outsourced to 24/7 Call center. We first went...

WHAT IS HOLDING A FOREIGN INVESTOR TOSKANI PHARM GAMBIA LTD FROM BEING FULLY OPERATIONAL...

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  It has come to my knowledge that Toskani Pharma Company Gambia Ltd based in Brikama came to the Gambia almost ten years ago; with the intention...

Hajj Commission briefs President on readiness for 2017 Hajj

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  PRESS RELEASE   Fajara, 28 June 2017–The Barrow administration is to develop a policy to guide the liberalization of Hajj travel arrangements by 2018. This emerged from a meeting...

Fourth Cabinet meeting focuses on Finance and Economic Affairs, Fisheries and Security matters

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  PRESS RELEASE   Fajara, 28 June 2017 –Finance and economic affairs, fisheries and security took precedence at the Barrow administration’s fourth cabinet meeting today. Led by President Adama Barrow, Cabinet...

Mayor Yankuba Colley Calls For The Reopening Of The Bakoteh Dumpsite

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  The Mayor of Kanifing Municipal Council and Former Ruling APRC National Mobilizer, Yankuba Colley has called on the government to reopen the Bakoteh Dumpsite after it was...

A SWEDISH DRAMA TEACHER URGES GAMBIANS TO BURY TRIBALISM

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  Dear All, I know once again some of you would be asking the obvious question: ‘What on earth has any toubab to do with our social problems?’ My answer...

Mystery Still Surrounds Gambia’s Oil Find

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  The Gambia is a land of Pristine beauty neatly carved into two for a zigzagging river pouring in crystal clear water from the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile, across London...

HELLO MR PRESIDENT….

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  Waqtu Ala! Waatoo Te Jee! Wahtu Amut! I have repeatedly written about these things, but I will not tire of doing so until I see tangible steps. For...

GFF APPOINTS FORMER ARMY CHIEF LANG TOMBONG TAMBA AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT...

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  By Lamin Drammeh The former Chief of Defense Staff under the Jammeh administration, Lang Tombong Tamba has bounced back following his appointment as vice chairman of a newly...

Daily Observer newspaper resumes operation

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Following its temporal closure over tax arrears, the Observer Company has today, Wednesday, June 28th resumed operations.   The Observer Company, publishes the country's leading and biggest newspaper...

Another deadly car accident in CRR, one killed

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Tragedy struck the community of Sinchu Njanko and the surrounding villages in the Naimina District of the Central River Region (CRR) early Tuesday as a fatal car...

President Barrow to launch National Think-Tank tomorrow

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President Adama Barrow will officially launch the National Think-Tank tomorrow, Thursday, June 29th, the State House has confirmed.  The grand launching will take place at the Grand Tent,...

IMF Executive Board Approves US$16.1Million Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility for The Gambia

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  PRESS RELEASE   June 26, 2017 The Board’s approval enables the immediate disbursement of US$16.1 million, which is equivalent to 18.75 percent of The Gambia’s quota in the IMF.   The IMF...

Mr. President (Barrow) Eid Mubarak

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  While Muslim around the world celebrate Eid, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Allah for the life and the opportunity to witness another Eid...

We Want A System Change. What is System Change?

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  For the first time in the political life of Gambians, change of government through elections took place on 1 December 2016. Until then the governance system of...

HERE COMES THE RAINY SEASON AND SO ALSO IS THE “POTO-POTO”

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  By Famara Fofana   The rains are here again and the famerfolk are naturally brimming with optimism like a poised to receive manna from heaven. For them, this marks...