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Contractor Should Provide Compensation to Kerr Gallow Electrocution Victims, Says NAWEC...

Assan Bah The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has completed its internal investigation into the fatal electrocution incident that claimed the lives of seven...

Auditor General Raises Concern Over Unrecovered Government Employee Loans

Kebba AF Touray The Auditor General (AG) of the National Audit Office (NAO) has raised concerns regarding the government’s failure to recover over 2.5 million...

AG Queries Legitimacy of Over D2 Million in Allowance Payments

By Kebba AF Touray The Auditor General (AG) has raised concerns over the payment of allowances totaling D2,066,000, which he said could not be verified. In...

Cuba Seeks Gambia’s Support at UN to End U.S. Blockade

By Assan Bah The Cuban Ambassador to The Gambia, Carmelina Ramirez Rodriguez, has urged the Government of The Gambia and the international community to support Cuba’s...

Young Gambian Translator Registered as First African Member of Jordanian Translators’...

In a historic achievement for The Gambia and the West African region, Morro ML Minteh, a young Gambian scholar from Darou Barakat village of...

Auditor General Questions GMD 4.4 Million in Salary Increments

By Kebba AF Touray The Auditor General (AG) of the National Audit Office (NAO) has raised concerns over the payment of GMD 4,415,694.48 in salary...

Serekunda Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of Missing Nigerian National

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has arrested a Gambian national, Wurry Barry, in connection with the disappearance and killing of 44-year-old Nigerian...

“The Sea is a Gigantic Cemetery”: NGOs, Refugees Protest Italy-Libya Migration...

“The sea is a gigantic cemetery. Italy is Libya’s accomplice.” This chilling accusation echoed through Rome’s Piazza Vidoni on Saturday, as NGOs, refugees, and...

Gambia’s Information Chief Calls for Ethical Digital Governance in Africa

By Muhammed S Bah Chairperson of the Gambia Information Commission, Neneh MacDouall-Gaye, has called for stronger safeguards on digital privacy and freedom of expression in...

Data Protection Law Boosts Gambia’s Digital Rights- Dr. Ceesay

Gambia’s Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has said the country’s new Personal Data Protection and Privacy Act is a...

HALIFA LECTURES YOUNG LEGISLATORS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The National Youth Parliament (NYP) on Saturday October 18, 2025 organized a capacity-building program ahead of the inauguration of the 10th legislature after its...

Crab Island TVET Chair Ousman Sillah Urges Concrete Action on Apprenticeships...

The Board Chair of Crab Island Technical and Vocational Education Training Centre (TVET) and former Banjul North Parliamentarian, Ousman Sillah, has called for urgent...

African Civil Society Demands Reparations and Inclusion at NGO Forum

The 85th Forum of NGOs in Africa opened in Banjul on Saturday, bringing together human rights defenders, civil society organizations, and regional advocates to...

NAO Uncovers Over GMD 1.6 Billion in Uncleared Transit Accounts

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has raised concerns over uncleared transit accounts amounting to more than GMD 1.6 billion in its...

Audit Report Flags Missing Documents in D32.5 Million Disbursement by Presidency

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that the Office of the President (OP) failed to provide key supporting documents for...

SAPOF Project Trains Farmers, Entrepreneurs to Boost Sustainable Agriculture

By Kebba AF Touray A new wave of opportunity is taking root in The Gambia’s agricultural sector as ActionAid International, The Gambia, through its SAPOF...

GPU, UNESCO Launch Training to Bolster Safety of Women Journalists

By Mariama Marong The Gambia Press Union (GPU), in collaboration with the Women Journalists Association of The Gambia (WoJAG) and with support from UNESCO, has...

China Shares Lessons on Poverty Reduction

By Ndey Sowe, Reporting from Beijing, China Poverty remains one of the most pressing challenges confronting developing countries, which are home to more than 70...

Chief Justice Swears In New Disciplinary Committee to Regulate Legal Practice

The Chief Justice of The Gambia, Hassan B. Jallow, on Wednesday presided over the swearing-in of members of newly constituted Disciplinary Committees established under...

Rainy Season Not Over Yet, Says Chief Meteorologist

By Madiba Singhateh The Chief Meteorologist at the Department of Water Resources (DWR), Mr. Tijan Bojang, has said the rainy season is not over yet, despite public...