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CTWPG – 30 January 2023 – Headlines

1. President Barrow reintroduces countrywide clean-up initiative with call for strict enforcement of anti-litter laws
2. Deputy remembers Gambian ambassador who embodied the “finest in the Gambia’s diplomatic and public service”
3. Janjangbureh Kankurang Festival reaches climax
4. Road safety campaigner calls for stiffer punishment for traffic violations leading to death or injury
5. Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations
6. Africa’s development partners commit $30bn to food production on the continent
7. CBN extends deadline to turn in naira notes

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CTWPG – 27 January 2023 – Headlines

• COFFEE TIME WITH PETER GOMEZ – 27 JANUARY 2023

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CTWPG – 26 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Has the NPP-led ‘Grand Coalition’ collapsed or on verge of doing so?
2. Desperate London Corner resident chastises KMC for waste collection failure
3. Link between HIV and Tuberculosis: truncated by phone link failure
4. ‘Coup plotters’ indicted
5. Training of parliamentary reporters concludes
6. Controversial Ghanaian journalist defends his undercover tactics

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CTWPG – 25 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Barrow Coalition leaves PPP out in the cold
2. What’s behind Moscow’s push into the continent?
3. Israeli PM pays surprise visit to Jordan
4. India bans BBC documentary
5. Iran condemns Western sanctions
6. Ye could be denied entry to Australia

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Coffee Time With Peter Gomez – 24 January 2023 Podcast

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CTWPG – 24 January 2023 – Headlines Part 1

1. The Gambia farewells its first Vice President to die in office
2. UDP enunciates policy on International Day of Education
3. The state of the Gambian education system

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CTWPG – 24 January 2023 – Headlines Part 2

1. . OPINION: How Senegal politics will impact on the Gambia
2. Preparing for the Janjangbureh Kankurang Festival
3. Why are so many people being fired in tech?

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CTWPG – 23 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Hon Alhagie Mbowe, NAM Upper Saloum, pays tribute to soon-to-be-buried VP Badara Alieu Joof
2. Commuters rail at taxi drivers for not honouring agreement with government
3. Need for new Constitution impressed upon MPs
4. Area Councils’ role in restored “set-setal” clarified
5. US Lunar New Year party ends in bloodshed

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CTWPG – 20 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Electoral Commission details preparations for local government elections
2. Transport fares go up thrilling union president
3. Higher Education Minister and UTG Vice Chancellor address West African researchers
4. Training programme aims to put youths in line for better job prospects
5. Photojournalist pays tribute to late Vice President
6. New Zealand PM’s resignation no surprise to some
7. Millions on the move for Lunar New Year
8. Senegal opposition leader to face trial on rape charges
9. Friday Commentary

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CTWPG – 19 January 2023 – Headlines

• Special Edition: The Gambia’s Vice President Badara Alieu Joof dies at 66.

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CTWPG – 18 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Gambia turns to Interpol for assistance in tracking down ‘coup plotter’
2. Government accused of fueling destructive sand mining
3. Government says taxi fare hike is in public interest
4. KMC pushes back after Minister’s remarks on waste management
5. China population falls for first time in decades

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CTWPG – 17 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Gambia reintroduces Jammeh-era environmental clean-ups and reimposes ban on plastic bags
2. Enforcement of anti-litter laws high on environmental agency agenda
3. Foreign trawlers in Gambian waters blamed for dearth of fish
4. SPONSORED: GPA Port Development Project
5. ESSAY: Dilemma of a Police Officer
6. Is World Economic Forum still relevant?
7. Controversial Australian Cardinal penned explosive documents aimed at Francis’ papacy
8. What is oikophobia?

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CTWPG – 16 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Commentator’s take on Sallah-Jobarteh Coffee Time debate
2. Women fishmongers get aid to scale up their businesses
3. Book co-authored by Gambian migrant gets Gambia launch
4. Catholic priest burnt alive in Nigeria and 5 killed in DR Congo in deadly weekend for African Christians
5. China’s Covid spreads further
6. Long Covid hits 65 million people globally

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CTWPG – 13 January 2023 – Headlines

• EXCLUSIVE: Halifa Sallah debates Madi Jobarteh over the latter’s betrayal claim.

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CTWPG – 12 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Alagie Barrow on what the legacy of Solo Sandeng should be – end to impunity for his killers and their enablers
2. Gambia-EU ink three new financial agreements to strengthen democracy
3. SPONSORED: The fight against HIV/AIDS
4. Kabekel community plagued by environmental consequences of heavy mining
5. Diplomatic offensive takes UDP to EU Delegation
6. Australian Cardinal Pell dies; what’s his legacy in the Catholic Church

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CTWPG – 11 January 2023 – Headlines

1. State funeral and tribute service honours Solo Sandeng
2. Madi Jobarteh lashes out after President Barrow’s absence
3. Business as usual: Tuk-Tuks operate freely despite 2022 ultimatum
4. New York street named after Gambian immigrant
5. UK watchdog fines GTBank over money-laundering controls

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CTWPG – 10 January 2023 – Headlines Hour 1

1. Pa Samba Jow pays tribute to Solo Sandeng as state conducts “official funeral and tribute service”
2. As Senegal mourns accident victims Coffee Time commentator urges Sall and Barrow to improve road safety
3. Teachers end strike to allow authorities to work on meeting their wage demands
4. Alagie Barrow on why Ecomig is in Gambia for the long haul
5. Meteorologist explains cause of sandstorms over Gambia and how long until clear
6. Mourners gather for Solo Sandeng “official funeral and tribute service”

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CTWPG – 10 January 2023 – Headlines Hour 2

1. The Sola Mahoney Podcast (Jan 2023) – “Lessons From My Mother”
2. More people pay tribute to slain democracy defender Solo Sandeng ahead of dignified burial
3. 100s arrested in Brazil after storming government buildings
4. UDP leader, cabinet ministers, mayor of Banjul among those paying tribute to Solo Sandeng

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CTWPG – 09 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Student association urges government to grant teachers’ pay demands
2. Education Permanent Secretary says educators’ strike close to resolution
3. Murdered politician’s son welcomes government’s decision on dignified burial
4. Tackling clubfoot in Gambia and raising awareness of the condition
5. Senegal in mourning; rebels strike anew in Nigeria; journalists jailed in Sudan over president’s ‘wet’ trousers
6. Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace stormed by supporters of defeated president

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CTWPG – 06 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Government considering policies to ‘compel’ men to escort pregnant wives to hospital
2. Status of human rights and civil liberties in Gambia today
3. Donation of equipment boosts country’s preparation for African Paralympic Championship
4. Friday Commentary

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CTWPG – 05 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Foni MP attacks former President Jawara over human rights violations allegedly committed in wake of 1981 botched coup
2. Political scientist Essa Njie raises more questions about Barrow-government coup claims
3. Teachers strike over pay demands

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CTWPG – 04 January 2023 – Headlines

1. Government announces new arrests linked to alleged coup plot
2. First Lady Bah-Barrow launches sickle cell screening intiative
3. China’s Covid outbreak and its impact on global supply chain
4. Ukraine charges Russian commanders
5. Social media risk to youth health

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CTWPG – 03 January 2023 – Headlines Part 1

1. Catholic Bishop Mendy warns Gambian workers to guard against “falsehood, incompetence and exploitation”
2. Methodist Bishop Manga, urging state workers to be honest, declares “It cannot be the will of God that only a select few would prosper and the rest of us would suffer”
3. President of Supreme Islamic Council explains mediation in Momodou Sabally arrest and detention
4. President Barrow seeks to give hope in 2023 message
5. Pa Samba Jow looks back on 2022
6. GPA tackles audit report suppression allegations

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CTWPG – 03 January 2023 – Headlines Part 2

1. Sabally lawyer considers suing State over client’s detention
2. Joint Investigative Panel dismissed as “abuse of due process”
3. Q&A with Momodou Sabally, Campaign Manager, United Democratic Party

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CTWPG – 03 January 2023 – Headlines Part 3

1. Continuation: Q&A with Momodou Sabally.

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CTWPG – 30 December 2022 – Headlines

1. National Security Adviser speaks of civilian involvement in ‘coup plot’
2. UTG political science lecturer questions government’s evidence for ‘coup’ pronouncements
3. Lawyer claims he was denied access to client detained without charge
4. Barrow reshuffles Permanent Secretaries in quest for Public Service efficiency
5. Unseasonal rains hit Gambia
6. Brazilian football legend Pele dies at 82
7. SPONSORED: Amir Book Award

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CTWPG – 29 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Lack of new information fuels doubt about ‘coup’ authenticity
2. SPONSORED: HIV/AIDS in The Gambia
3. Prof Abdoulie Saine on Nyang-Sanneh Institute
4. Awareness campaign on Persons with Disability Act drawing to a close
5. NPP congress ends after contentious elections

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CTWPG – 28 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Government assembles “multi-sectoral” panel to investigate “coup plot”
2. Barrow appoints new National Security Adviser
3. Indian authorities inspect drug factories amid Gambia controversy
4. Chinese hospitals overwhelmed as last Covid restrictions removed
5. Ukraine promotes February peace summit but Russia role unclear
6. Afghan women standing up to Taliban

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CTWPG – 27 December 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. UDP Supremo Darboe lambasts Gambia’s judiciary in wake of campaign manager’s arrest and detention without charge
2. Momodou Sabally’s lawyer fears his client may be charged with treason over public comments
3. Demonstrator teargassed with detained politician’s wife speaks about the experience
4. NAYCONF 2022 closes

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CTWPG – 27 December 2022 – Headlines hour 2

1. OPINION: Gambia’s idea of maintenance
2. Minister of Transport, Works and Infrastructure Ebrima Sillah returns alongside Government Spokesman and Barrow adviser Ebrima G. Sankareh as malcontent Information Minister stages walkout

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CTWPG – 23 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Why some people feel loneliness and isolation during Christmas
2. Banjul youth prepare the city for Christmas by cleaning up and planting trees
3. UDP pick their candidate to replace defector Sheriffo Sonko in upcoming BAC elections
4. Cough Syrup saga revisited
5. Pope to return ancient pieces to Greek hands
6. Friday Commentary: the journalism on the Foni security crisis

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CTWPG – 22 December 2022 – Headlines

1. What is it like to be a woman in art today – an in-depth conversation with Ndeyfatou Ceesay
2. Political scientist Essa Njie helps us understand why some Gambians would like to see another successful military coup
3. And why UDP is delaying any public comment on the arrest and detention of its firebrand campaign manager

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CTWPG – 21 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambian soldier decorated with highest award for foreigners at renowned UK military academy
2. Man found dead in undercarriage of London-bound flight from Banjul
3. Opposition MP wades in on dispute over FM radio license for UDP-led local government authority
4. How people of African descent are treated in Australia
5. How possible charges against Trump are to be pursued
6. Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle article faces swift backlash

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CTWPG – 20 December 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. Gambian doctors perform various emergency operations as part of a two-day surgical camp
2. Historic deal reached at UN biodiversity conference
3. Barrow to launch investment, export promotion agency’s competitiveness improvement forum
4. GPA MD explains blackout at ferry terminal and gives update on port expansion project

CTWPG 20 December 2022 Podcast Pictorial Hour 2

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CTWPG – 20 December 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

1. International Migrants’ Day observed in The Gambia
2. UK plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda deemed lawful
3. National Assembly considers new Labour Bill
4. OPINION: Journalism
5. What extremism fomenting in Germany?
6. What goes on in our brains during the Christmas festive season
7. Trade Minister on competitiveness improvement forum, GamCIF

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CTWPG – 19 December 2022 – Headlines

1. African Development Bank allocates over $20m to Gambia for Banjul Port upgrade
2. Famed Catholic High School principal celebrates 25 years as priest, teacher and social worker
3. Teenage man with Gambian-sounding name to appear in court for dangerous human trafficking
4. Fate of UK-Rwanda migration deal hangs in the balance
5. Agriculture touted as panacea for youth unemployment as thousands gather for NAYCONF
6. Qatar’s alcohol-free family World Cup ends with Messi ruling soccer roost

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CTWPG – 16 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Tourism Minister chastises lawmaker after question on safety of Gambia for tourists
2. Trade reps from Guinea Bissau and Senegal meet with Gambian hosts to advance subregional business
3. Row over BCC Town Hall funding leads to impropriety charge against mayor
4. Gamworks holds annual general meeting
5. Kagame criticises US over ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s detention
6. Nigerian inflation rate climbs for 10th straight month
7. Friday Commentary

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CTWPG – 15 December 2022 – Headlines

1. CTWPG essayist Alagie Barrow on his book “The Dictator Is Us – My Truth Commission Journey”
2. Washington’s new trade and investment policy to counter China and Russia inroads in Africa
3. Gambia chosen for new MCC partnership
4. IMF approves over $27m credit facility for Gambia
5. Renowned Gambian artist exhibits textile paintings
6. France puts paid to Morocco and Africa’s World Cup final hopes

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CTWPG – 14 December 2022 – Headlines

1. NDMA to pay back Covid relief funds unaccounted for
2. Former junta member and Tourism Minister Yankuba Touray loses death sentence appeal
3. Supreme Court breaks Government stranglehold on area councils, reduces term of latter
4. Minister launches WB-funded project to build resilience and promote diversification of tourism sector
5. Qatar World Cup semifinal preview

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CTWPG – 13 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Foni renews demands for withdrawal of Senegalese troops as latest shooting victims laid to rest
2. National Assembly gives approval for Gambia-India agreement on visa exemption
3. GPA boss to launch investigation after port captain bribery allegations
4. Foni MP hits back at Government statement branding shooting victims non-citizens
5. OPINION: Africans and Revolutionary Thought
6. Gambia’s efforts to curb tobacco use
7. Qatar World Cup update

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CTWPG – 12 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Three more deaths in Foni; Government denies victims are Gambian citizens; father begs to differ
2. UDP sticks with Darboe as overall leader as Sabally takes over national campaign management
3. Bishop lifts last Covid restrictions on Gambian Catholic Church
4. Barrow deploys ministers to US-Africa Summit
5. Human Rights Day observed

Coffee Time 12 December 2022 Podcast

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CTWPG – 09 December 2022 – Headlines

1. UDP Congress gets underway amid talk of a Darboe-versus-Talib Ahmed Bensouda leadership contest?
2. Gambian-born US Democratic politician supporting KMC unimpressed with City’s cleanliness and orderliness
3. GRA Commissioner General defends new computerised system blamed for inflated customs charges
4. Friday Commentary

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CTWPG – 08 December 2022 – Headlines

1. The HIV-AIDS situation is The Gambia
2. FABB gives Nemakunku first community health facility
3. Activist calls for scrapping of agreement giving EU vessels right to fish in Gambian waters
4. Making body ointments out or baobab seeds
5. Qatar World Cup update

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CTWPG – 07 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Barrow opens religious conference touting Gambia’s time-honoured values of generosity and tolerance for different faiths
2. Foni community appeal for basic amenities to make life more comfortable
3. Malaria researcher awarded
4. Morocco stun Spain to become first Arab nation to reach a football World Cup quarterfinal

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CTWPG – 06 December 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. With a widening income gap between public officials and the governed is The Gambia worth loving?
2. National awards introduced in formal education sector to promote TVET
3. The Sola Mahoney Podcast – Dementia and Forgetfulness
4. Serekunda NAM on his position on country’s most expensive budget yet
5. Qatar update

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CTWPG – 06 December 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

• Ask The Finance and Economic Affairs Minister
  
  Honourable Seedy Keita takes listeners’ questions on his 2023 Budget

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CTWPG – 05 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambia’s first president gets posthumous award as Ecowas leaders agree to create military force for peace
2. Foni MPs call for removal of Senegalese soldiers from their territory as family of drone victim runs out of money to meet cost of treatment
3. Senegal loses to England at Qatar World Cup
4. Has Qatar tournament been a net force for good?

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CTWPG – 02 December 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambia prepares to receive African religious ministers and scholars
2. Human Rights Commission’s TRRC monitor group meets for first time
3. Introducing Jerreh Camp Lodge and Resort
4. Visually-impaired computer nerd on how he conquered his disability
5. More reaction to 2023 Budget
6. David Beckham and Qatar’s World Cup controversy
7. Friday Commentary

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CTWPG – 01 December 2022 – Headlines

1. World AIDS Day sit-down with NAS Executive Director Badgie
2. Activities leading up to World AIDS Day
3. Gambia’s only psychiatric hospital seeks autonomy
4. Political activist castigates Coffee Time analyst and lauds lawmaker who helped pass 2023 Budget
5. Analyst continues Budget dissection
6. Qatar World Cup update

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CTWPG – 30 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambia holds job fair as youth unemployment tops 40%
2. NGO holds retreat to review activities and plan ahead
3. President Barrow laid foundation stone of agribusiness training centre in CRR
4. Pa Samba Jow responds to Hon Alhagie Mbowe
5. Qatar 2022: Senegal first African team through to knockout stage
6. Super Eagles legend dies: music promoter Oko Drammeh remembers Oussou Njie Señor

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CTWPG – 29 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. Q&A with Hon. Alhagie Mbowe, Vice Chair, Finance and Public Affairs Committee, National Assembly of the Republic of The Gambia as he strongly defends the latest parliamentary pay increase condemned by Gambians all over

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CTWPG – 29 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

1. Hon. Madi Ceesay, Serekunda West, rebuts Hon Mbowe, says hiked salaries should be cut to save country’s failing economy
2. Gambia’s immigration chief denies Senegalese lawmaker’s claims about Gambian ID card
3. Qatar World Cup reports
4. OPINION: Gambia’s system is “Government of SOME people, by SOME people and for SOME people”

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CTWPG – 28 November 2022 – Headlines

1. “The Gambian people will never forgive these dishonourable Assembly Members,” fumes Sweden-based Fatty
2. Contributions to debate on 2023 Budget
3. Killer of Gambian-born mother and two children to appear in Nottinghham Crown Court
4. Ex-teacher donates to Kombo North school to honour 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
5. Africa news roundup
6. Qatar world Cup roundup

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CTWPG – 25 November 2022 – Headlines

1. National Assembly opens debate on money-spinning budget for parliamentarians
2. CTWPG essayists chastise lawmakers’ greed
3. 31-year-old white male charged with murders of Gambian mother and her children as Nottingham Gambians gather to show solidarity with bereaved families
4. Local NGO establishes Gambia’s first GBV helpline
5. UNDP Africa Director encourages Gambia to include women in decision-making on country’s development
6. Gambia to launch University of Senior Citizens
7. Touma Njie v Gibbi Mballow

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CTWPG – 24 November 2022 – Headlines

1. SPONSORED: HIV-AIDS in The Gambia
2. Gambian community in Nottingham to rally in support of family of mother who died with children in arson attack
3. National Assembly begins budget debate a day late
4. Farmers reject government price for groundnuts
5. OIC Gambia officially admit no summit in 2022

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CTWPG – 23 November 2022 – Headlines

1. UK Gambian Diaspora mourn “humble, kind, adorable” Fatoumatta Hydara, killed with her two children in arson attack on Nottingham home
2. African intel chiefs meet in Banjul to tackle growing web of regional terrorism
3. President Barrow unveils D40m+ loan scheme for women
4. World news roundup

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CTWPG – 22 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. Gambian needs own pavilion at future climate summits to press home country’s needs – Minister
2. Interior and Transport Ministers address survivors and victims of road traffic accidents
3. SPONSORED: GPA opens bids for Banjul Port modernisation
4. OPINION: How useful is partisan politics to Gambians – Barrow
5. OPINION: Self-perpetuating party leaders – Jow

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CTWPG – 22 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

1. Brikama Area Council Chairman promises
2. Albert Banjul women accuse mayor of unfulfilled promises
3. President announces new price for groundnuts, moots idea of cereal bank to mitigate galloping cost of living
4. Gambian capital still plagued by open defecation
5. Much-hyped Hakalang road now to be completed a year later than planned
6. OPINION: Qatar’s World Cup – Andersson-Bah

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Gambia’s Multipartyism and Self-Perpetuation of Party Leaders

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CTWPG – 21 November 2022 – Headlines

1. President Barrow’s ‘Meet The People’ tour, what he needs to tell the people
2. Youth Empowerment Project comes to an end as Barrow renews promise of 150,000 new jobs
3. Gambia welcomes Climate ‘Loss and Damage’ fund
4. Trees planted in memory of Gambians killed in road traffic accidents
5. Qatar’s long-savaged World Cup gets off to losing start
6. Veteran Gambian journalist on history of WC
7. Gambian football official “amazed” at Qatar’s WC infrastructure

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CTWPG – 18 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Brother of road traffic victim tells pain of losing a caring sister
2. Road crash survivor laments conditions at main hospital’s A&E
3. Head of Trauma and Orthopedics applauds creativity of emergency care teams in face of significant challenges
4. Transport Minister sympathises with road traffic victims ahead of remembrance day
5. Finance Minister denies agriculture given paltry allocation in budget estimates
6. Friday Commentary: greed

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CTWPG – 17 November 2022 – Headlines

1. SPONSORED: National Aids Secretariat discusses impact of Jammeh’s controversial Alternative Treatment Programme and Covid-19 pandemic on the fight against HIV-AIDS in The Gambia
2. Gambia’s Works Minister says D2bn is insignificant for Gambia’s road network needs
3. Politician and gender activist discusses activities in Nigeria

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SPONSORED: National Aids Secretariat discusses impact of Jammeh’s controversial Alternative Treatment Programme and Covid-19 pandemic on the fight against HIV-AIDS in The Gambia

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CTWPG – 16 November 2022 – Headlines

1. African experts and development partners gather to give impetus to higher education across the continent
2. Crypto crash vindicates CBG Governor
3. News roundup

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CTWPG – 15 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. Finance Minister presents 2023 draft estimates
2. Finance Minister’s public comment on corruption triggers call for investigation
3. SPONSORED: GPA updates on port charge structure and development at Banjul port
4. UNHCR uses new biometric system for registration of refugees in Gambia.

CTWPG 15 November 2022 Podcast Pictorial Hour 2

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CTWPG – 15 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

1. Q&A with Minister of Information, Hon. Lamin Queen Jammeh, and Government Spokesperson, Mr Ebrima G. Sankareh
2. OPINION: Why Gambia needs to rid it systems of the “What’s In It For Me” mindset

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OPINION: Why Gambia needs to rid it systems of the “What’s In It For Me” mindset

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CTWPG – 14 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Former TRRC workers take up activism for peace and stability
2. GPU school of journalism holds first public ceremony for graduating students
3. The IEC discusses what it can and cannot do about political party congresses
4. Macky Sall to speak at G20 Summit, Ghana’s under-fire finance minister wants to deliver 2023 budget speech, UK and France governments unite against cross-Channel migration

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CTWPG – 11 November 2022 – Headlines

1. As Gambian tourism bounces back after pandemic small operators expect
2. Road safety advocates to plant trees in campaign to remember victims of traffic accidents
3. Stakeholders discuss meaningful ways to institutionalise youth participation in politics
4. ‘Never Again Network’ to be set up to prevent recurrence of Jammeh-era atrocities
5. Friday Commentary

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CTWPG – 10 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Anti-inflation demo delayed to give constructive negotiations a chance
2. Educators ask for better teaching conditions
3. As local council election date revealed, press union chief laments impunity for attacks on journalists
4. Batokunku says ‘no’ to further sand mining
5. Alagie Barrow’s take on recent language drama in National Assembly

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CTWPG – 09 November 2022 – Headlines

1. At UN Cop27 The Gambia urges wealthy nations to pay compensation to vulnerable states hit by climate-fuelled disasters
2. After 75 years, MRC is still fostering healthcare and research in The Gambia
3. Faced by growing environmental destruction, Batokunku youth mount stiff resistance to sand mining in their community
4. UN refugee agency to introduce biometric system for verification of refugees in The Gambia
5. A thought on the St Therese’s ‘veil controversy’

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CTWPG – 08 November 2022 – Headlines

1. MRC at 75, President Barrow to make speech on research unit’s evolution
2. Q&A with Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Hon. Ousman Bah, on vision for the Gambia

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CTWPG – 08 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

1. Q&A with Minister of Communication and Digital Economy and Government Spokesperson and Presidential Adviser on Diaspora Affairs,
   Mr. Ebrima G. Sankareh

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CTWPG – 07 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambia’s Vice President to address the UN’s annual climate summit in wake extreme weather event in country
2. Higher Education Minister Prof. Gomez talks up Government’s democracy credentials
3. Student union leader decries neglect of country’s ‘backbone’ College producing nation’s teachers, agriculturists, public health officers, nurses
4. Families of AKI deaths refuse government compensation while pushing for justice
5. Gambian community in Turkey deny reports of repression by Turkish security agents
6. Renowned Senegalese journalist detained in Dakar over publication
7. Africa news roundup

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Justice For 66+ Chairman Tells Government To Keep Its Money, Victims Want Truth And Justice.

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CTWPG – 04 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambia’s Climate Change Minister on country’s expectations of Cop27
2. Former Agric Minister weighs in on land-to-US-embassy controversy
3. Government asked to consider use of limited Gambian land for country rather than foreign interests
4. Environment Minister insists Government knows what’s it doing because ministers and their technical teams are also good citizens

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CTWPG – 03 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Government accused of “attack on the legacy of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara” following decision to relocate US embassy to biodiverse environs of Monkey Park
2. Happy ending to story of Gambian migrant worker held in Lebanese servitude for nearly a decade
3. Government-media relations described as “antagonistic”
4. Lazarus Rising: former rulers bounce back in Brazil and Israel

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Environmental Activist Lambasts Gambia’s Greenwashing

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CTWPG – 02 November 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambian farmers demand a higher price for their groundnuts
2. Russian POWs in Ukraine share their experiences
3. World news roundup

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CTWPG – 01 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. Immigration campaign group laments lack of cooperation of Gambia’s consulate in Lebanon
2. Gambia attends Africa Tourism Leadership Forum
3. Essayist on why European tourists may be turned away from The Gambia this winter
4. The Sola Mahoney Podcast – November edition
5. Alagie Barrow on the VP and his convoys

CTWPG 01 November 2022 Podcast Pictorial Hour 2

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CTWPG – 01 November 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

1. Q&A with Minister of Information Hon. Lamin Queen Jammeh on burning issues including Government’s ‘MoU’ with US embassy on permanent property allocation.

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The Sola Mahoney Podcast

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Alagie Barrow on the VP and his convoys

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CTWPG – 31 October 2022 – Headlines

1. Gambians in despair in Turkey look to their government for help
2. First Lady donates mammography machine to tackle second leading cause of death in Gambian women
3. Senior health officer calls for strict enforcement of country’s tobacco control laws
4. World news headlines

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CTWPG – 28 October 2022 – Headlines

1. Exclusive interview with The Gambia’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice Alhaji Hon. Dawda Jallow

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CTWPG – 27 October 2022 – Headlines

1. Speaker and fiery MP clash as National Assembly meet over deadly health emergency
2. Banjul North MP explains she wouldn’t withdraw liar accusation against Deputy Speaker
3. US-based artiste releases song on multitude of problems besetting The Gambia
4. The Gambia has 24 hours to correct safety and sanitation problems at country’s sole airport
5. Tourism and Culture Minister reacts to scathing song on Barrow’s crisis-ridden Gambia

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US-based Gambian artiste releases song on multitude of problems besetting The Gambia

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CTWPG – 26 October 2022 – Headlines

1. National Assembly convenes in extraordinary session to consider AKI health emergency
2. Rwanda responds dismissively to UAE visa ban reports as Gambia remains tight-lipped about situation of its citizens
3. Campaign intensifies for repatriation of Gambians stranded in Libya
4. Africa news roundup

Coffee Time 26 October 2022 Podcast

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CTWPG – 25 October 2022 – Headlines Hour 1

1. Women in Kololi protest sale of farmland to developers
2. Minister of Finance “not with-hunting Nawec”
3. GPA Boss tells Gambians expect major news about port development soon

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CTWPG – 25 October 2022 – Headlines Hour 2

1. UAE bans Gambia from 30-day visa applications
2. UDP excoriates Government’s attempt to dodge ‘unretired imprest’ bullet
3. Alagie Barrow on Government’s response to criticism
4. Three-wheel drivers mull court action to keep vehicles on road
5. Brikama Area Council shuns CTWPG amid growing calls for sanitisation of stinking market
6. Information Minister Hon. Lamin Queen Jammeh on mission to Turkey
7. Higher Education Minister Hon. Prof. Pierre Gomez on trop to Germany
8. October 25 last day for seasonal rainfall in Gambia

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UDP SLAMS GOVT RESPONSE TO IMPREST SAGA

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ALAGIE BARROW ON PUBLIC OFFICIALS’ RESPONSE TO CRITICISM

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CTWPG – 24 October 2022 – Headlines

1. School funding cuts put Gambian children with special educational needs at risk
2. Gambia holds dialogue on country’s transition to democracy as book on the stalled process is launched
3. Africa news roundup
4. Chinese President tightens grip on power

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CTWPG – 21 October 2022 – Headlines

1. Government rolls out massive measles and rubella vaccination campaign
2. Minister of Justice addresses UN New York meeting on Gambia’s transitional justice process
3. National Human Rights Commission chairman addresses UN Geneva meeting on the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
4. Book on Gambia’s transition to democracy to be launched as part of dialogue on building strong rule-of-law institutions
5. Teacher, award-winning author and social activist launches foundation for girls’ education promotion
6. Friday Commentary

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CTWPG – 20 October 2022 – Headlines

1. “We will do what they want us to do” – Tourism Minister Hamat Bah on Titan Airlines withdrawal notice
2. In lethal cough syrup scandal head of Pharmacy Society denies conflict of interest charge
3. Socialists speak out on social, political and economic developments as well as the health scandal
4. Government reveals how much of lost imprest funds recovered
5. Chaos of UK politics
6. US: Democrats focus on abortion ahead of midterms

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CTWPG – 19 October 2022 – Headlines

1. Another tour operator mulls Gambia pullout due to safety concerns at Banjul International Airport
2. Gambia rolls out measles-rubella vaccines amid waning confidence in health authorities
3. Open selling of expired food and other items exposes Gambians to health risks
4. President Barrow receives invitation to visit Cuba
5. Youth organisation meets stakeholders to discuss drug policy reform and harm reduction

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