Saturday, July 5, 2025

General News

Teachers Commence Industrial Action

By Assan Bah / Nelson Manneh Schools from Regions 1 and 6 have officially opened but learning remains as no teachers could be found in...

Twenty Five GRA Staff Conclude Training On Revenue Law

By Mustapha Jallow About twenty five staff from the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), concluded a five day intensive training on revenue laws. The training was...

“Cost Of Parliamentary Politics Is Driven By Patronage

Biran Gaye The Centre for Research and Policy Development (CRPD) Gambia, a non-governmental organization and democracy advocate, in partnership with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy...

Aspiring Independent Candidate Speaks Ahead of BAC Elections 

By Louise Jobe Lamin Jammeh, a native of Kombo Sukuta, has disclosed to this medium last weekend, his intention to contest in the upcoming Local...

Gambians Express Concern With Soaring Cost Of Rent

By Fatoumatta Conteh & Amadou Manjang Gambians and residents of the Gambia, continue to raise their worries and concerns about the skyrocketing cost of house...

Momodou Sabally’s Lawyers Withdraw Their Motion

By Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) Lawyers Bory S. Touray and Abdoulie Fatty for Momodou Sabally have withdrawn their motion that sought to challenge his prolonged detention. Lawyer...

Teachers to Embark On Nationwide Industrial Strike

By Assan Bah The Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU), has issued a notice yesterday Tuesday January 3rd 2023, informing teachers and other education personnel across the...

Gambia Loses Over Two Billion Dalasi Annually Due to Road Traffic...

By Lamin Njie, Ministry of Transport It is estimated that each year, road traffic deaths and injuries cost the Gambia over two billion dalasi in...

Suspects in “Kololi” murder remanded 

By Mustapha Jallow  The three (3) suspects who were allegedly involved in killing a young adult in Kololi were arraigned in court and later remanded,...

Court Remands Three in Connection to December Foiled Coup Plot

By Louise Jobe A trial magistrate in Banjul on Tuesday, 3rd January remanded two civilians and one police officer in connection to the foiled coup...

Low Sales of Groundnuts at ‘Seccos’

By Lamin Fatty Secco (buying point) presidents decried the low sales of groundnut at their seccos. This reporter went round seccos in all the districts of...

Baja Kunda Ward Generates D1Million Revenue in 5 Years

By: Kebba AF Touray Omar Garry, the Councillor for Baja Kunda Ward, disclosed that the Ward generated a total revenue of one million and one...

PDOIS Selects Two Candidates Ahead of March Local Government Elections

By: Kebba AF Touray from Wellingara Yareh, Wuli East, URR The People’s Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) party on Sunday 1st January 2023,...

Government Announces Reduction In Fuel Prices

By Makutu Manneh A press release from the Ministry of Information has indicated a reduction in fuel prices by the Government starting from January 1st...

2 Witnesses Explain How They Were Cajoled in Cocaine Trial

By Louise Jobe & Kemeseng Sanneh (Kexx) One Amadou Bah, a labourer at the Gambia Ports Authority on Thursday testified in the Banta Keita cocaine...

Live Shell Retrieved From Farmland In Foni

By Nelson Manneh Members of the Gambia Armed Force stationed in Kanilai, on Saturday 31st December 2022 discovered and retrieved a live (unexploded) shell in...

Health Officials Deny Sering Ndigal Followers New Birth Certificate

A residence of one of the Ndigal Followers By Nelson Manneh The followers of Sering Ndigal in Kerr Mot Hali Village who are currently in exile...

Skills Centre For Sukuta Worth Over D4 Million To Be Ready...

By Fatoumatta Conteh / Mustapha Jallow Babucarr Cham, the Chairperson of Sukuta Village Development Committee (VDC), recently said that the construction of a multi-purpose skills...

GPPA Signs E-Procurement Portal with Zig-Teach

By Amadou Manjang / Aja-Musu Bah   The Gambia Public Procurement Authority (GPPA), yesterday Thursday, 29th December 2022, signed an e-procurement portal and document management system...

Four Men May Face Prosecution On Scamming Allegations  

By Mustapha Jallow / Fatoumatta Conteh Four Nigerian nationals are likely to face prosecution on scamming allegations by the Gambia Police Force (GPF). The quartet...