By Abdoulie John Vice-President Dr. Isatou Touray conferred the insignia Grand Master of the Republic of The Gambia (GMRG) on President Adama Barrow in a Monday ceremony held at State House, Banjul. “The insignia GMRG comes with the Office of the Presidency,” explained Pateh Jah, Permanent Secretary at the Office […]
Month: February 2020
First Lady Makes Surprise Visit to Physically-challenged Exhibition Match
Her Excellency Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow made a surprise-visit to The Gambia Amputee Football Team today, during their weekly training session at a field situated behind Palma Rima Hotel. They played an game against another Special Needs team which was described as entertaining and inspiring. The First Lady was both surprised and […]
GPU VP Decries Media Mistreatment
By Abdoulie John The Gambia Press Union (GPU) second-in-command, Mustapha K. Darboe, has decried the ongoing deterioration of relationship between the media and gov’t. He said taking a hard line on the media has the potential of attracting bad publicity for government. “This has attracted a lot negative international attention […]
Barrow Wants Sworn Officials To Be Honest
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has called on newly-sworn public officers to be righteous, honest and trustworthy in the execution of their duties as public officers. He made this call while presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of a high court judge and two members of the Public Service Commission at […]
Barrow Presides Over Third Cabinet Session
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow yesterday presided over the Third Cabinet Session of 2020. The session deliberated on various matters and adopted series of Cabinet Papers, including The Gambia Maritime Administration (GMA) Fees and Charges Regulation 2020 and the levy of 1.5% on freight charged on ship owners for […]
‘Gambia Should Learn From Nigeria’s Success’
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has said that The Gambia should learn from Nigeria’s success in transitioning from military rule to a vibrant democracy through building of strong institutions and depoliticising the military. The President made these remarks at the State House on Monday, when participants from Course 28 at […]
The Gambia-OIC Secretariat Appoints New Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Chair
For Immediate Release PRESS RELEASE The Gambia O.I.C. Secretariat wishes to inform the public that the Board of Governors of the Secretariat has appointed Mrs. Binta Jammeh-Sidibe as the Chairperson of the Local Organizing Committee (L.O.C.) for the 16th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Organization of Islamic […]
Counsels Battle Over Jotna Leaders’ Bail
By Abdoulie John In the Jotna movement 8 trial, defense lawyers on Tuesday went head to head with state prosecutors over the bail application. Tuesday’s marathon hearing was punctuated by submissions from both the prosecution and defense, arguing on whether to grant bail to the accused persons. As the prosecution […]
MP Wants Inquiry Into Kanilai Inferno
By Abdoulie John The National Assembly Member of the opposition Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) has called on Gambian authorities to open investigation into a fire outbreak that partly destroyed former the President’s Kanilai residence and its surroundings. “I am with the view that by virtue of the […]
Banjulians Want Revival Of Glory
Press Release – Banjulians A delegation of Banjulians, comprising representatives at the Local Councils, National Assembly, civil society, community groups on Tuesday, 11th February 2020, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, President Adama Barrow at the State House. The delegation of more than forty people, among several other requests, […]
‘Universities Engineer Growth’
Gambian President has said that “It is accepted globally that universities are designated institutions to examine and find solutions to societal challenges, engineer growth and shape policy, among other critical pursuits. This makes their role uniquely relevant in any national development endeavour.” Presiden Adama Barrow made the statement during the […]
Gambia Hosts Olympic Volleyball Qualifiers
The Gambia Volleyball Federation is preparing to host the second round of the 2020 Olympic Games beach volleyball qualifiers in Banjul scheduled to take place from 12-16 March 2020 at Palma Rima. This will be the third time Gambia will host a CAVB sanctioned event after successfully hosting Zone II […]