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The African Development Bank Group has on Thursday announced the appointment of Lamin Barrow as Acting Senior Director – Nigeria Country Office, effective 1 November 2020. Prior to his career at the Bank, Lamin worked at The Gambia National Investment Board as Head of the Project Development Unit, Investment Promotion Division, and Division…

The recurrent problem of hippos’ destruction of rice fields in the Central River Region continues unabated. Women in Niamina, in particular, who rely on a rain-fed to cultivate rice for subsistence are often forced to surrender their rice fields to the powerful hippopotamuses that emerged from the nearby river. The rampages of the hippos would…

“Fu Yuan Yu”! This name is unfamiliar to many Gambians but not to international organizations monitoring the movements of voracious Chinese fishing vessels that continue to plunder oceans resources along the coasts of The Gambia and Senegal. “Fu Yuan Yu” and the way its fleet of vessels cheat the laws to abusively catch fishes off The Gambia have…

The European Union (EU) has on Monday announced it has disbursed €25 million of budget support for The Gambia's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The money is part of the Team Europe’s global package and the funds will contribute to the recovery from the pandemic and also support the transition towards democracy and medium-term development…

Gambia opens its land and sea borders and relaxes restrictions on all nightclubs and casinos throughout the country after five months with immediately effect, according to the government spokesperson Ebrima Sankareh in a press release. The release states that “due to the ongoing reconstruction and modernization of the Banjul International…

In what look like setting the country ready for the Tourism season, the government of The Gambia has announced the re-opening of schools, public places such as hotels, motels, clubs gyms, swimming pools and other recreations places effective Thursday 15th October 2020. Days ago, the government announced that land borders will soon reopen, In…

Milan prosecutors have submitted a report into practices at food-delivery service Uber Eats in Italy, where a senior manager is accused of exploiting vulnerable migrant workers including Gambians, according to Italian media reports. The report says delivery riders -- from The Gambia, Bangladesh, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria and Pakistan --…

Ernest Aubee is now the sole Gambian active candidate in the race for the position of African Union's Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture. Dr Katim Touray's aspiration has fallen short as a panel supervising the process to recruiting A.U's senior leadership shortlisted 25 pre-qualified candidates for the election of Commissioners for the…

The Gambia is ranked 2nd in Forbes' least glorious classification of "The World’s Most Dangerous Countries For Workers" published this Thursday. The Forbes' ranking summed up the fact that although many employers in The Gambia are obligated to provide a safe and secure environment for their workers, regulations remain short-sighted while a…

The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved new emergency aid for The Gambia and other 27 of the world’s poorest countries to help them alleviate their debt and better cope with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is not yet how much and how soon will The Gambia receive its share of this emergency aid from IMF. The announcement,…