Written by: Ousman F. M’Bai The recent statement by The Gambia’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, issued in response to public concern over our offshore oil blocks, raises more questions than it answers. The Ministry concedes that FAR Gambia Ltd drilled its final offshore well a mere 500 metres from […]
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PRESIDENT ADAMA BARROW TO INAUGURATE USET BRIKAMA CAMPUS & TO PRESIDE OVER THE FIRST USET CONVOCATION CEREMONY
PRESS RELEASEDATED: 15TH JUNE 2025 SUBJECT: H.E PRESIDENT ADAMA BARROW SET TO INAUGURATE THE USET BRIKAMA CAMPUS AND PRESIDE OVER THE FIRST USET CONVOCATION CEREMONY The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology wishes to inform the public that His Excellency President Adama Barrow, the President of the Republic […]
Beyond Political Loyalty: Reassessing Ministerial Appointments in Gambian Governance
Beyond Political Loyalty: Reassessing Ministerial Appointments in Gambian Governance: The Political-Technocratic Dilemma in Governance. Alagi Yorro Jallow Fatoumatta: Governance in The Gambia has undergone significant structural shifts, particularly in the transition from the 1970 Constitution to the 1997 Constitution. The earlier framework allowed parliamentarians to serve in cabinet positions, ensuring […]
EFSCRJ Reminds the Ministry of Justice of Its Legal Obligations to Transparency
PUBLIC STATEMENT 9th June 2025 EFSCRJ Reminds the Ministry of Justice of Its Legal Obligations to Transparency Following the publication of the Republic’s ‘The assets of Gambia’s former dictator go for a song’ on April 30, 2025, the Ministry of Justice, in response released a statement on May […]