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Gambia, Guinea Bissau Info Ministers to strengthen cross-border communication

Ismaila SonkoFebruary 21, 202504 mins

Gambia and Guinea Bissau information ministers have discussed plans to ensure effective communication between the two sister countries for national and regional development. Dr Ismaila Ceesay, the Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, has expressed determination to strengthen cross-border communication between both countries as he welcomed Guinea Bissau Communications Minister Florentino Fernando Dia to…

Gambia takes move to remove tariffs on 90% of goods traded in Africa

Madi NjieFebruary 21, 2025February 21, 202505 mins

The Gambia has successfully submitted its tariff offers under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework, said the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, Mod Secka. Mr Secka said the submission of the tariff offers intends to progressively eliminate tariffs on 90% of goods traded within Africa, contributing…

Patriotic Youth Movement stages public lecture on Independence Day

Ali JawFebruary 20, 2025February 20, 202503 mins

Amid the joyous celebrations across the country over The Gambia’s Independence Day, the Patriotic Youth Movement on 18 February staged a public lecture on crucial concepts relevant for nation-building and the nurturing of effective and accountable governance. The Patriotic Youth Movement (PYM) is a youth-led movement that aims to champion patriotism and purposeful political participation…

Advance Basic Cycle commemorates 30-year milestone

Ali JawFebruary 20, 2025February 20, 202505 mins

Advance Basic Cycle School, a private school eminent for academic excellence, recently staged its thirtieth anniversary at Daru Busumbala in Jabang. Advance was launched on 14 February 1995, during the days of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) era under then de facto leader Yahya Jammeh. The school has a humble beginning, starting from…

Kusamai Village: How access to clean water transforms lives

Ismaila SonkoFebruary 19, 2025February 19, 202503 mins

Access to safe and clean drinking water, a basic human necessity, is one of the key developmental interventions transforming lives in rural Gambia. For the people of Kusamai Village in Foni Bintang Karani in West Coast Region (WCR), this intervention has been nothing short of life changing. Yahya Jarjou, a youth leader in Kusamai, recounts…

Gambia should mark 60 years of Independence with a new constitution – CoPG

Ismaila BahFebruary 19, 2025February 19, 202503 mins

Members of the Coalition of Progressive Gambians (CoPG) yesterday voiced their stance that the 60th anniversary of Gambia’s independence should be paired with the introduction of a new constitution that truly reflects the hopes and needs of the Gambian people. This message was shared yesterday to the media during their independence celebration deliberation. As discussions…

Independence Statement by UDP Leader Ousainu Darboe

Press ReleaseFebruary 18, 2025February 18, 202508 mins

Independence Statement by H.E. ANM Ousainu Darboe, Secretary General and Party Leader of the United Democratic Party Fellow Gambians, Today, as we mark 60 years of independence from British colonial rule, we reflect on the journey of our nation with pride, hope, and a renewed sense of purpose. On this historic day, February 18, 1965, The Gambia…

Independence Statement by President Adama Barrow

Press ReleaseFebruary 18, 2025018 mins

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. ADAMA BARROW GMRG, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE GAMBIA’S 60TH INDEPENDENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 18TH FEBRUARY 2025 AT THE McCARTHY SQUARE, BANJUL Theme: “Marching in Solidarity for Self-Reliance and National Development” Your Excellencies, President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló…

Journalist-cum-politician launches three new books

Ismaila SonkoFebruary 18, 202508 mins

National Assembly member for Serekunda West, Madi M. K. Ceesay, has effectively entered the literary world by launching three new books to inspire the future generation through shared experiences. Hon. Ceesay, also a veteran journalist, launched the books at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre on 15 February 2025. The event attracted a…

IGP gives directive to crack down on vehicles without license plates

Ismaila BahFebruary 18, 202503 mins

The Inspector General of Police Mukhtar Touray has given directive to members of the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to crack down on vehicles plying the roads without license plates attached to it. This directive was prompted by the failure to adhere to traffic rules by some drivers across the country. During his recent deliberation on…