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General News

SSHFC Pays D84.4 Million as Interests to Provident Fund Members

By: Kebba AF Touray Omar P. Sabally, Senior Audit Manager at the Performance Unit of the National Audit Office (NAO), has disclosed to members of...

‘Poverty-Inequality Pose High Risk to Africa’s Peace, Prosperity’

By Mariama MarongThe United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Executive Secretary, Antonio Pedro said poverty and inequality in Africa pose high risks to...

Lack of Magistrates Delay Cases at Brikama Magistrates’ Court

By Louise Jobe Litigants with cases at the Brikama Magistrate Court have decried to this reporter that their cases cannot proceed due to lack of...

NAO Discloses That SSHFC Spent D612 Million Between The Fiscal Periods...

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office has in its report on the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation, reveals that the cooperation has...

CDS Drammeh Wins Africa Peace, Security Award

By Makutu Manneh The Gambia’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lieutenant General Yakuba A. Drammeh, has won the Africa Peace and Security Leader of the...

No Waiving of Registration Requirements of Drugs

By: Kebba AF Touray The Executive Director of the Medicine Control Agency (MCA), Markieur Janneh Kaira, has debunked claims that the Agency is going to...

Fire Destroys 16 Motel Rooms in Serrekunda

By Bubacarr Gaye Sixteen (16) rooms at the Dunya Motel Lodge at Serrekunda Bartez have been destroyed by fire on Thursday, 22February 2023. Abou Ceesay, a...

Lawyer Questions Sabally Over Comments Made against Abubacar Jawara

By Kemeseng Sanneh Lawyer Ida Drammeh representing business tycoon Abubacar Jawara on Friday continued with her cross-examination Momodou Sabally over comments he made about his...

Gambia Signs Agreement With SICPA To Boost Revenue

By Mustapha Jallow / Fatoumatta Conteh The Gambia Government through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA), in partnership with the Gambia Revenue Authority...

NAO Advises President’s Office to Ensure Judicious Utilisation of Public Funds

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office in its report on the 2019 accounts of the government, said it has advised the Office of...

Petitions Committee Probes into Situation of Stranded Gambians in UAE

By: Kebba AF Touray The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Public Petitions, last week engaged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to provide them with updates...

Commissioners to Probe into Councils Sworn-in

By Makutu Manneh The Members of Commission of Inquiry into the conduct of all councils were sworn in on Friday 24th February 2023, at State...

Cases Delay At Brikama Magistrates’ Court Due to Lack of Transport

By Louise Jobe Litigants have decried to this reporter that their cases cannot proceed because of lack of Magistrates at the Brikama Magistrate Court. They...

Immigration Commissioner Urges Gov’t. To Them Contracts  

By Ndey Sowe Ebrima Mboob, the Commissioner for Administration at the Gambia Immigration Department (GID), said Government should technically involve them when looking into contracts...

State Searching for Khadija Kebbeh

By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX) State Counsels from the Ministry of Justice have informed the high court they are searching for Khadija Kebbeh to arrest her,...

Army Captain Explains How He Exposed December 2022 Foiled Coup

By Yankuba Jallow & Kemeseng Sanneh Captain Mamat Jobe of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), on Tuesday explained to the high court how he divulged...

KMC CEO Says She Could Not Have Access To Her Office

By Makutu Manneh Sainabou Martin Sonko, The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC), has informed the press that she was denied entry...

Platform to Improve Free Movement Across Border Launched

By Ndey Sowe The Operations of The Gambia’s National Platform on Cross-Border Cooperation and Free Movement and Migration (CBC-FMM) was recently launched at the Ministry...

Trafficking For Sexual Exploitation Less Detected During Covid-19 Period

By Ndey Sowe The Global report on Trafficking in Persons, 2022 has indicated that trafficking for sexual exploitation was less detected during the Covid-19 pandemic. According...

Gunjur Ward Councillor Speaks On Achievements

By Hatab Nyang Gunjur Ward Councillor Momodou Charreh Gibba, in a chat with this medium has explained some of his achievements. Mr Gibba became the...