Saturday, February 8, 2025

Former NIA Director General’s Lawyer Urges Court To Strike Out Case

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  By Lamin Sanyang   Barrister Mene, lawyer of former NIA Director General (Yankuba Badjie) has called on the high court to strike out the case against his client as...

Police insist plastic rice rumour is false

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  The office of the Inspector General of Police over weekend issued a statement stating that it has received series of complaints of alleged “plastic rice” sold in...

French Investors Explore the Potential to Invest in the Gambia

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  Press Release, Office Of The President   His Excellency, the President, Mr. Adama Barrow expressed optimism in the potential French investors who visited him and called on them to seized...

Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission – Putting an End to Impunity – Part II

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  The preliminary terms of reference for the planned Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission are quite encouraging. The government has set out some laudable goals. The commission might not be...

VP Tambajang to Meet Victims & Victims’ Advocates

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The Gambian Vice President, Her Excellency Madam Fatoumata Jallow Tambajang, is scheduled to meet with victims of human rights violations at the Victims' Center on Wednesday, November...

NAMs Applaud NA Education Committee’s Report, Urge Implementation of Recommendations

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By: Mama A. Touray National Assembly members applauded the National Assembly Select Committee on Education, Training, and ICT’s report on visits to private schools, madrasas, GSM operators, and...

Pensioners Association of The Gambia Appeals for Office Space

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By: Alieu Jallow The Pensioners Association of The Gambia, on Tuesday, 23rd July, called on the management of the Social Security and Housing Cooperation to allocate office space...

First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow Champions Girls’ Education and Health at Merck Foundation Africa Asia...

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The opening day of the 11th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2024 was marked by inspiring moments, particularly a powerful speech from Mrs. Fatoumatta...

Opinion: Male Children Need Equal Focus in Parenting

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By: Michaella Faith Wright In today’s society, there is a commendable emphasis on the empowerment and education of girls—and rightly so. For years, women and girls faced inequalities...

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso Reject ECOWAS Retraction Period

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By: The Fatu Network Editorial Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, governed by military juntas and forming the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), have rejected ECOWAS's six-month retraction period...

‘Do away with tribal politics, put Gambia’s interest first,’ says OJ

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The Point Newspaper: Omar Jallow alias OJ - PPP leader and Gambia’s Agriculture minister, during a political rally held at Latrikunda German organized by the PPP KM...

Banjulians decide their destiny, says O.J

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  Omar Jallow, alias OJ, the Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP) Leader, recently said the people of Banjul have manifested that they are the one who decide their own...

Finance Minister Signs Multi Million Dollar Project

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  The Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Mr Amadou Sanneh yesterday signed a 5 Million dollars project with the African Development Bank (ADB) which is meant for...

Gov’t abandons Internet law, criminal defamation

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  The Gambia government has abandoned the law on criminal defamation and false publication on the Internet. The government made the concession recently at the Supreme Court in a...

HELLO MR PRESIDENT…Our National Documents

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  It's been months since your government through the minister for the Interior, Mr Mai Ahmad Fatty, announced the discontinuation of the issuance of the national documents, ID...

Special Delegation Visits Sierra Leone

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PRESS RELEASE     A two-man delegation, comprising the Minister of Information and  Communication Infrastructure, Honourable Demba Ali Jawo and the  Director General of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Mr. Ousman Sowe, has just returned from a two-day visit to Sierra Leone as special envoys of President Adama Barrow to deliver a special condolence message to President Ernest Bai Koroma on the recent natural calamity that befell the sister Republic of Sierra Leone.  On delivering the message to President Koroma, Minister Jawo, who led  the delegation, extended greetings and best wishes to President Koroma  and the people of Sierra Leone from President Barrow, whom he said was  on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He said the delegation was a follow-up to the  letter of condolence earlier sent by President Barrow to President Koroma,  expressing sadness and sorrow over the devastating mudslide that struck  Sierra Leone on August 14, resulting in considerable loss of life and  extensive damage to property.   Minister Jawo went on to express sympathy on behalf of all Gambians,  emphasizing on the close social and family bond that exists between the  peoples of the two countries, which he said developed since during the  colonial era when the two former British colonies were jointly  administered. He also recalled the vast number of Gambians that received  their higher education in Sierra Leone.   In his response, President Koroma expressed gratitude to President Barrow  for the letter of sympathy he had sent earlier and following it up with a  special delegation. He said the gesture was a clear manifestation of the  need to morally support each other during times of crises. He went on to  emphasise the closeness of the peoples of the two countries through family  ties and educational pursuits, dating back to several decades.  President Koroma went on to cite the example of a prominent Gambian  businessman who he said recently took the decision to extend his business  venture to Sierra Leone as a form of giving back to the country for giving  him the opportunity to pursue his educational career there.  The President further reiterated the on-going recovery efforts, describing    what happened as a natural calamity, which can happen anywhere at any  time. He made reference tothe recent cases in the US, China, India and  Niger that also suffered from natural disasters. He said the situation calls  for collaborative efforts and capacity building in disaster management.   The special delegation also later held private discussions with President  Koroma during which the need for close collaboration between the two  countries, particularly in the areas of security, trade and bilateral cooperation were discussed.    The following day, the delegation was taken on a conducted tour of the  disaster site as well as a camp where some of the survivors were  temporarily sheltered and being cared for by the government and aid  agencies.  The delegation returned to Banjul on September 1st, 2017.     MINISTER  Ministry of Information & Communication Infrastructure  GRTS Bldg, MDI Road  Kanifing 

Hotel Manager Explains Reasons for Denying Lawmakers Access

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By Alieu Ceesay Lamin Sanneh, manager at The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Hotel located at the FIFA Funded Goal Project in Yundum has explained the reason for denying...

Differently-abled advocates push for improved conditions for people with disabilities

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By Alieu Jallow Charles Degold Gomez, a social activist with disabilities, has called for enhanced conditions for individuals living with disabilities. Charles noted that, despite efforts to enhance accessibility...

Gambia’s Top League Side Inks 2-year Contract with Qelemex

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by Alieu Ceesay The Football Federation (FF) Cup title holders, Hawks Football Club signed a 2-year contract agreement with Qelemex, a jersey producing company. The company will provide jerseys...

Lorry Crashed Into A Herd Of Cows, killing six

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By Omar Wally On the afternoon of Thursday, September 7, a Lorry coming from Brikama ran in to a herd of cattle between the villages of Serrekundading...