The Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia today presented samples of the country’s new banknotes to His Excellency, President Adama Barrow at the State House. The banknotes are scheduled to begin circulation into the economy tomorrow, August 6th 2019. Speaking to the State House media corps after the […]
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INDIA AGREED TO REALLOCATE $92M CREDIT FACILITY FOR ROADS IN GAMBIA
The government of India has agreed to reallocate a Line of Credit of $92 Million to The Gambia for the construction of roads and other infrastructural development projects. Top aides traveling with the Indian president revealed the news following high-level talks between President Adama Barrow and his Indian counterpart, President […]
Army Debunks Arrest Of Fugitive Junglers
The Gambia’s Armed Forces has debunked the arrest of fugitive senior members of former President Yahya Jammeh’s killer squad otherwise known as Junglers. In a statement published below, the Spokesperson of GAF Major Lamin Sanyang said Brigadier General Bora Colley and Lieutenant Colonel Sanna Manjang not were not arrested by […]
What Gambia Can Learn From India
By Abdoulie John President Adama Barrow has on Wednesday expressed the need for The Gambia to learn from India’s ability to hold peaceful elections. “India is the biggest democracy in the world with nine hundred million registered voters. The last election was conducted in a very peaceful way,” Barrow told […]
Indian President Arrives In Banjul
By Abdoulie John The Head of State of India on Tuesday arrived in The Gambia for a two-day official visit. The Banjul stop is part of a West African tour that President Shri Ram Nath Novind started on July 28 in Benin. The Indian President is scheduled to end his […]
Police Expert’s Take On Recent Incidents
By Abdoulie John Gambia’s Police expert is convinced that the successive deaths of a university student Kebba Secka and mobile phone repair service provider Ousman Darboe don’t augur well for the country’s Security Security Reform (SSR). “I know these cases are all under investigation but they don’t tell well for […]
Consortium Members met to Evaluate and Review PANAF Civil Society Project
The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) hosted a two-day meeting of PANAF Steering Committee in the Gambia from 25-26 July 2019, at Senegambia Beach Hotel. The project consortium comprises the International Commission of Jurists – European Institutions (ICJ-EI), ICJ – Kenya Section, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) […]
Protesters Stole D75,000, Valuable Items
By Abdoulie John The ‘protesters’ who on Wednesday stormed Bakoteh Police Station went away with D75,000, 4 court exhibits (mobile phones), and other valuable items, this medium can authoritatively report. “These people are not protesters, they are criminals,” a top security officer familiar with the incident told this reporter under […]
US Welcomes TRRC Revelations On Disappearance Of American Citizens
The United States government welcomes the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) revelations on disappearances of two American citizens. Alhaji M. Ceesay and Ebrima Jobe disappeared in the Gambia in 2013. In a press release published below, the United States is committed to renewing investigation into the circumstances surrounding their […]
‘Dont Allow Some Individuals To Push You Forward’
By Abdoulie John The Deputy Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Yankuba Drammeh, on Wednesday urged angry protesters not to allow some individuals to manipulate them, and use the situation as a ‘pretext to bring chaos in the country.’ Mr. Drammeh’s move came in the wake of a stand-off between protesters […]
Gambia’s Police Chief Calls For Restraint
The office of the Inspector General of Police received disturbing information about a mob of angry youth marching towards the Anti Crime Unit to protest the demise of Ousman Darboe. The Office of the IGP is calling on the youth to observe calm and restraint. Ousman Darboe’s name came up […]
15 Years Later, Killers Of Deyda Hydara Are Revealed
Press release The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with mixed feelings of shock and relief about the killers of journalist Deyda Hydara, a founder and former president of the GPU. On Monday July 22, 2019, Malick Jatta, a military personnel and a member of the hit-squad of then-president, Yahya […]