The durability of the Gambia government-constructed roads has come under increasing public scrutiny with some Gambians accusing the Barrow administration of “wasting” billions of taxpayer money in “shoddy” road construction works. When the current minister of information Dr. Ismaila Ceesay hauled the Barrow government over the coals some years ago[Read More…]
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Gambia Gov’t Under Pressure To Close Mile 2 As New Prison Project Announced
The Gambian government has bowed to growing pressure over human rights abuses at Mile 2 Central Prison, announcing plans to build a new facility that would finally allow for the closure of the country’s most notorious jail. Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dawda A. Jallow, confirmed the plan during[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t To ‘Toughen Up’ Against FGM Promotion
Despite the criminalisation of FGM in The Gambia, the deeply entrenched traditional practice continues to receive open support from some quarters, but the Gambia government is not amused by this. Some Islamic scholars, NGOs, students, among others, earlier this year openly rallied support for legislator Almamy Gibba’s bill at the[Read More…]
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