(JollofNews) – President Adama Barrow has fired back at his critics, majority of who were saying they were defending Gambia’s religious secularity and criticize his announcement of constructing sixty Mosques in Gambian communities in one year. “All religions are equal in this country and I treat everyone equally. Even in[Read More…]
Author: Amadou Jallow, Banjul
Multi-Million Dalasi Project Launched To Face-lift Armitage School
A whooping D10 million project has been launched to refurbish dormitories and classrooms of Armitage Senior Secondary School in Janjangbureh, some 234km from Gambia’s capital, Banjul. Funded by global health researcher; Medical Research Council (MRC) and Holland Foundation, the project will be implemented by Gambia’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary[Read More…]
President Barrow Effects Major Permanent Secretary Redeployment
Barely three days after effecting a major reshuffle of his cabinet, Gambia’s president Adama Barrow Monday effected another major redeployment of his permanent secretaries.In the new redeployment, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of the Interior Bulli Dibba is moved to Ministry of Defense and while Lamin Jawara of the[Read More…]
Regional Stakeholders Engaged In Land Dialogue Forum
Gambia’s civic education agency; National Council for Civil Education (NCCE) is holding a series of engagement with the country’s local authorities on land, environment and natural resources matters to minimise land disputes. Last Friday, the agency held a day dialogue forum with stakeholders from various communities in West Coast Region[Read More…]
Gambia’s Health Workers Undergo Quality Treatment Application
A five-day training for health doctors and nurses to help improve their work in the application of standard and quality treatment for patients with terminal conditions Monday commenced at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) in Kanifing, some 7 km from Gambia’s capital Banjul. Organised by the National Palliative Care Association[Read More…]
Gambia To Hold Internet Governance Forum After A 6 Year Break
The Gambia has announced its return to the practice of internet governance starting with the organisation of a National Internet Governance Forum, which will be held on July 4th and 5th at the Kairaba Beach Hotel. The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups[Read More…]
Youth Empowerment Agency Leads Campaign Against Irregular Migration In Gambia
As strong and energetic young Africans continue to perish in the high seas in an attempt to enter Europe and elsewhere in the world in search for greener pasture, Gambians youths have formed a Youth Empowerment Project (YEP)-The Gambia to campaign against youth irregular migration. The organisation Thursday hold a[Read More…]
Gambia: Child Right Advocates Outraged by Child Video Insulting Former President
(JollofNews) – Child right advocates in The Gambia has condemned a video purportedly filmed by an adult showing a minor insulting the country’s former president Yahya Jammeh. In the video circulated on the whatsapp social app, showed the minor girl, apparently in her less than ten years insulting Mr. Jammeh,[Read More…]
Gambia: Detained ‘Mutinous’ Soldiers Charged With Treason
(JollofNews) – State prosecutors in the Gambia Friday filed treason charges against a group of ‘mutinous’ soldiers accused of engaging in mutinous, defamatory, scandalous and unethical acts against the government of President Adama Barrow. Captain Yaya Biray Jammeh; Lieutenant Abdoulie Jarju; Lieutenant Yaya Jammeh; Sergeant Babucarr Sanneh; Sergeant Malick Bojang;[Read More…]
Gambia Validates 2016 Liverstock Census Rport
(JollofNews) – Gambia has validated the country’s 2016 livestock census report with the agriculture Minister calling for diversification of the agriculture sector for a robust growth. The timely collection and analysis of accurate and reliable livestock data is required to enable policy makers and institutions engaged in livestock and livestock[Read More…]
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