Monday, November 25, 2024

General News

Police Arrest Man Found with Suspected Cocaine

By Nelson Manneh  The Tourism Security Unit (TSU) of the Gambia Police Force, during its routine patrols, arrested a foreign national found in possession of...

ACDHRS Urges Govt to Implement Ban on Female Genital Mutilation/Cut

By Nelson Manneh  The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) has urged The Gambia Government to implement the law banning the practice...

BAC Finance Officials Ordered to Account for Missing Funds 

By Makutu Manneh & Aji Fatou Ceesay The Local Government Commission of Inquiry has directed the Director of Finance, Principal Cashier and a Revenue Collector...

ECOWAS Court Orders Ghana to Release UN/ECOWAS Investigation Report on Enforced...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has issued a landmark decision, ordering Ghana to release the UNECOWAS investigation report...

Ex-TANGO Chair Calls for Unity, Nonpartisanship among CSOs to Hold Government...

By Mustapha Jallow John Charles Njie, the ex-chairman of TANGO, has asserted that Gambian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) will struggle to hold current and future...

Ex-Sabiji Councillor Threatens Civil Suit against NRA, Contractor over Alleged Waste...

By Amadou Manjang  Former Latrikunda Sabiji Councillor, Ousman Fatty, has said he would sue the National Road Authority (NRA) and its contractors for allegedly disposing...

Bani Ward Councillor Accused of Unauthorised Withdrawals totalling D485,050  

By Lamin Fatty  Sorry Darboe, the Councilor of Bani Ward in Sami District is accused of effecting unauthorized withdrawals of funds provided by the United...

President Barrow Freezes Non-Statutory Foreign Travels

Banjul, The Gambia – Conscious of the need to curb Government expenditures, His Excellency President Adama Barrow, acting on authority vested in him by Section...

Ghanaian President Visits Gambia

By Makutu Manneh Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, had a day’s working visit to The Gambia last Friday 12 July 2024, for a mutual interest discussion...

Peace Network Deputy CEO Awarded by CepRass

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Peace Network, the Gambia, Professor Momodou Mustapha Fanneh, has recently been awarded a prestigious award by The Center...

Sprinting Towards Success: QCell Signs Gina Bass as Brand Ambassador

By Sariba Manneh-Special Report In a landmark deal, QCell, Gambia’s leading telecoms company under the Q-Group, has officially endorsed a business agreement with the country’s...

Fishing Trawlers Use ‘Warfi Njago’, Kerewan Grounds to Offload Illegal Fuels,...

By Mustapha Jallow  Mr Yankuba Darboe, the Commissioner General (CG) for the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has recently disclosed that some traders use fishing trawlers...

49.5 Million People Could Be Affected by Food Crises, Says ECOWAS...

By: Kebba AF Touray The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has reported to the ECOWAS Parliament that if appropriate measures are...

ICTJ Campaigns for Implementation of TRRC Recommendations 

By Sariba Manneh  International Centre for Transitional Justice in partnership with the United Nations Peace Building Fund with its local partners has started a nationwide...

BAC’s Revenue Collector Claims His Daughter Damaged Council’s Cash Book 

By Makutu Manneh Mr. Sulayman Jallow, a Revenue Collector at the Brikama Area Council (BAC) while testifying before the ongoing Local Government Commission of Inquiry...

WoJAG Condemns Attacks on 2 Female Journalists

By Nelson Manneh The Women Journalist Association of The Gambia WoJAG, on Thursday, 11 July 2024, in a press release raises concerns with the recent...

IMF to Disburse US$10.95 Million for the Gambia

By: Kebba AF Touray The IMF will make a disbursement of about US$10.95 million to the Gambia after the Executive Board has completed its first...

Revenue Collector Claims Termites Ate His Cash Book

 By Makutu Manneh Revenue Collector, Mr Lamin Kurang, a resident of Busumbala and an employee of the Brikama Area Council (BAC) on 10th of July,...

Senegal’s parliament to consider bill seeking to reinstate premiership in internal...

By Biran Gaye The National Assembly of Senegal is set to consider a bill that seeks to reinstate the post of prime minister in its...

Regional Lawmakers Recognise Gambia’s Constitutional Independence to Establish Special Tribunal

By: Kebba AF Touray ECOWAS Parliamentarians have said that the Gambia has the constitutional independence to establish a special tribunal to try alleged human rights...