SASASNET-NBTE TRAIN STAKEHOLDERS ON RPL IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) and the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in Nigeria, with funding from the federal Tertiary...
Ghana Invites Sahel Leaders to ECOWAS 50th Anniversary Launch
By Kebba AF Touray
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has extended a formal invitation to the military-led governments of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger...
IMF Backs Gambia with $82M Deal
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with the Government of The Gambia on two critical fronts: a Resilience and Sustainability...
Local Government Commission Investigates BCC’s D1.3 Million Contract for Coconut Seedlings
By Makutu Manneh
The Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday continued with its investigation into the transparency and accountability of a 2020 procurement deal...
Police Seize $23,100 & 57.5 Million CFA in Suspected Counterfeit Currency
By Nelson Manneh
The Gambia Police Force arrested a Nigerian national and recovered a substantial quantity of suspected counterfeit foreign currency, in what law enforcement...
Government stops the salaries of 1424 ghost public servants
The Ministry of Public Service, Administrative Reform, Policy Coordination & Delivery through the Personnel Management Office carried out two phases of Staff Audit in...
Gambia’s Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Yankuba Touray
Affirms Murder Conviction
By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx)
The Supreme Court of the Gambia has set aside the death sentence of Yankuba Touray, a former military junta...
Ex-Jungler Micheal Sang Correa Convicted of Torture in U.S
By Mustapha Jallow
A U.S. federal jury on Tuesday found Michael Sang Correa, a former member of Jammeh’s notorious paramilitary unit known as the Junglers,...
Seedy Keita Hands Over EBID Chairmanship to Ghana’s Finance Minister
By Yankuba Jallow, Special Report
The 23rd Ordinary Session of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has wrapped...
CityLink Probe Reveals D13.8 Million Dustbin Deal Reached Without Market Survey
By Makutu Manneh
A senior finance official at the Banjul City Council on Monday appeared before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, facing tough questions...
Green-Up Gambia Founder Testifies in CityLink Probe
By Makutu Manneh
Kemo Fatty, the founder of the environmental advocacy group Green-Up Gambia, told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Monday that he...
EBID Grants $10 Million Loan to Gambia to Boost Food Security
By Yankuba Jallow
The President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), Dr. George Agyekum Donkor, has announced a $10 million public sector...
UNICEF Meets Government to Advance Children Welfare
By Ndey Sowe
As a demonstration of their commitment to deliver tangible results for children and adolescents in the country, UNICEF-Gambia has held its first...
ACHPR Gears Up for Second Joint Special Mechanism Forum in Gambia
By Kebba AF Touray
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) is gearing up for its second joint special mechanism forum in the...
Tanji Youth Embark on Road Rehabilitation Ahead of Rainy Season
By Assan Bah
‘Tanji Youth in Solidarity for Development’, in collaboration with the Tanji Village Development Committee, recently embarked on a road rehabilitation exercise ahead...
Non-existence of smuggling laws rendering Gambia launchpad for West African migrants
Biran Gaye
With the scramble for greener pastures and escape from political upheaval gaining momentum in West Africa, irregular migrants are increasingly using The Gambia...
President Barrow pledges to commit funds for reparation as foreign aid...
By Biran Gaye
President Adama Barrow has vowed that his administration will commit funds annually to the Reparations Fund to support the victims of human...
Security Officers Commence Training on Vessel Rummaging
By Nelson Manneh
Security officers from different security agencies in the country, on Monday, 14 April 2025 commenced week-long training on vessel rummaging.
Vessel rummaging, also known...
MoHERST Reviews Draft National Research Bill, Other Policy Documents
By Ndey Sowe
The Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), Professor Pierre Gomez, last Saturday, April 12, 2025, presided over the opening...
NHRC Urges Government to Develop National Policy for Older Persons
By Ndey Sowe
In commending the Government on its role in the open-ended inter-governmental working group on the rights of older persons, the National Human...
