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Youth Parliament Speaker Receives Award in US

The Speaker of the National Youth Parliament, the Honorable Lamin F.Bojang, has been awarded the Peace and Love Award by Energy Boys and Girls of the World Federation for Peace and Love based in Taiwan. He received the said award last Thursday 14th August at the end of the 5th Session of the United Nations Annual Youth Assembly, at the United Nations in New York. Speaker Bojang who was awarded the Peace and Love Medal alongside over a dozen young people from around the world who were commended...

Iranian diplomat explores legislative ties

Hon Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, the speaker of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, received Saeid Zare, the head of the Iranian Mission to The Gambia, in her office, in a bid to establish ties between the Assembly and the Iranian parliament. Speaking in an interview with journalists shortly after his audience with the speaker, Mr Zare said his visit was meant to explore possibilities of forging ties between the legislatures of the two countries, for future cooperation. “My discussion with the...

Ivorian President on Private Visit in Town

The President of the Republic of Ivory Coast, His Excellency Lorent Gbagbo, is currently in The Gambia on a private visit, reports monitored over GRTS revealed. President Gbago was received upon arrival at Banjul International Airport yesterday by the Vice President of the republic of The Gambia, Madam Isatou Njie Saidy, Speaker of the National Assembly, Chief Justice and Secretaries of States. Speaking to reporters on his arrival, President Gbagbo said that he is in the country for vacation,...

FJC elected to high position

The speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Fatoumata Jahumpa-Ceesay, has been unanimously elected as the president of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region, at the recent 54th CPA Plenary Conference held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, for 2008- 2010.  Speaker Jahumpa-Ceesay’s candidature was proposed by the speaker of Zambia and seconded by the speaker of Lesotho. With no other opposing candidate, the Gambian speaker got elected with acclamation as the spokesperson of the...

NYP Speaker Off to US

The speaker of the National Youth Parliament (NYP) honourable Lamin F. Bojang left the country over the weekend for the United States of America. The youth parliament speaker will take part in the 5th Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations in New York. The weeklong gathering to be held form the 11th to 15th August 2008 and will bring together young people from across the world. The theme of the youth gathering is “Today’s Leaders Today”. The forum is meant to educate young people about...

Speaker receives Senegalese MPs’ children

Hon Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, the speaker of the National Assembly of The Gambia, yesterday, received 113 children, being the sons and daughters of members of Senegalese parliamentarians, at the National Assembly Chambers, Banjul. The visit of the Senegalese MPs’ children, who are currently in The Gambia on a week-long visit, is part of the drive to cement the already cordial relationship between The Gambia and Senegal, as well as explore ways and means in which the two National Assemblies can...

Speaker receives ActionAid officials

Hon Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay, the speaker of the National Assembly, yesterday received a five-member delegation from the ActionAid International Office in Nairobi, Kenya, in her office at the National Assembly buinding, Banjul. The purpose of the visit, according to the officials, was to brief the speaker about ActionAid International’s plans to support its country office, as well as explore ways and means of further collaborating with the National Assembly. Speaking at the occasion, Dr...

The New Nigerian High Commissioner Pays a Courtesy to Madam Speaker

As part thestraight relationship between The Gambia and Nigeria, the Nigerian HighCommissioner to The Gambia recently paid a courtesy call to the HonourableSpeaker, Madam Fatoumata Garba Jahumpa as part of the existing relationshipbetween the two sister countries.Speaking atthe occasion, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Madam FatoumataGarba Jahumpa, said that there are 53 members in parliament out of which fiveare nominated members of which three are women. She asserted that...

Deyda Hydara, Chief Manneh Issues Dominate Discussions

AsGPU Executive Meets SpeakerThe Executive of Gambia Press Union (GPU), the body incharge of the welfare of Gambian journalists, yesterday paid a courtesy call onthe Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay. At themeeting the issue of the missing journalist, Chief Ebrima Manneh, who was areporter with Daily Observer Newspaper,and the investigations into the murder of Deyda Hydara, former Managing Editorof The Point Newspaper, took upthe whole discussions. In her opening...

AMMREN Gambia Chapter Assure Of National Assembly Collaboration

    The Hon Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia, Hon Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay assured the AMMREN chapter of the Gambia of her personal and that of the National Assembly’s collaboration. She made this statement on Tuesday the 1 of July 2008 when the Chapter paid a courtesy call on her and members of the health select committee.  This is the second of such type of courtesy call in a week. It was first the Vice President’s office. In a brief statement on the occasion Pa Momodou Faal...