The Gambia Telecommunications Company, (GAMTEL) has threatened to pursue the arrest and charge anyone engaged in the destruction, vandalism and sabotage of its copper and fiber optic cables.
Brussels Airlines flight SN 215 landed at Banjul International Airport at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, 22nd June, being the first passenger flight to land here since the government closed the county’s airspace as a measure to minimise the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Awa Minteh, Yankuba’s sister-in-law, yesterday continued her testimony under cross-examination by the state counsel, A.M. Yusuf, before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul in the murder case involving the accused.
Senegalese musician, Thione Seck, a member of the legendary orchestra Baobab in the 1970s, was sentenced on appeal to three years in prison, including eight months firm, in the case of counterfeit tickets, but he will not return to prison, we learned from his lawyer.
State House, Banjul, June 23, 2020 – His Excellency, President Adama Barrow has told his colleague Heads of State and Government that The Gambia remains committed to achieving the goals of the ECOWAS single currency, the ECO.
Ali Ceesay, a former prison warden on Tuesday told the Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission that infighting and the bad conditions of the prison landed some prisoners and even prison officers in trouble.
The Gambia has confirmed four more cases of covid-19, bringing the country’s total number of infections to 41, health officials have announced yesterday.
Police have confirmed that at least 10 drivers have been arrested over the sit-down strike that has affected hundreds of commuters within KMC and the West Coast Region.
Tida Jaiteh, a wife to late Baba Jobe, a former closed ally to former president Yahya Jammeh, yesterday testified before the TRRC, giving accounts of how Baba was imprisoned and killed through executive orders.
Andersen Global announces its entrance into the Gambian market by way of a Collaboration Agreement with Fajara Chambers, a law firm based in Fajara, continuing its rapid expansion in Africa which serves as an integral part of the organization’s global presence.
Despite the closure of all Gambian border entry points, people still move freely between The Gambia and Senegal.
As part of the National Development Plan (NDP) of The Gambia government, the minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat N.K. Bah, Friday 19 June 2020, laid the foundation stone for the eco tourism park and tourism camp in Kunkilin in the Central River Region and Sotuma Samba in Jimara.
The lawmaker for Wuli West Hon. Sedia Jatta says the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs observes that after five decades of Africa's independence, little was done to improve the continent's foreign trade.
Rohey Jatta, the widow of late Haruna Jatta, who was allegedly killed by members of the ECOMIG Forces during a peaceful protest in Kanilai – the home village of former President Yahya Jammeh, has urged the government to investigate the death of her husband and bring the killers to justice.
The ECOWAS Ministerial Coordination Committee on Transport, Logistics and Trade has made recommendations on the harmonised and gradual re-opening of land, air and sea borders for restoring cross border economic activities, especially for movement of humanitarian personnel, medical supplies and equipment and essential goods in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gambia has registered the second death of covid-19, the director of Health Promotion and Education, Momadou Njai, confirmed to The Point.
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) announced the resumption of grade 9 classes on Wednesday 24 June 2020, four months after closure due to covid-19 pandemic.
On 19 June, H.E. Ambassador Ma Jianchun handed over a consignment of face masks and forehead thermometers donated by Chinese government to the Office of the First Lady.
