FPAC Slashes Finance Ministry’s Budget Allocation
By Kebba AF Touray
The Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) has proposed a reduction in the 2024 draft estimates allocated...
PURA Public Outreach Focuses on Scams, Its Effects on Consumers
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia Public Utilities and Regulatory Authority (PURA) has on Tuesday, 21 November 2023 embarked on a public outreach on the...
The Gambia Receives $60M to Boost Sustainable Growth and Climate Resilience
BANJUL, November 20, 2023 - The World Bank board today approved $60 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the Government...
Sino Majilac Promises to Restore Old Mining Sites in Kombo
By Madiba Singhateh
The Managing Director and Proprietor of Sino Majilac Jalbak, Alhaji Momodou Samateh, said his company will restore old mining sites or quarries...
‘Bah Commission’: Revenue Collector Admits Flouting Rules
By Makutu Manneh
Tumbul Gassama, a market revenue collector for Mansakonko Area Council, has admitted before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that revenue collectors...
Gambia Remembers Road Traffic Accident Victims
By Assan Bah
In recognition of victims of road traffic crashes as passed and adopted in a United Nations (UN) resolution in October 2005, the...
THE EXECUTIVE ON TOUR WHILE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES REVIEW THE ESTIMATES
The National Assembly and the executive are required by the Constitution to work separately but harmoniously to serve the national interest. The executive has...
NAWEC, EDG Mark Milestone Agreement to Power the Future
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) on the 10th of November announced through their Facebook page that The Gambia's Minister for Petroleum and...
Students to Incur Cost of Repairing Damaged Roof
By Assan Bah
MrEbou B. Jarju, the Second Vice Principal of Kombo Kerewan Upper and Senior Secondary School in the West Coast Region (WCR), on...
MoBSE Validates Language Policy in Education
By Biran Gaye
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) has validated the maiden language policy that seeks to incorporate local languages into the...
NYP Deputy Speaker Urges Lawmakers to Prioritise the Youth
By Nelson Manneh
Hon. NdegenJobe, the Deputy Speaker of the National Youth Parliament (NYP) has urged members of the National Assembly to prioritise youth employment...
Supplier of Mansakonko Area Council’s Covid-19 Food Relief Testifies
By Makutu Manneh
Almamo Dibba, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nema-su Enterprise has testified before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry regarding the Covid-19...
GPU Urges Police to Drop Charges Against Madi Jobarteh
(Banjul, The Gambia, 15 Nov., 2023) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is calling on the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to drop all charges...
Authorities Say No Agreement Signed with Senegal on Forfeited Timber
By: Kebba AF Touray
Gambian authorities have disclosed to members of the Finance and Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly (FPAC) that no agreements...
CBOs in Saloum Seek Funding for Employment Creation
To Curtail Rural-urban Drifts, Irregular Migration
By Madi Njie
Representatives of several community-based organisations in Saloum District in the Central River Region North of the Gambia,...
President Barrow Says Gambia to Host OIC Summit in May 2024
By Makutu Manneh
Upon his return from an official visit to Saudi Arabia, President Adama Barrow said The Gambia is now poised to host the...
Finance Minister presents budget for 2024
Revenue & Grants = D34.9 billion, Expenditure = D39.4 billion, Deficit = D4.5 billion
By: Kebba AF Touray
The Gambia’s Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs,...
Another Price Hike Hits Gambia
By Assan Bah
Gambians are lamenting the recent hike in prices of basic commodities as they attribute it to uncontrolled rent fees and excessive taxes...
High Court Declares Comedian Bora Sisawo’s Detention Unconstitutional
By Kemeseng Sanneh (KEXX)
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the Banjul High Court has Thursday declared the detention of comedian Alagie Sisawo (alias Alagie Bora) unconstitutional...
GAMCOTRAP, Stakeholders Discuss Anti-FGM Law after Repeal Calls
By Mustapha Jallow
Senior staff of the Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices (GAMCOTRAP) and stakeholders on Thursday commenced an engagement on the effective implementation of...
