Saturday, October 18, 2025

General News

Niamina Residents Demand Better Roads and Services

From the rough tracks of Niamina East to the farmland of Niamina West, residents are speaking up, demanding better roads, reliable health services, and...

Audit Report Flags Over Half a Million Dalasi Vehicle Omission

By Kebba AF Touray The Auditor General (AG) of The Gambia has disclosed that a vehicle worth D700,000 was omitted from a valuation report submitted...

Transport Union Calls for Regulation of Tricycle Drivers

By Nelson Manneh The President of the Gambia Transport Union, Mr Omar Ceesay, has called on the government to introduce clear regulations for tricycle operators,...

SCYA Host 3RD Annual Students’ Support Initiative

The Sare Chikam Youth Association (SCYA), in Sare Chikam Village, Upper Niumi District over the weekend hosted its third annual students’ support initiative to...

Travel to China Made Easier as Chinese Embassy in Gambia Launches...

By Nelson Manneh Travel to China has become easier for Gambian residents as the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Banjul officially launched...

Auditor General Flags Understatement of Over D46 Million in Quarrying Revenue

By Kebba AF Touray The Auditor General (AG) of the National Audit Office (NAO), Cherno Sowe, has revealed significant financial discrepancies in the Government of...

Auditor General Flags Unpaid Government Royalties as GACH Exports D84 Million...

By Kebba AF Touray The Auditor General’s 2021 Report has revealed that GACH Company Limited exported 621 containers of heavy minerals, locally known as black...

Indian Inspector General Orders Statewide Raids as Toxic Syrup Kills Children

By Nelson Manneh The Inspector General of Police in Madhya Pradesh has ordered statewide raids and a criminal investigation into the distribution of the cough...

Judicial Workers Cry Foul as Top Officials Enjoy Massive Pay Rise

By Yankuba Jallow Tension is mounting within The Gambia’s Judiciary as over 350 support staff members demand explanations from the Chief Justice over what they...

Auditors Fault Award of D28 Million Duty Waiver to Jah Oil...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has faulted the award of a duty waiver worth nearly D29 million to Jah Oil Company,...

Audit Queries Unverified Proceeds from Sale of 724 Cattle by Sheriff...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has raised serious concerns over unverified proceeds from the sale of 724 cattle by the Sheriff Division of...

Police Investigate Alleged Armed Robbery in Madinayel, Kantora District

By Nelson Manneh Police in the Upper River Region (URR) are investigating an alleged armed robbery that took place in Madinayel Village, Kantora District, on...

Activista Facilitates Constituency Dialogue in CRR

Activista The Gambia, in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), has facilitated historic community dialogues in the Central River Region (CRR), bringing...

Teachers Mark World Teachers’ Day with Reflections

By Amadou Manjang Educators across The Gambia joined the rest of the world on Saturday, October 5, to celebrate World Teachers’ Day, reflecting on their profession’s...

Female Lawyers Association Holds Awareness Forum on Mobile Legal Aid Clinic...

By Mariama Marong The Female Lawyers Association of The Gambia (FLAG) has held a three-day awareness creation forum in Brufut as part of its Nationwide...

GRA Urges UTG to Introduce Taxation in Curriculum

By Ndey Sowe The Commissioner General of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), Yankuba Darboe, has called on the University of The Gambia (UTG) to incorporate...

Mandinari Community Lays Omar Badjie to Rest

By Nelson Manneh The village of Mandinari has laid 27-year-old Omar Badjie to rest following his death in police custody leaving a community in mourning...

Audit Report Reveals Irregularities in 2023 Government Accounts

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has disclosed a series of financial and administrative irregularities in its audit of the 2023 accounts...

Gambian Chinese Community Marks 76th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of...

By Nelson Manneh The Chinese Embassy in The Gambia, in collaboration with the local Chinese community, hosted a vibrant reception on September 30, 2025, to...

GRA Replaces GAMTAXNET with ITAS to Boost Tax Efficiency

By Ndey Sowe The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced the replacement of the domestic tax system GAMTAXNET with a new web-based Integrated Tax Administration...