Friday, May 9, 2025

General News

Ex-BCC Finance Director Momodou Camara Continues Testimony about Alleged  Irregularities 

By Makutu Manneh Momodou Camara, a former finance director and member of the Steering Committee overseeing the Banjul-Ostend EU project on Monday testified that hiring...

Local Fishers Learn Vessel Tracking to Protect Marine Resources

By Madiba Singhateh Small-scale fishers from the coastal communities of Kombo South and North have undergone intensive training on the use of Vessel Monitoring Systems...

African Civil Society Demands Reparative Justice Across the Continent

By Nelson Manneh In a call that echoed across the halls of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, activists, civil society leaders, and...

Girls’ Pride Gambia Uses Board Game to Train Police on Gender...

By Alieu Bobb In a creative twist to police training, Girls’ Pride Gambia has turned law enforcement learning into a board game challenge—aimed at tackling...

GPU President Calls for Improved Journalism, Standards

By Assan Bah Isatou Keita, President of the Gambia Press Union (GPU), has called for a collective commitment to raising the standards of journalism in...

Journalists Express Concern Over Poor Wages, Working Conditions

By Assan Bah Journalists from various media outlets across The Gambia have raised serious concerns over what they describe as exploitative working conditions, inadequate salaries,...

Journalists Undergo Training on Child-Sensitive Reporting and GBV Coverage

By Nelson Manneh Media personnel across The Gambia have commenced a capacity-building training on child-sensitive reporting and ethical coverage of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual...

U.S. Embassy in The Gambia Faces Possible Closure Amid Trump-Era State...

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives The United States government is reportedly considering shutting down its embassy in The Gambia, an unprecedented diplomatic retreat that...

Civil Servants Say Labour Day Means Nothing Without Better Pay

By Nelson Manneh As Gambians joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Workers' Day, many government employees used the occasion to voice their...

Undoing Jammeh’s Legal Legacy: Gambia’s Dormant Reform Engine

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives  When Yahya Jammeh’s authoritarian regime crumbled in 2017, a wave of hope swept across The Gambia. The new government,...

Justice Delayed: The Gambia’s Victims Demand Broader Accountability

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives  The arrest warrant for Sanna Manjang, a key figure in the Jammeh regime, has offered some relief to victims...

Audit Exposes Alleged Fraudulent Payments of Over D2 Million at EFSTH

By Kebba AF Touray In a special audit report on the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH), the National Audit Office (NAO) has exposed alleged...

MoHERST Validates New Research Policies to Strengthen Governance

By Assan Bah The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) on Wednesday convened a one-day validation workshop to review the draft National...

Turning Point for Healthcare

Gambia Closer to NHIS Rollout Through Tariff Negotiation, Consensus Building By Ndey Sowe In a landmark step toward transforming healthcare in The Gambia, the National Health...

NAO Flags Unauthorised D3 Million Allowance Hike at Banjul City Council

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has recommended that the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Project Manager of the Banjul City...

Audit Finds Over D1.7 Million Paid to Ghost Workers at Edward...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has uncovered that more than 1.7 million dalasis were paid to so-called ghost workers at the...

Microfinance Operator Accused of Staging Robbery to Cover Financial Mismanagement

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force is investigating a suspected case of staged robbery at the Younna Microfinance office in Kalagi Village, West Coast...

MAJaC Trains Gambia, Bissau Reporters

By Nelson Manneh The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), with support from UNESCO and the UN Peacebuilding Fund, has launched a three-day international...

Study Reveals High Rates of ‘Shigella’ Related Diarrhea, Drug Resistance in...

A press release from the Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia @ London School of Tropical Medicine and Research revealed high rates of ‘Shigella’ infections...

Wuli East Lawmaker Provides D360 Thousand Water Facility for Sare Kolli...

By Kebba AF Touray In a bid to address access to quality and portable water for his constituents, National Assembly Member for Wuli East, Hon....