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Gambia Commutes 22 Death Sentences

By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Attorney General and Justice Minister, Aboubacarr Tambadou, said Tuesday that President Adama Barrow has commutted the death sentence of 22 inmates to life imprisonment after they were convicted of capital murder. The move, he said, is in line with government’s commitment to upholding the moratorium […]

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CRC Meets Gambians In Mauritania

The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has successfully held another public consultation in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott on Thursday 2nd May, 2019. The occasion mark the Commission’s final direct engagement with Gambians living in Senegal and Mauritanian. The commission held consultations with Gambians in Senegal on 28th May 2019. The […]

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CRC Engages Gambians In Saudi Arabia

The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has successfully conducted a dialogue with Gambians living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The session availed Gambians in Saudi Arabia the opportunity to be heard and to add value to the drafting of the new constitution. The Jeddah meeting is part of the CRC […]

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Info Minister Gives Media Mea Culpa

By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s Information Minister has offered a resounding mea culpa [ an acknowledgment of one’s fault or error] to journalists over a controversial statement he had earlier made. Ebrima Sillah’s misunderstood statement has raised eyebrows in some quarters. It still continues to generate headlines. “I want to […]

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ECOMIG Loses Nigerian Peacekeeper

PRESS RELEASE The ECOWAS Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG) regrets to announce the sudden death of one of its peacekeepers, Staff Sergeant Bamidele Akinwale of the Nigerian Contingent. The late S/Sgt Akinwale, aged 45, passed on in the early hours of Friday 3 May, 2019 after a suspected cardiac arrest. […]