UK Foreign Secretary to visit The Gambia and Ghana
Press Statement
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will meet with President Barrow and President Akufo-Addo on a two-day trip to West Africa.
The Foreign Secretary will visit The Gambia and...
Over 15 Heads Of State Expected To Attend President Barrow’s Inauguration
By Alagie Manneh
Over fifteen Heads of State are expected to grace the much-awaited 18 February inauguration of President Adama Barrow, the Head of the Media Organizing Committee...
Gambia’s Ex-Vice President Saihou Sabally returns home after 22 years in exile
Alhagie Saihou Sabally, the former Vice President of the Gambia during the first Republic under former President Sir Dawda Jawara, has finally returned home in The Gambia...
Interior & Justice ministers unexpectedly visit Mile II Prison
Gambia’s ministers of Interior and Attorney General and Minister of Justice in the new government of President Adama Barrow on Monday unexpectedly visited the notorious Mile II...
‘300 journalists expected at Barrow inauguration’- Committee
The Media Coordinator of the Inauguration Committee has said up to 300 local and international journalists are expected to cover President Barrow's inauguration and independence celebrations at...
Friend Of Man caught With Pistol At King Fahad Defends Him
A friend of Babucarr Njie, the soldier found with a pistol at King Fahad Mosque said his friend is a good man and that he supports The...
EU pledges €225m rescue package for the Gambia as new democracy dawns
Major funding commitment to help ‘virtually bankrupt’ country shake off legacy of dictatorship, as President Adama Barrow promises better life for Gambians
The EU has pledged its support...
Coalition Media, Returnees Taskforce Committees present reports to President Barrow
The Coalition Media Committee responsible for media matters and the Returnees Task force Committee that was responsible for the Returnees who fled the country during the political...
Family Of Young Soldier Performs Burial Rites For Him
Family members of Tumani Jallow, today Friday, February 10, performed burial rites for him after they received information that he was killed by former president Yahya Jammeh's...
Remaining ministers to be named & sworn-in Saturday
The Office of the President has announced that it will name the remaining ministers for the new Cabinet tomorrow, Saturday, January 11th, 2017, at the Kairaba Beach...
Gun Found on Gambia National Army Soldier at the Friday Prayer Being Attended by...
Baboucarr Njie, a soldier with The Gambia Armed Forces from Medina Seringe Mass was caught with a pistol at King Fahad mosque where President Barrow was performing...
ECOMIG forces to be scaled down to 500
The 7, 000 forces of the ECOWAS Military Intervention to the Gambia (ECOMIG) will be scaled down to 500 later this month, the Gambia government has confirmed.
The...
Gambia’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, & Protocol/welfare Officer at the DC Embassy...
Gambia's deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Samsudeen Sarr and protocol/welfare officer at the DC embassy, Pierre Minteh have both received their marching orders according to credible...
Where are muckraking journalists today?
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
While our democracy may not yet be strong enough and our institutions will constrain whatever abuses of power President Adama Barrow’s administration might commit...
GRTS Director General Malick Jones Axed
Malick Jones, the director general of The Gambia Radio and Televison Services (GRTS) has been removed according to sources close to the institution.
The veteran broadcaster, was deputy...
Sallah: Information & Education ministers to be appointed soon
By Alagie Manneh
The spokesperson of the Gambia’s coalition government has revealed that they are at conclusion stages of revealing names of qualified persons set to fill in...
Article 19 chief hails ‘new democracy’ in Gambia
By Alagie Manneh
Article 19 has hailed the change of power in The Gambia, saying it is finally bringing ‘democracy and human rights’ that has eluded Gambians under...
‘My role as adviser has not changed’ – Halifa Sallah
Halifa Sallah, spokesperson of Gambia’s new coalition government said he is still the adviser to President Adama Barrow.
"My role has not change as an adviser from the...
EU opens new chapter with Gambia, inks €75M immediate support package
The European Union (EU) on Thursday inked a €75 million immediate support package to the Gambia government at a landmark signing ceremony presided over by President Adama Barrow at...
WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS IT TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE REGARDING THE AGE OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED...
By Bubacarr Drammeh
The office of the Vice President is as important as that of the President. The Vice-President is the principal assistant of the President. Section 70(1)...
