The High Court of The Gambia has set free Corporal Omar Njie, 4th accused person in the trial of alleged coup plotters against President Adama Barrow and his government. The presiding judge, Justice Bassirou V.P. Mahoney, made this ruling today in Banjul on the ‘No Case to Answer Submission’ filed[Read More…]
Author: Ali Jaw
‘Agri-Food Processing Sector Plays Pivotal Role In Gambia’s Economic Devt’
The director general of the Gambia Tourism and Hospitality Institute (GTHI), Momodou Singhateh, has said the agri-food processing sector plays a pivotal role in the economic development of The Gambia. The GTHI boss made the disclosure during the opening of a 3-day (12 – 14 June) agri-food processing curriculum validation[Read More…]
Journalists Receive Special Training On Court, Crime Reporting
A four-day training organised by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) in partnership with Young Journalists Association of The Gambia (YJAG) for practising journalists and editors in The Gambia ended today. The 4-day training funded by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), a German political party foundation, and held at the Metzy Hotel[Read More…]
Book About History Of Taekwondo In Gambia To Be Launched
A book about the history of the martial art sport, Taekwondo, in The Gambia is set to be launched in The Gambia. Titled ‘A Brief History of Taekwondo in The Gambia’, the book is authored by Grand Master Fernando Abaga Edjang. It will be launched on Saturday 10 June 2023[Read More…]
NNHRI West Africa Commences Annual Conference In Gambia
The Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa (NNHRI – WA), the umbrella body for national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within West Africa, today began its annual conference in The Gambia. The three-day convergence (7-9 June 2023) was held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre[Read More…]
LGSC Chair Says Not Aware Of Any Policy That Allows Loans For Councillors
Chairperson of the Local Government Service Commission has said he is not aware of any policy that allows loans to be given to Gambian councillors Chair Momodou Jallow made this assertion whilst testifying before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry at Senegambia. The Commission was set up to undertake a[Read More…]
Gambian Delegates In Germany Identify Gambian Migrants For Deportation
Gambian delegates in Germany are identifying undocumented Gambian migrants arrested by German police for subsequent deportation to The Gambia. German police authorities have been arresting and detaining undocumented Gambians in the country over the past months and weeks, as the European country intensifies the mass deportation of undocumented Gambian migrants.[Read More…]
Inspectors Were Even Feared – LG Service Chair
Chairperson of the Local Government Service Commission, Momodou Jallow, who doubles as a businessman, has told the commission of inquiry probing Gambia’s local government system that inspection officers at the Ministry of Local Government and Lands were feared. Excepting the Banjul City Council and Kanifing Municipal Council, Mr Jallow worked[Read More…]
‘Lowe’s Re-Election Manifests Faith Banjulians Have In Her’
The Global Parliament of Mayors has stated that Mayor Rohey Malick Lowe’s success in her re-election bid manifests the faith and trust the people of Banjul have in her. In a letter addressed to the mayor and signed by Chairperson Peter Kurz, mayor of Mannheim in German, his deputy and[Read More…]
Iconic Ghanaian Author Ama Ata Aidoo Dies
Iconic Ghanaian author, poet and academic, Christina Ama Ata Aidoo, mostly known as Ama Ata Aidoo, died yesterday at 81. Ama is arguably Ghana’s most celebrated author and one of the most popular female authors in Africa and across the wider world. The novelist and playwright was a one-time Secretary[Read More…]
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