State House, Banjul, 27 October 2020: His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia has declared, Thursday, 29th October 2020 as a public holiday throughout the country in observance of Maulud Nabi, locally called “GAMO” which will be observed on Wednesday night, 28th October 2020.
The holiday is to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) with an all night vigil. Muslims recite the Holy Quran, narrate the life history of the Prophet of Islam as a model for Muslims as well as invoke religious songs throughout the night.
President Barrow takes this opportunity to wish Muslims at home and abroad a blessed holiday.
21 December 2021: Ms Lucy Slack has been appointed Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) by the CLGF Board. This comes after a period serving as Acting Secretary-General, following the departure of Dr Greg Munro in April 2021 to take up a new post.
The Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA) President and sitting chairman of Mansakonko Area Council, Landing B. Sanneh, Saturday led the project team, the International Trade Center (ITC)
Beginning Thursday, 2 September 2021 Marylanders will have a new opportunity to travel to West Africa – Air Senegal will begin servicing BWI Marshall Airport twice a week.
A coalition of two civil society groups, the Right 2 Know Coalition-Gambia (R2K Gambia and the Democratic Union of Gambian Activist (DUGA), have tasked the Independent Electoral Commission to suspend the National People's Party (NPP) and nullify the nominations of all its parliamentary candidates for failing to hold congress after two years of existence, which violates the Election Amendment Act.
