The cumbersome process that the touted proposed new government salary scheme will go through may mean President Adama Barrow could not honour his campaign promise of augmenting the pay and benefits of public servants. The Minister of Trade, Seedy Keita, now has the task of going to the National Assembly[Read More…]
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Darboe On How Judges Denied UDP Substantial Justice In Election Petition
The UDP believes it has a body of incriminating evidence convincing enough to annul last presidential election results but Lawyer Ousainou Darboe contended that judges that dealt with the case were not minded to do substantial justice. “The judges were being very technical. They were not really looking at the[Read More…]
President Barrow Conferred Doctorate Degree Of “Philosophy In Human Letters, Honoris Causa”
Press Release Dated: 24th July, 2022 Integral University of Lucknow, Uttarpradesh State, India, Bestows Key to President Adama Barrow and Tentatively Confers Mr Barrow with “Degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Human Letters—Honoris Causa.” New Delhi, India—The Gambian Vice President, His Excellency Badara Alieu Joof, received the Key to Lucknow[Read More…]
Gambia On Track To Host OIC In Spectacular Fashion – Barrow
President Adama Barrow has underscored that The Gambia will indeed host the OIC Summit, adding that the country is on track to doing so in a ‘spectacular fashion’. “We have the will, the ability and the resources to do so. In short, we have the capacity, and by God’s grace,[Read More…]
Lawyer Darboe Indicates Barrow Ruling Without Mandate
UDP leader has indicated that President Adama Barrow is ruling The Gambia without the popular mandate. The IEC has given President Barrow a comprehensive victory over his opponents in the last general election but Lawyer Ousainou Darboe asserted that Barrow has cheated his way through to the Presidency. “We (UDP)[Read More…]
Barrow’s Statement At Foundation Stone Laying For Radisson Blu Hotel
STATEMENT BY H.E ADAMA BARROW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA EVENT: LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE OF RADISSON BLU HOTEL PLACE: BIJILO DATE: 23RD JULY 2022 Your Excellency, the Vice President, Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, My Lord, The Chief Justice, Honourable Cabinet Ministers, Honourable National[Read More…]
Press Release: Conclusions Of The 3rd Cabinet Meeting Of 2022, Held On Thursday 21st July
Media Advisory CONCLUSIONS OF THE 3rd CABINET MEETING OF 2022, HELD ON THURSDAY 21ST JULY State House, Banjul, 21st July 2022: As part of deliberations, Cabinet discussed two important papers brought before it for consideration and approval by the Honorable Minister of Interior. • The Gambia Prisons Amendment Bill 2022[Read More…]
Maimuna Ceesay Goes To Baddibbu With Double-Edged Sword
NPP official Maimuna Ceesay returned to her native Baddibbu with a double-edged sword seven months after the general election. The triumvirate of Maimuna Ceesay, Fatoumatta Jawara and Alhagie Jawara was over the weekend in Kerewan and Ceesay told the people of Kerewan in a meeting that though she never got[Read More…]
Editorial: Amie Bojang Should Have Conscience And Shut Up!
Values and principles must be our beacon in whatever we do. Values and principles are essential in that they allow people to distinguish truth from falsehood and right from wrong. So, you can see how important value systems and guiding principles are to the progress of our institutions and the[Read More…]
NHRC Chair Calls For Law And Order Ahead Of Barrow’s Saturday Engagement
The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said respect for rule of law and due process by all and sundry is a prerequisite for peace and harmony in the country. As President Adama Barrow shows no sign of wavering in his readiness to lay a foundation stone[Read More…]