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  23 journalists in the English speaking counties of West Africa have on Friday concluded a three-day training course on economic and financial reporting. The training was held in The Gambia and was graced by representative from Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leon and The Gambia. The training was sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and conducted by the Thomas Reuters Foundation in United Kingdom. Speaking at the closing ceremony, the minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure Ebrima Sillah said journalists have a great role to play in helping the consumers and businesses to understand the economic status of their country. “Therefore helping these journalists by exposing them with some of this new technics and fundamental will go a long way in shaping their understanding of the realities especially on consumer behavior and market Trans.” He added that we have also seen a fundamental shift in West Africa from conflict t...

The Minister of Finance Mambury Njie has pointed that journalism has a pivotal role to play in our modern society beyond its traditional role of news dissemination. “I must state without any fear of contradiction that if our aim as leaders and policy makers are to positively transform our society, then journalism is a key tool to achieve this.” The minister was speaking on Wednesday at the opening of three days training for journalists in West Africa on Economic and Financial Reporting held in The Gambia. The training is sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is delivered by a team comprising IMF staff and professional trainers from the Reuters Foundation in London. Minister Njie went further to said the role of the media in society is key and it is also paramount importance to recognize that economist and financial reporters have a particularly important role to play. “Economist and financial reporters is effectively the liaison between ec...

The President of The Gambia Adama Barrow send a strong message to the Gambians that declaration of our freedom should equip us to ratify nationhood and patriotism as genuine Gambian nationalists. “Today marks 54 th anniversary of the day that ushers our motherland into the world as a sovereign nation, while is a day of celebration and jubilation. This opportunities task us as a nation to take our successes, challenges and progress since the attainment of nationhood. The national day also provide an opportunity to hold the government in office accountable to the people.” The president was speaking yesterday at the celebration of the 54 th independence held at the McCarthy square in Banjul. Barrow stated that to be patriotic citizens contributing effectively to nation building, it is vital to engage in independence, critical and constructive talks and action, honesty and decides to improve living conditions in the country. The president explained that the countr...

The President of The Gambia Adama Barrow disclosed that Gambia have proven that went we stand united in the cause of the nation we can achieve a lot. “Let us expressed our political awareness and maturity by manifesting high degree of civic responsibility and by projecting the image through values and honored of the typical Gambian through our shared values guiding by the principle of good governance and democracy.” The president was speaking yesterday at the celebration of the 54 th independence held at the McCarthy square in Banjul. He said the underline objective for the country, is for all citizens to engage in nation building as a united force, saying this is the environment that his government is now created for Gambians.   He added that as patriotic and good citizens, he urged all to build and allow the nation to develop. “Independence carried multiples meanings and significant to us as a nation. It is not simply about self-rule and freedom from fore...