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H.E President Barrow’s Statement at the Inaugurate the URR Ring Roads
Your Excellency, Madam Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow,
Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly,
Honourable Cabinet Ministers,
Honourable Members of the National Assembly
Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps,…
The youth wing of the United Democratic Party will like to thank the world bank for coming to the…
The youth wing of the United Democratic Party will like to thank the world bank for coming to the aid of the Gambian people through their 31 million dollars cash transfer project for rural households. This couldn’t have come at a…
UNDP SUPPORT FUND FOR THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WORKERS
The Covid 19 pandemic and its resultant total shutdown of the tourism industry in The Gambia like other destinations worldwide continues to compound the menace of unemployment in The Gambia and the Tourism Industry is hardest hit as…
OIC road projects: Deputy CEO presides over the opening of tenders
The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of The Gambia secretariat of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Essa Bokar Sey, on Monday 23 December 2019 presided over the formal opening of the tenders for consultancy for the design and review of…
President Barrow asks Youths to have self-belief, to make it at home
The Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS have discussed the issue of irregular migration that is costing lives of thousands of youth from the sub region.
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow made a case for the Community to…
Foreign Minister Tangara paid tribute to Morocco for building capacity of Africa’s youth
The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, on December 20th, 2019 returned gratitude to the Kingdom of Morocco for the colossal support it has rendered to the continent…
A story is best told by the protagonist
Netally chi lameng nyi borom – Wolof proverb
By Cherno M. Njie
What do we make of a country whose leader digs a hole and buries a live ram to avert an attempted coup? An odd question to be sure, but that is how strange recent history…
Budget support: EU disburses €22 million to Gambia
European Union Budget Support and Technical Assistance contribute to macro-economic stability, economic governance and support the implementation of the National Development Plan. It also support the ongoing political and legislative…
Development implications of a bloated security sector
By Dr. Ousman Gajigo
The World Bank recently carried out a public expenditure review of the security sector in The Gambia, of which the draft report it out. Its broad findings shouldn't be news to most people following developments in…
Gambia embarks on developing a National Financial Inclusion Strategy
Banjul, The Gambia –December 10, 2019: Financial inclusion is a critical enabler to reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The World Bank, working in conjunction with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the United…