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Gambia Police Force Urged to Respect Constitutional 72-Hour Detention Limit

 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to strictly comply with the constitutional requirement that detainees be...

Financial Services Employee Granted Bail of D1.9 Million Property in Theft...

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) A former Credit Officer at Reliance Financial Services’ Brusubi Branch, Ousainou Faal, has been granted bail by the Bundung Magistrate Court...

GADHOH Celebrates Deaf Students’ Outstanding 2025 WASSCE Results

By Assan Bah The Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (GADHOH) has commended the remarkable achievements of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in...

Sports Resume at Manjai Football Field After MoU Agreement

By Assan Bah After months of tension between the Manjai Sports Association Committee and local community members over the use of the Manjai Football Field,...

PURA Moves to Protect Consumers, Stabilize Telecoms Sector

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has announced the introduction of a temporary floor price for mobile data services in The Gambia, following a...

UNICEF, WFP Strengthen Partnership to Tackle Malnutrition in Gambia

By Ndey Sowe The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to intensify...

We Will Defend Our Historical and Legal Boundaries – Kartong Protesters

By Hatab Nyang and Louise Jobe Hundreds of residents of Kartong, joined by villagers from Berending, marched on Sunday to protest against what they described...

GRA Unveils Digital Tax Revolution with ITAS

By Ndey Sowe The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has said the introduction of the new Integrated Tax Administration System...

“Procurement Drives Value in Managing Resources,” Says GPPA DG Jaiteh

By Kebba AF Touray Mr. Phoday Jaiteh, the Director General of the Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA), has said that procurement drives values in managing...

Three Women Charged Over Alleged FGM-Linked Death of Infant

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force has charged three women in connection with the death of a one-month-old baby girl in Wellingara, suspected to...

Police Arrest 19 Suspected Online Scammers in Brusubi

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force (GPF) has launched an investigation into an alleged online scamming operation after a patrol team arrested 19 suspects...

GRA Engages Professional Bodies on New Digital Tax System

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has organized a day-long sensitization workshop to raise awareness of the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) among...

ECOWAS Set to Launch Business Council in September

                New apex body to boost trade in West Africa Muhammed S. Bah Arrangements are in full swing for the inauguration of the 21-member ECOWAS Business...

Seven Men Admit to Public Order Offenses in Kanifing Court

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Seven men have pleaded guilty topublicly publicly d order offenses, including assaulting a police officer, after an incident earlier this month...

Gov’t Eyes 90% Electricity Coverage by end of 2025

By Assan Bah The Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Mr. Nani Juwara, has announced that the government is on course to achieve 90% electricity...

Energy Minister Advocates for Renewable Energy Diversification

By Assan Bah At the recent Ministerial Town Hall Meeting dubbed ‘Mansa Kunda,’ Nani Juwara, Minister of Petroleum, Energy, and Mines, emphasised the urgent need...

Two Men in Military Fatigue Reportedly Flee After Vulture Killings in...

By Madiba Singhateh The Chief of Nianija, Dawda York, said on Sunday, August 10, that two men dressed in soldier uniforms escaped on a motorbike...

Police Investigate Death of Infant in Wellingara

By Nelson Manneh  The Public Relations Officer of the Gambia Police Force, (GPF), Cadet Assistant Superintendent Modou Musa Sisawo, said detectives are currently investigating the...

Energy Minister Warns Against Sand Mining on Beaches

By Assan Bah Mr. Nani Juwara, the Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines has warned against illegal sand mining gripped by coastal communities in the...

Energy Minister Says No Oil  Discovered in The Gambia

By Assan Bah Mr. Nani Juwara, the Minister of Petroleum, Energy and Mines said no oil has been discovered in the Gambia so far, despite...