Tuesday, October 14, 2025

General News

Aviation Expert Unveils Plan to Reduce High Cost of Air Travel

By Kebba AF Touray An aviation expert has proposed a plan of action before Members of the ECOWAS parliament, which aims to reduce the high...

GIEPA Launches Enterprise Development Training for Methodist Youth in The Gambia

By Nelson Manneh With an eye on empowering young Gambians through innovation and entrepreneurship, the Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) on Thursday launched...

Dozens in Custody for Possession of Prohibited Drugs

By Nelson Manneh  In a bid to fight the illegal use, sale and abuse of prohibitive drugs within the country, operatives of the Drug Law...

Detained Protesters Demanding Jammeh Asset Transparency Released on Self-Bail

By Nelson Manneh Twenty-seven protesters arrested for staging an unauthorized protest demanding greater transparency in the disposal of assets seized from former President Yahya A.J.J....

APRC Demands Immediate, Transparent Probe into Jammeh Asset Sales

By Kebba AF Touray The Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), the political party once led by exiled former president Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, has...

Sheriff Division Reports Over D57 Million Raised from Sale of Jammeh’s...

By Kebba AF Touray A new government report has revealed that more than 57 million dalasi was generated from the court-ordered sale of assets belonging...

A NATION IN WAITING

BY HALIFA SALLAH  10th May, 2025 A matter that should be easily resolved could be prolonged if the right steps are not taken at the right time. The...

More Than 16 Protesters Detained Over Demands for Transparency on Jammeh’s...

By Nelson Manneh More than 16 youth activists were arrested and briefly detained by police in the Gambian capital on Sunday, after attempting to stage...

Refela gave me a title not a voice – says Coordinator 

Isatou Njie, a former national coordinator of the Réseau des Femmes Elues Locales d'Afrique (REFELA), told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry this week...

Crab Island TVET Foundation opens Annex in Bwiam

By Amadou Manjang Crab Island Technical Vocational Educational Training Centre opened an annex in Bwiam, Foni, on Thursday. The programme is funded by the United Nations Peace...

Press Union Condemns Arrests at Peaceful Protest Over Jammeh Assets

Two Gambian journalists were briefly detained and a third reportedly manhandled by police on Thursday while covering a peaceful protest in the capital, raising...

American Cardinal Elected Pope, Takes the Name Leo XIV

By Nelson Manneh In a historic and unprecedented moment for the Roman Catholic Church, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected pope, becoming the...

GPU Condemns Attempts to Pressure Journalist Over Jammeh Assets Story

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) expresses deep concern over attempts by senior officials of the Media Council of The Gambia (MCG) and the National...

Former Banjul Deputy Mayor Faces Inquiry Over Hiring Practices & Vehicle...

Omar B.J. Touray, a former deputy mayor of the Banjul City Council (BCC), appeared Thursday before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, where he...

Finance Officer Took Over as Signatory After Director Refused to Sign...

A former finance manager of the CityLink Ostend-Banjul project told the Local Government Commission of Inquiry on Thursday that he was made a signatory...

GT Bank Commissions Solar Powered Borehole in Sare Cherno in URR

By Nelson Manneh As part of their Corporate Social Responsibility, Guaranty Trust Bank Gambia Ltd., on Saturday 3rd May 2025 commissioned a solar powered water borehole...

 ‘Gambia Participates’ Trains Journalists, CSOs on Asset Recovery, Combating Illicit Financial...

By Mariama Marong To combat corruption and it’s practices in the country, ‘Gambia Participates’ as an NGO, has taken it upon themselves to widen the...

Wulli West Tribunal Convicts Four for Illegal Logging, Two Others for...

By Lamin Fatty In a landmark judgment aimed at reinforcing environmental protection laws, the Wulli West District Tribunal on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, found four...

NAWEC Vows Energy Independence as Gambia Ends Karpowership Deal

By Assan Bah  The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) declared on Wednesday that it is now equipped to independently meet The Gambia’s electricity demand,...

Interior Ministry Encourages Private Security Firms to Regularize Their Status

The Ministry of Interior has called on all private security companies operating in the country to ensure they are properly licensed, in line with...