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Ecowas meets on conflict, peace-building

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

A four-day Zonal Strategic Planning Meeting on Conflict Prevention and Peace-bulding, organised by the Ecowas Commission, kicked-off yesterday, at...

NAPSA to embark on nationwide tour

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

The National Patriotic Students’ Association (NAPSA), will on Sunday, July 7, 2008, embark on a nationwide tour of schools. The aim of the tour...

Soundjata Keita, founder of the Mali empire, first world leader to abolish slavery in the 13th century

Friday, June 27, 2008

The recent Experts Meeting on Slavery held in Banjul from 10th to 13th June, 2008 a follow-up to the World Conference on Racism and in preparation...

The growing financial sector

Thursday, June 26, 2008

The other day, on the country’s national television, GRTS, a prospective Swedish investor was heard praising The Gambia for the enormity of its...

15 banks eye Gambia

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, has disclosed that 15 more commercial banks have applied for operational licence with the Central Bank of The...

ECOWAS: Rapid integration essential

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

The immediate aftermath of the Second World War, followed by the attainment of independence (as in the case of the then colonized African...

President Jammeh leaves for ECOWAS Summit

Monday, June 23, 2008

President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, yesterday, left Banjul for Abuja, Nigeria, to attend the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads...

IEC boss, others leave for Zimbabwe

Monday, June 23, 2008

Alhaji Mustapha L Carayol, the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), last week Wednesday, left Banjul for Harare, Zimbabwe, to...

Sidia Jatta Puts Rising Food Crisis, EPAs in Context

Friday, June 20, 2008

Contributing to the Motion for the adoption of the report of the 2008 1st Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS parliament, Hon Sidia Jatta, National...

Assembly begins sitting

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The second meeting of the National Assembly for the 2008 Legislative year begins today, June 18, at 05:00pm, at the National Assembly Chambers,...