Honourable Speaker, we have finally gathered here to give solemn expression to the constitutional provision which asserts that sovereignty resides in the people. And, when governments derive their authority from the people, they must utilise it only, to promote their general welfare and prosperity. We are here to promote theContinue Reading
REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA PRIVATE Office of The President State House Banjul THE GAMBIA _____________________________________________________________________________ 21 August, 2017 PR/C/214/(ABS) President Barrow launches the National Security Council Fajara, 21 August 2017-President Adama Barrow today launched a 7 member National Security Council (NSC) at a ceremony held at his office. President BarrowContinue Reading
REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA PRIVATE Office of The President State House Banjul THE GAMBIA _____________________________________________________________________________ 17th August , 2017 PR/C/213/(ABS) President Barrow swears in two new Judicial Service commissioners Fajara 17 August 2017- President Adama Barrow has sworn in two new members of The Gambia’s Judicial Service Commission. Former NationalContinue Reading
The doyen in Gambian politics Halifa Sallah has landed safely at Oslo’s main international airport Gardermoen late yesternight and was warmly welcomed. Mr. Sallah who is the national assembly member for Serekunda constituency and adviser to president Barrow is on an Europe tour to meet Gambians and well-wishers in the diaspora. In NorwayContinue Reading
In the Wolof Language they say, ‘xoddeeku balaa ngai laka le’, a crude translation of this will be ‘prevention is better than cure’. Every year, when the heavens open up, many Gambians are affected by floods or storms and their houses are destroyed. They lose a lot of their valuableContinue Reading
By Yanks Darboe On the 3rd of July 2017 to the 6th of July 2017, the African leaders met and spent 3 days at their annual AU summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. But as usual our boys and girls club of leaders gathered at their ghetto, discussed frivolous issues ofContinue Reading
A heavy downpour of rain accompanied by heavy winds have caused unprecedented destruction of homes, food stocks and other properties in our hometown of Bureng in the Lower River Region of The Gambia. In the immediate aftermath of this widespread destruction, the leadership and members of the Bureng AssociationContinue Reading