Tuesday, December 24, 2024

General News

OMVG leaders sign three new conventions

By Makutu Manneh & Amadou Manjang Leaders of the Organization for the Development of The Gambia River Basin (OMVG) have signed three new Conventions at...

OMVG Urges Settlement of Arrears From Member States

By Makutu Manneh  During its 11th Ordinary Session and conference of heads of states and governments, leaders of the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (OMVG)...

Minister Says Work Afoot to Develop Regulations for Tour Operators

By Kebba AF Touray Mr. Abdoulie Jobe, the Minister of Tourism and Culture, has said that work is in progress to develop regulations for international...

SCRAMBLE FOR PASSPORTS

The announcement that there is a legal way to go to Saudi Arabia and Spain for employment has motivated young men and women to...

Pensioner Urges President Barrow to Increase Underpaid Pensioners’ Pay 

Alagie Mbye Jeng, a pensioner, has written an open letter to President Adama Barrow and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, demanding the...

UTG Students Leader Says Reinstatement of Staff not Under the Union’s...

By Nelson Manneh Mr Nyaninka Manjang, the president of the University of the Gambia Students Union, has said the reinstatement of lecturers at the University...

Teachers Resume Work After Gov’t Disbursed November Salary 

By Nelson Manneh  Teachers who embarked on a sit-down strike on Monday 2nd December 2024 for not receiving their November salaries yesterday returned to their...

WHY HASN’T THE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRADE SEASON NOT...

In 2023, the President announced the date of the commencement of the groundnut trade season which was established as 4th December, 2023. Today is 4th December,...

THE NEED FOR PROPER GOVERNANCE IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

Education has its academic, administrative, management and governance sectors. All the sectors must operate efficiently, effectively and fairly in order for the system to...

Gambia College Introduces ‘Game Changing’ Distance Learning

By Yankuba Jallow Universities and colleges worldwide have grappled with challenges in identifying how best to deploy technology to help their students succeed – especially...

UTG Students demand reinstatement of sacked lecturers

By Amadou Manjang  The students of the University of the Gambia on Monday staged a protest demanding the reinstatement of Dr Gibba and Matarr Njie...

GTU calls off strike after Gov’t disburses pay

By Nelson Manneh  The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) in a press release issued on Monday 2nd December 2024 has called off the strike by teachers...

UN Launches Hub to Catalyse Deeper Understanding of Peace-building Impact

 By Ndey Sowe The United Nations Peace Building Support Office (PBSO) of the Department of Political and peace building Affairs (DPPA) has launched the Peace...

Body of Late Former Speaker Abdoulie Bojang Laid in State

By Kebba AF Touray In what was a tearful and emotional event, the body of the late former Speaker, Hon. Abdoulie Bojang, was yesterday, Monday,...

Power Cut Impedes Local Government Commission of Inquiry Hearing

By Makutu Manneh The public hearings of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry have not taken place since last week Thursday because of the fluctuating...

56 died in clashes in football match in Guinea

By Biran Gaye Provisional report released by the Guinean government has revealed that 56 people died and and many injured in a clash during football...

Journalists Trained on Conflict-Sensitive Reporting for TRRC White Paper

By Sariba Manneh Officials and participants The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), in collaboration with the Gambia Press Union (GPU) and with...

GCCI Connects Producers, Buyers through GIRAV Project

By Madiba Singhateh  The Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday, 28 November 2024, held a B2B networking event to foster partnership between producers...

Wuli East Lawmaker Calls for Proper Debt Management of the Economy

By Kebba AF Touray Hon. Suwaibou Touray, the National Assembly Member for Wuli East has called for proper management of the Gambia’s debt during the...

Police Officer in Custody for Alleged Misconduct on Beachgoers

By Nelson Manneh  The Spokesperson of the Gambia Police Force Cadet Assistance Superintendent Modou Musa Sisawo reported during the weekend, that the Tourism Security Unit...