By Fatoumatta K JallowThe British High Commission on 21st May, 2019 held the viewing of the ‘portrait for positive change’, an exhibition which seeks to create awareness and increase knowledge about the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) while creating a platform for the public discourse around issues of human rights abuses. With [...]

Lamin B. Dibba, Minister for the Environment By Nelson Manneh Environment Minister Lamin D. Dibba, on Tuesday May 21st 2019, inaugurated the National Climate Change Council (NCCC). According to the authorities, the NCCC was established after the Gambia was identified by the intergovernmental panel on climate change, as one of the most vulnerable countries [...]

Committee members at Serrekunda Market By: Kebba AF Touray Retailers at the Serrekunda market yesterday lamented lack of access and space at the market.They made the remarks during the visit of the National Assembly Select Committee on Trade that is currently visiting sites under its purview.Some retail sellers at the busiest market in the [...]

By Momodou Jarju & Makutu MannehThe Gambia doesn’t have the money to host the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) 2019 summit, the OIC Secretariat revealed to journalists yesterday May 22, 2019, at the Petroleum House in Brusubi.Recent media reports stated that the country will no longer host the event.The Gambia was to host the [...]

Justice Jallow, CRC Chairperson By Yankuba Jallow Justice Sulayman Jallow, the Chairperson of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), has called on political parties that have not yet submitted their report to the Commission, to submit their reports. Justice Jallow indicated that the Commission has received reports from only three political parties, namely PDOIS, UDP [...]

MUHAMMED S. BAH Abdoulie Gassama, the Deputy Director of Gambia Radio and Television Services told Journalists that investigative Journalism is a great profession but not a witch hunting venture. Mr. Gassama made this remark during the opening session of a five-day training for 20 Gambian Journalists organized by the Gambia Press Union supported by [...]