His highness Sheikh Mohamed El Havedh Ennahoui, a well-known scholar within Africa and beyond yesterday visited the Imam Ratib of Banjul, Alhagie Cherno Alieu Mass Kah and had discussed about Islam and the continued peaceful bilateral relationship between The Gambia and Mauritania.
The Gambia government says it kick-started the free distribution of several hundred-thousand metric tons of rice among the most vulnerable rural communities in The Gambia on Monday.
Gambian communities have hailed The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) and partners for implementing various projects and operations valued over seven million dalasis in various regions of The Gambia.
Legislators of the National Assembly members yesterday approved the introduction of DCAF Security Agency in The Gambia.
The Movement for the Defense of Democracy (M2D) informs the Senegalese that they have received Serigne Bassirou Mbacké Porokhane, emissary of the Caliph General of the Mourides, Serigne Mountakha Mbacké.
Staff of Access Bank Gambia Ltd. are planning to embark on a sit-down starting from Wednesday over poor salaries and allowances among host of others, The Point has been reliably informed.
The Gambia’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Mamour Jobe, who died on Saturday after battling a brief illness was yesterday laid to rest at his residence at Sinchu Alhagie. He was 61.
After several negotiations efforts between political party leaders and former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to bring back the Gambia’s Draft Constitution yielded no fruits, the party leader of Gambia Democratic Congress (GDC), Mamma Kandeh and the leader of Gambia Action Party (GAP), Musa Yali Bacthilly, have blamed President Adama Barrow and the UDP’s leader Ousainou Darboe for the withhold of the draft.
Renowned Senegalese musician Thione Balago Seck passed away on Sunday 14 March 2021. He was 66.
Joseph Colley commonly known as Joe was recently appointed vice chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to replace Malleh Sallah, who resigned last year.
As the country is set to begin a mass vaccination exercise against the deadly coronavirus disease, officials from the Ministry of Health have reassured that covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective.
The chief executive officer, Brikama Area Council, Modou Jonga, has called on the need for timely payment of taxes. He described timely payment of rate and taxes as very crucial to the council.
The passport scandal on Tuesday suffered setback as State Counsel Patrick Gomez applied for an adjournment to enable them review the case.
The National Assembly Member for Serekunda West Constituency Madi Ceesay has urged the Leader and Secretary General of The United Democratic Party [UDP], lawyer Ousainou Darboe not to meet President Barrow for talks on the draft constitution, because he (The President) killed the draft.
Lamin Kaba Bajo, the then Gambia’s Foreign Minister admitted lying to the President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo with regard to his statements in hiding Gambia’s involvement in 2005 massacre of about 44 Ghanaians and other West African migrants.
Magistrate Omar Jabang of the Bansang Magistrate Court has remanded three young people of the metropolitan town of Bansang at the Janjangbureh Prison for reportedly stealing 73 smartphones and other valuable items.
Several people have urged the Barrow administration and lawmakers to demonstrate maximum political will on the pending Anti Corruption Bill to ensure it is passed quickly and anti corruption commission formed.
The Gambia government has decided to reduce the newly imposed COVID-19 test fee for international travellers from three thousand D3000 to D2,500. This is equivalent to US$50, according to a news release from the Office of the Government Spokesperson.
