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AllAfrica.com
April 24, 2018
Fresh from setting a new record as the first ever Gambian to score in the Italian Serie A -top flight -Musa Barrow turned on the act again yesterday afternoon. The 19-year-old sensation did not get to score but proved a thorn in Torino defence's flesh, helping provide the assist for cub side Atlanta's first goal.
Jollofnews
April 24, 2018
In December 2009 Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara published his autobiography 'Kairaba'. In Chapter 21 – 'Forging ahead to greater things,' Sir Dawda hinted that indeed the Gambia was not independent on 18 February 1965, rather, as he acknowledges, “while we had a democratically elected parliament andÃâà...
The Point
April 24, 2018
Gambia Navy Commander Commodore Madani Senghore told the officers that they are worthy ambassadors of The Gambia Armed Forces and the entire Gambian population. He promised that administrative details regarding leave and recuperation period will be discussed. “We are happy that you went inÃâà...
Upstream Online
April 24, 2018
... under the Petroleum Exploration, Development & Production Act. Although the official map promulgated by Gambia reveals blocks A1 & A4 among those vacant blocks on offer, both are subject to international arbitration proceedings initiated by Oslo-listed African Petroleum Corporation Limited (APCL),Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 24, 2018
A New Municipality For A New Gambia: In order to meet the challenge and demand of our time, and place the Kanifing Municipality in its rightful place - the commercial, financial and industrial hub of the Gambia, I offer myself and was accepted as a candidate of PDOIS, for the Mayoral Elections of KMC,Ãâà...
The Point
April 24, 2018
They will also pay a courtesy call on President Adama Barrow who is the commander in-chief of The Gambia Armed Forces and visit other agricultural sites in the country. Speaking to our reporter at the Join Services Headquarter in Banjul, the team leader of the participants, Brig. Gen. KO Ogundele, spokeÃâà...
africanews
April 24, 2018
According to Barrow, he remains concerned about the Gambia's security situation but stressed that it was a learning curve for the country after over two decades of misrule and dictatorship by exiled former leader Yahya Jammeh. Barrow told the BBC in an interview that the Jammeh generals who reportedlyÃâà...
BBC News
April 23, 2018
The political situation in The Gambia is progressing after 22 years of authoritarian rule and bad laws the country's president, Adama Barrow, has told BBC Hardtalk's Zeinab Badawi. President Barrow took office in January 2017 after defeating long-serving President Yahya Jammeh in an election theÃâà...
UNDP
April 23, 2018
Your Excellency, Mr. Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia. Your Excellency, Mr. Dan Neculăescu, State Secretary for Regional Affairs and. Multilateral Global Affairs of Romania, Chair of the PBC. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,. I am pleased to attend, on behalf of UNDP, thisÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
April 22, 2018
A Gambian local timber trafficker, has been arrested by the Bansang police for allegedly killing a Senegalese forest guard, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal. The accused person is a resident of Jahanka, in the Central River Region of the Gambia. The incident happened two weeks ago in SenegaleseÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
April 22, 2018
The Gambia Doesn't Need “Black-Crab-Syndrome” Politicians. Alagi Yorro Jallow. Political trickery has started in The Gambia and in the Gambian diaspora, and social networks seem to be its playing ground, gaining impetus within the political class, especially sycophants, demagogues, and partyÃâà...
BBC News
April 21, 2018
Kevin Bouchal is an avid Aston Villa fan, who lives in Gambia, West Africa. He was introduced to the club by two holiday-makers and Villa fans Dave and Jeanette White last year. He's now named a street in his village "Villa Street" and runs a football academy, in which the youngsters are kitted out in claretÃâà...
Foroyaa online
April 21, 2018
It is both a pleasure and honour for me to be invited by Chatham House, an internationally renowned institution, to speak on the topic “Shaping The Gambia's future: how to build a path to sustainable progress”. Mr. Chairman, the socio-economic and political context of The Gambia has been characterisedÃâà...
MSR News Online
April 13, 2018
Access to pre- and post-natal care in America is easy. Shopping for baby's necessities such as bottles, diapers, formula, and clothes are taken for granted. But access to decent resources can be a luxury for families of Farafenni, a town in the Gambia in West Africa. Born to Native Gambians, FatomoutaÃâà...
africanews
April 13, 2018
The UDF, the main opposition party under Jammeh, now control the local level and the legislature of the Gambia. The party won an absolute majority in legislative polls held in April 2017. Official results showed that the UDP won 31 of the 53 available elected seats in the country's National Assembly, whileÃâà...
Spectator.co.uk
April 12, 2018
Gambia is all of the above, but it surprised (not to say shocked) this couple of oldies. It's a kind of real-life Tinder dream for geriatrics. The beach was full of elderly white European women happily strolling along hand in hand with beautiful young Gambian men. And triumphant seventysomething white menÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 4, 2018
Further to news reports that the Semlex Contract was aborted, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General has confirmed that the contract between the Government of The Gambia and Semlex has not been aborted. As indicated by the Spokesperson of the Government of The Gambia during the last pressÃâà...
Jollofnews
April 4, 2018
Saikou Jammeh, though he have the “right of freedom of speech and expression” and “right of academic freedom”, which are expressly guaranteed by section 25 (1) (A) and section 25(1) (B) respectively, of The Gambia's 1997 Constitution. But that doesn't mean that one have to fabricate unfounded andÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 4, 2018
Bah further added that the other body is the Collecting Society of The Gambia (CSG) which is charged with the collection and distribution of royalties among rights holders; that this is an independent corporate body that comprises rights holders and has a Board that constitutes representatives of individualÃâà...
The Point
April 4, 2018
The project is funded by the European Union and is in line with The Gambia national development priorities and will be implemented in North Bank, Lower, Central and Upper River Regions through targeted interventions, including school meals, agricultural investment and disaster risk management.
The Point
April 4, 2018
The Gambia Gold Award Holders' Association (GAHA) in partnership with Gambia Youth Chamber of Commerce ( GYCC) and JAMAA School of Food processing and preservation intends to organise a week long entrepreneurship training for over 100 youth from senior secondary schools, out of schoolÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
April 4, 2018
In some cases, it can represent the only formal education that many children ever receive," adds Elene Imnadze, World Bank Country Representative for The Gambia. The World Bank Group and the GPE are two of the few donors that are active in the sector and are seen as taking a strategic leadership roleÃâà...
The Point
April 4, 2018
Sang Ndong guided The Gambia to their recent international friendly match against Central Africa Republic that ended one apiece at the Independence Stadium in Bakau. The Scorpions are currently sitting bottom-place in group D of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers with zero point after their 1-0Ãâà...
The Guardian
April 2, 2018
Giving them a safe haven in the Gambia threatens to upset relations with Senegal, which surrounds the tiny west African country on three sides, and was instrumental in ejecting a recalcitrant Jammeh after he lost the presidential election for the first time in his 22 years in power. On his first visit to Foni sinceÃâà...
Insidethegames.biz (blog)
March 31, 2018
CGF President Louise Martin permitted The Gambia to participate in the remainder of the Assembly with full voting rights. The country will now also be is set to be represented by six athletes at Gold Coast 2018. All six athletes will represent the country in athletics, with their team comprising of four men andÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
March 30, 2018
Your Excellency, I am writing to let you know that we who write online are neither your enemies nor those of your government. True, some of the criticism may be harsh and in some cases unjustified but that does not mean that you are hated or that we hate Gambia. Personally I wrote at least one articleÃâà...
Foroyaa online
March 30, 2018
It is important for the current Gambian authorities to come to the decision on where old Gambia ends and new Gambia starts. In the old Gambia many people left the country and had different reasons for doing so. In the new Gambia people envisage that all will be given general amnesty to come back homeÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 30, 2018
The visiting team comprises of six students from the EU headquarters in Brussels and two staff from the Gambia country office. The students are on familiarization tour of EU projects in the country. Farafenni lower basic school has been supported by the school meals programme since the 1970s. The schoolÃâà...
News24
March 28, 2018
Major Lamin Sanyang, an army spokesperson, said the pair were "charged with desertion of duty contrary to the Gambia Armed Forces Act", and would appear before a general court martial on April 4. Mendy was in personal charge of protecting the mercurial former leader, while Tamba was the head of hisÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 26, 2018
"When we made this suggestion to the West African Power Pool (WAPP), they embraced the idea and even funded a study to look at the borders between The Gambia and Senegal, with a view to have rural border electrifications," he said, and recalled the previous attempt that failed to materialize during theÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 26, 2018
Trials of alleged perpetrators of crimes under the Jammeh administration have held sway even before the establishment of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission. Now more trials of such alleged perpetrators are on the way. The goal of the truth commission is healing of the wound;Ãâà...
Freedom Newspaper
March 26, 2018
The Gambian people are going through the most unfortunate moment of their lifetime occasioned from what was perceived to be one of the most important right decisions ever made collectively in history of our motherland. AD. We were desperate to have the self style butcher dictator out of sight by allÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
March 26, 2018
As Gambia urban areas continue to be confronted with recurrent power and water shortages, the State-owned National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has announced major power deal with Turkish firm Karapowership, a member of the Istanbul-based Karadeniz Energy Group. The power deal isÃâà...
News Deeply
March 26, 2018
Since democracy returned to The Gambia last year, many Gambians are coming home, including from Libya with E.U. aid. Some returnees are warning others against the journey, but many are frustrated that returns and deterrence took precedence over reintegration and jobs.
Vanguard
March 26, 2018
“The troops and other equipment deployed for the operation were airlifted from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja to Banjul in The Gambia,” he said. “The NAF aircraft is also expected to bring back home the Nigerian contingent that had completed their 6 months tour of duty in the Gambia asÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 25, 2018
Broadcasters Association of the Gambia (BAG), was on Thursday 22nd March 2018, launched at the Tango Hall, in Fajara. The main objective of the association is to promote and protect the interest of private and independent broadcasters as well as to advocate for orderly and dynamic development of theÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
March 24, 2018
“Directors noted with concern The Gambia's substantial debt vulnerabilities and high risk of external debt distress. They agreed that concerted support by the international community will be key in addressing the high debt overhang. Mobilization of assistance for the implementation of the NationalÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
March 24, 2018
This is a most dangerous adventure, given the existing ethnic fissures in the Gambia. We want our politicians to come clean and not to allow Cambridge Analytica and Aristotle Inc. play in their campaigns, especially in the new-found spirit of dialogue in the country, so that we can openly deal with the rifts inÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
March 24, 2018
“If they attack me, and the president; they are not attacking us; they are attacking you the Gambia citizens. They are attacking you. Social media needs to be used as a positive instrument to help the government,” Gambia's Vice president Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajang tells Neneh Bojang. She lamentedÃâà...
The Point
March 23, 2018
The Gambia Armed Forces announced it will send 11 officers and 74 other ranks to take part in a multinational joint military maneuver – “Exercise Gulf Shield ... According to a release from The Gambia Armed Forces, the main purpose of the exercise is to integrate the armed forces from 'friendly' countries inÃâà...
The Point
March 23, 2018
Adama Jammeh, Gina Bass, Ebrima Camara, Ola Buwaro, Abdoulie Assin and Assan Faye will represent The Gambia in the games. They will be coached by Mariama Sallah, Modou Njie and Joko Colley with Mohammed Janneh as the mission chief. Equally, the Commonwealth Games Association hasÃâà...
Times LIVE
March 23, 2018
The penalty for the charges is the death sentence, but The Gambia under Barrow has pledged to abolish capital punishment. Nine other former members of the NIA, including its former chief Yankuba Badjie, are already standing trial for their alleged role in Sandeng's murder, which is moving slowly withÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 22, 2018
President Adama Barrow said he was elated to receive the Chairperson of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Mr Serdar Cam and delegation, shortly after his visit to Turkey. President Barrow said receiving the TIKA team, demonstrated the seriousness with which President ErdoganÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 22, 2018
Cement Companies in the Gambia, have denied having any hand in the price hike of cement in the market. Both Gacem/Salam Companies express surprise on the exorbitant price of cement at the market; that they are surprised at the price. The Human Resource Manager at Gacem cement Company BettyÃâà...
The Point
March 22, 2018
Gambia national team has commenced training ahead of the proposed international friendly match against Central African Republic this Friday. ... The Gambia will also use the international friendly tie to prepare for the continent's biggest football fiesta qualifiers at home to Algeria in Banjul in September thisÃâà...
The Point
March 22, 2018
In media dispatch sent to The Point, DWG said that having conducted this exercise and published their pack in full anticipation of the constitution of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), they would continue to liaise and work with partner Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in The Gambia with aÃâà...
Freedom Newspaper
March 22, 2018
A court in Banjul today remanded eight NIA officers recently arrested in connection with the death of Ebrima Solo Sandeng, the Freedom Newspaper can reveal. Out of the ten accused NIA officers, two were granted court bail. Sheikh Tijan Camara and Ngora Njie were granted bail. The remaining officers:Ãâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 22, 2018
The Gambia's National Assembly on Tuesday, 20th March 2018, commenced the adjournment debate for the First Ordinary Session of the 2018 Legislative Year. The motion was moved on Monday by the Member for Niamina Dankunku Samba Jallow, who doubles as the Minority leader in the assembly.
The Point
March 21, 2018
Coastal Security was conceptualised with the aim of transplanting its operations to The Gambia to provide an additional strategic layer of protection to private businesses and citizens and vulnerable communities in the country. Imam Baba Leigh, chairman of the Company said knowing the importance ofÃâà...
africanews
March 20, 2018
The Elections Commission chief, Alieu Momar Njai, said Gambia will switch to the use of ballot papers as per international standards, after the polls. He was quoted by a news website, The Fatu Network, as saying aside towing international practice, cost wise, the ballot papers were better than the marbles.
