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President Barrow Chairs First Economic Council Meeting

State House, 5th May 2019 –President Adama Barrow on Tuesday, May 07, 2019, presided over the maiden meeting of the National Economic Council at the...

National Security Advisor Harps On Maritime Security

National Security Advisor, Col. (Ret.) Momodou Badgie has told conferees that The Gambia has vested interest in maritime security. According to a press issued by...

Amnesty International Boss Pays Courtesy Call on President Adama Barrow

State House, 1st May 2019 – President Adama Barrow on Thursday received in audience the regional chief of Amnesty International for West and Central Africa, who...

President Barrow Accepts Credentials of Congo, Vietnam, Cabo Verde Ambassadors

State House, Banjul, 16th April 2019 - President of the Republic of The Gambia on Tuesday, 16th April 2019, received diplomatic credentials from ambassadors from the...

PDOIS Excludes itself from Coalition Talks

The People’s Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism has issued a press making it clear that they are not part of the current Coalition...

President Barrow Held Audience with a UK Parliamentary Delegation

State House, Banjul, 11th April 2019 - His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has on Thursday received in audience a group of five Members of the British...

Three New Envoys Begin Diplomatic Mission In Gambia

By: Muhammed S Bah President Barrow received three diplomatic credentials from the ambassadors of the Kingdom of Denmark, Sultanate of Oman, and the Republic of (South)...

New UN, US, Burkina Ambassadors Present Diplomatic Credentials to President Barrow

State House, Banjul, 9th April 2019 - The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in The Gambia, who is the representative of the Secretary General of the UN,...

President Thumbs up Gambia Army Major Food Security Drive

State House, Banjul, 8th April, 2019 - His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has given his blessings to a major food security drive by The Gambia Armed Forces to begin...

ICC President calls on U.S. leadership to support the Court and...

Delivering a speech at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law in Washington D.C. on 29 March 2019, the President of...

Media Opposed To State House Screening

The media has expressed opposition to moves by the office of the president to subject media personnel who wish to be part of the...

Pres. Barrow Appoints Two Ministers

By Momodou Jarju President Adama Barrow has appointed Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh as the Minister of Health, and Mrs. Amie Fabureh as the Minister of...

High Prices, Lack of Appropriate Infrastructure Are Barriers to Electricity Access

Banjul, The Gambia – March 26, 2019:High prices and lack of appropriate infrastructure are the main barriers to electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa, according...

GPU comments on recent Incident on Journalist Lamin

The Gambia Press Union(GPU) has issued statement on the recent incident between Sheriff Bojang and Lamin Njie. It states that, “The Gambia Press Union has...

Government to Establish New Institution to Oversee Infrastructural Development

By MUHAMMED S. BAH The Government of the Gambia, has shown intention to launch an independent institution through an Act of Parliament, to be called...

Government Vows To Restructure Country’s ...

By MUHAMMED S. BAH In a press release from State house, it is confirmed that the Government of the Gambia at a cabinet meeting, resolved...

Government Injects Additional Funds ...

Banjul, The Gambia—In the wake of recent publications and concerns expressing fear over the viability of the groundnut trade season, His Excellency President Adama...

Police Forces commit to move away from practices leading to human...

BANJUL, 30 January 2019 – 30 Officers of the Gambian Police Force have taken part in a human rights workshop organized by IHRDA and the OHCHR...

No TRRC Sittings Till Further Notice

There was no TRRC sitting yesterday Tuesday January 29th, and there will be no sitting today Wednesday January 30th as well. We are still...

President To Open The 2019 Legal Year

President Adama Barrow will officially open the 2019 Legal Year at a ceremony taking place on Sunday, 3rd February, 2019 at the Law Courts...