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Rebecca Taylor
US ambassador meets UDP’s Darboe
Dec 4, 2023, 11:26 AM

On Thursday, 30th November 2023, the ambassador of the United States of America to The Gambia, Ms. Sharon L. Cromer, accompanied by the Chief Political and Economic Officer at the Embassy, Ms. Rebecca Taylor, visited H.E. Ousainu Darboe at his office on Kairaba Avenue. H.E. Darboe was assisted by Lamin Manneh, deputy secretary for External Affairs and the Diaspora.

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GRA’s website to protect public against fraud
Dec 4, 2023, 11:19 AM

The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) state-of-the-art website built by Gambian company Forté Innovations will help protect the public from fraud, according a news release.

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Deputies adopt 2024 Budget Estimate 
Dec 4, 2023, 11:17 AM

National Assembly Members (NAMs) on Thursday adopted the 2024 revenue and expenditure budget estimate of the Republic of The Gambia from the period 1st January to 31st December 2024.

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Youssou withdraws from 2024 presidential race
Dec 4, 2023, 11:14 AM

Senegalese singer Youssou Ndour has decided to give up his candidacy before the sponsors submitted their submissions to the General Directorate of Elections.

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Barrow vows to bring ‘unprecedented’ development to Kiang
Dec 4, 2023, 11:11 AM

Kiang is one of the Districts in the country that has been neglected for decades in terms of development by the previous governments due to political beliefs. However, President Adama Barrow who is  on a nationwide tour dubbed: 'Meet the People’s Tour' has vowed to bring ‘unprecedented’ development to the people of Kiang. 

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16th Majlis Ansarullah places emphasis on peace
Dec 4, 2023, 11:08 AM

The Majlis Ansarullah of The Gambia under the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jammat, on Friday, held the16th National Ijtema under the theme: ‘Khilafat as a source of world peace’.

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Jammeh death squad driver gets life sentence
Dec 1, 2023, 11:39 AM

Yahya Jammeh’s death squad driver Bai Lowe has been handed a life sentence for his role in the assassination of The Point’s co-publisher and managing editor Deyda Hydara.

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GPU welcomes sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
Dec 1, 2023, 11:39 AM

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death squad member under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh, to life imprisonment for his role in the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara.

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RSF hails life sentence for Bai Lowe
Dec 1, 2023, 11:37 AM

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails a German court’s historic decision to convict a Gambian citizen of a crime against humanity for his role in the murder of RSF’s correspondent in The Gambia, Deyda Hydara, in 2004, as well as a second murder and an attempted murder.

Hon. Lamin Ceesay
NAM calls for fiscal responsibility
Dec 1, 2023, 11:35 AM

Lamin Ceesay, the dedicated National Assembly member for Kiang West, has urged prudent financial management amidst concerns over loan dependency and water crisis.

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Gambia’s 2023 remittance inflows at US$564.1M
Dec 1, 2023, 11:33 AM

The Governor of the Central Bank of the Gambia, Buah Saidy, has stated that from January to September 2023, the country’s remittance inflows amounted to US$564.1 million, representing a 4.5% increase compared with the corresponding period a year ago.

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Gambia graces 3rd African Union Conference
Dec 1, 2023, 11:31 AM

Gambia’s Ambassador to the SADC region, Her Excellency Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay, on Monday presided over the 3rd African Union Conference on Positive Masculinity in leadership to end violence against women and girls.

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Peace Corps signifies true Gambia-US friendship - US Ambassador
Dec 1, 2023, 11:28 AM

Her Excellency Sharon L Cromer, United States of America Ambassador to The Gambia, has said the mission of Peace Corps signifies and facilitates true understanding and friendship between the peoples of The Gambia and the United States of America.

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ECOWAS EGDC meeting wraps up
Dec 1, 2023, 11:25 AM

The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) has inaugurated two regional committees after a four day meeting in Banjul.

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Breaking News: Bai Lowe receives life imprisonment
Nov 30, 2023, 12:00 PM

Bai Lowe, one of the assassins in the Jammeh-era hit squad known as the ‘Junglers', has today been sentenced to life imprisonment by a German court for his participation in an act that killed Deyda Hydara, the managing editor and co-proprietor of The Point Newspaper.

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2 in police net over alleged CSCG forged documents
Nov 30, 2023, 11:35 AM

Nfamara Jabang and Sulayman Sarr are among other people who were allegedly arrested by the Gambia Police Force for forging and using the Cruise Ship Crew Gambia (CSCG) documents to scam and defraud people to provide them visas, jobs on the cruise ship and stay in Europe.

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NAMs approve D66M for OP traveling allowances 
Nov 30, 2023, 11:31 AM

National Assembly Members (NAM) yesterday approved D66 million dalasis as traveling expenditures for the Office of the President (OP).

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Kiang West NAM slams gov’t reliance on loans & grants
Nov 30, 2023, 11:30 AM

The lawmaker for Kiang West Constituency has hit hard at the government, arguing that no major development of a country can be achieved by depending on loans and grants.

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