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Bangladesh Seeks Financial Support For Gambia's Rohingya Case

Bangladesh Seeks Financial Support For Gambia's Rohingya Case

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has called on the member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to provide legal and financial support for the Rohingya genocide c…

Gambian Asylum Seeker Beaten To Death By Pakistani Asylum Seekers in Italy

Gambian Asylum Seeker Beaten To Death By Pakistani Asylum Seekers in Italy

An 18-year-old Gambian asylum seeker was beaten to death by a group of Pakistani asylum seekers near Asti, Italy on the evening of April 30, The Standard has been reliably informed…

Equatorial Guinea May Bow to Pressure To Release Jammeh

Equatorial Guinea May Bow to Pressure To Release Jammeh

With the Gambia government now putting mechanisms to prosecute exiled former president Yahya Jammeh and henchmen, American human rights lawyer Reed Brody has expressed hope that Eq…

The Gambian Leader Welcomes Diplomats From Around The Globe

The Gambian Leader Welcomes Diplomats From Around The Globe

State House, Banjul, 24 April 2024: President Adama Barrow engaged in high-level diplomacy this week, receiving representatives of his counterparts from different regions of the gl…

Azerbaijani Ambassador Pays Courtesy Call On Minister Jobe

Azerbaijani Ambassador Pays Courtesy Call On Minister Jobe

The Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Senegal and The Gambia, His Excellency, Nazim Samadov, this afternoon paid a courtesy call on Honorable Abdoulie Jobe, Ministe…

Amir Sillah Urges Gambians To Unite For A Successful OIC Summit

Amir Sillah Urges Gambians To Unite For A Successful OIC Summit

With less than two weeks before the country hosts the 15th OIC summit, the Amir of Al Karaama Society, a reading and scholar group promoting Gambian literature, has said the succes…

Barrow Urged To Engage Senegal On Hot Pursuit Agreement

Barrow Urged To Engage Senegal On Hot Pursuit Agreement

“The two governments should consciously explore opportunities to problem-solve dichotomies that exist between the two nations for mutual growth, national development, and regional…

FAO Holds Validation Workshop

FAO Holds Validation Workshop

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with stakeholders Thursday conducted a validation workshop for the Updated Tanbi Co-Management Plan and Market Strategy V…

PURA Validates First-ever Electricity Gride Code For Gambia

PURA Validates First-ever Electricity Gride Code For Gambia

The Gambia electricity grid code is a component of the World Bank's support to The Gambia energy sector through the Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project (GERMP). The g…

The 16th Convocation Ceremony Of The University Of The Gambia

The 16th Convocation Ceremony Of The University Of The Gambia

His Excellency President Adama Barrow, also the Chancellor of the University of The Gambia (UTG), on Sunday graced the 16th Convocation Ceremony of students who have completed thei…

ANTI-CRIME UNIT THE GAMBIA DECORATES PROMOTED OFFICERS

ANTI-CRIME UNIT THE GAMBIA DECORATES PROMOTED OFFICERS

The Anti-Crime Unit held a colorful ceremony at the ACU headquarters in Banjulunding to decorate 275 officers, ranging from 1st Class Police Constable to Assistant Superintendent o…

UNDP Resident Representative Meets With Minister Jobe

UNDP Resident Representative Meets With Minister Jobe

Mandisa Mashologu, the UNDP Resident Representative in The Gambia, paid a courtesy call on Minister Abdoulie on Wednesday 17th April 2024 at his office in Banjul.The UNDP top diplo…

MAJaC Launches Project To Promote Ethical Journalism

MAJaC Launches Project To Promote Ethical Journalism

The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), in its quest to promoting ethical and responsible journalism, has collaborated with Freedom house and launched a project…

Government Says Studies Start to Bridge Banjul Barra Waterway

Government Says Studies Start to Bridge Banjul Barra Waterway

Transport Minister Ebrima Sillah has announced that feasibility studies have already started to construct the Banjul-Barra bridge as part of the Abidjan-Lagos-Dakar corridor.Ebrima…

Gambia Holds CAF Club Licensing Workshop Ahead of Professional League

Gambia Holds CAF Club Licensing Workshop Ahead of Professional League

In preparation for the CAF inter-club competitions and professionalisation of the Gambian football league, a two-day workshop for the Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) for the…

The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) has announced it will sign a contract today with Damen Shipyard for the construction and design of two new ferries.

The Gambia Ports Authority (GPA) has announced it will sign a contract today with Damen Shipyard for the construction and design of two new ferries.

The Banjul-Barra river transport is currently without a ferry following the Gambia Ferry Services announcement on Saturday that ferry operations across the routes are suspended unt…

Government of The Gambia to Waive the Controversial Airport Security Fee for all the OIC Delegates

Government of The Gambia to Waive the Controversial Airport Security Fee for all the OIC Delegates

The head of brand and communication at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Gambia Secretariat has announced that the government has waived the controversial airport security fe…

EU reduces visa fee for Gambians after gov’t cooperation in migrant readmission

EU reduces visa fee for Gambians after gov’t cooperation in migrant readmission

The Gambian Embassy in Brussels and Mission to the European Union has announced that the visa fee for Gambian nationals who wish to visit Schengen areas has now been reduced from €…

GINA TIPPED FOR $50,000 GOLD MEDAL AT PARIS GAMES

GINA TIPPED FOR $50,000 GOLD MEDAL AT PARIS GAMES

Gambian track queen Gina Bass is among athletes with hot potentials to win massive cash windfall at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. This is because track and field is set to…

Amnesty International Cautions The Gambia Against Lifting Ban on FGM

Amnesty International Cautions The Gambia Against Lifting Ban on FGM

Amnesty International, has cautioned the government of The Gambia against lifting the ban on female genital mutilation. In a statement released over the weekend, AI’s senior resear…