Gambia

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Turkey has surrendered two Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicles (APCs) to the chief of defence staff of the Gambia armed forces at the defence headquarters in Banjul.The APC vehicles worth over…

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has pledged to heavily invest in quality education, skills development.The president delivered the national statement of commitment at the Transforming Education Summit on the sidelines of the…

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has declared Monday August 8, 2022, as a public holiday to celebrate Islamic New Year, Yawmal Ashura.This was disclosed in a statement on Friday August 5, 2022.According to the statement, the…

The Gambian government has condemned the headline used by one the country's national dailies, Standard Newspaper.While reacting to the headline of an article published by the newspaper titled “Ex-Finance Minister Tells Assembly to…

The Gambia government has ordered a reduction in the official working hours for all the famale staff in the country's civil service.The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary General and Head of Civil Service,…

The government of The Gambia has begun processes to secure the evacuation of about 36 Gambian migrant workers currently in Lebanon.This was disclosed in a statement released on Monday August 24, 2020, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…

The Gambian Tourism Minister Hamat Bah, has disclosed plan by the government to address the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic on hospitality industry.According to the minister, the plan is a response to the request of the…

As part of the preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus in the country, mosques in Gambia have been directed to shut down.This directive was contained in a statement released by the Islamic Council.This directive was issued…

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has issued directives to prevent the spread the coronavirus.Disclosing this on Tuesday March 17th, 2020, the President stated that all schools including universities would close for three weeks.“All…

The Gambian cabinet has jointly agreed on an immediate establishment of a single treasury account for the government of the Gambia.The Gambian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs disclosed this on Monday during a presentation a paper…

The Gambian Justice Minister, Abubacarr Marie Tambedou, has disclosed that the country's exiled former President would be arrested if he steps his foot in the country.Abubacarr Marie Tambedou, disclosed this on Sunday at the Law Complex…

Following the series of protests threatening the peace in Gambia, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has charged all stakeholders in the country to ensure peaceful existence among citizens in the country. According to…

By Akeem AlaoThe Independent Electoral Commission of The Gambia (IEC) has announced on the eve of the New Year the registration of President Barrow's new political party called National Peoples Party (NPP). This is the same…