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Sierra Leone’s National Paralympic Committee Visits Gambian Counterparts

By Nelson Manneh  A delegation from Sierra Leone’s National Paralympic Committee last week Friday, October 27 arrived in Banjul for a ten-day visit to their...

Ex-CEO of BsAC Accuses Former Finance Director Suso of Forging his...

By Makutu Manneh Ousman Touray, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Basse Area Council has told the Commission that ex-Finance Director, Lamin Suso of the...

Mauritanian Regulators Visit Gambian Counterparts

By: Kebba AF Touray A two-man delegation of Mauritanian regulators from Autorité de Regulation Mauritanien, last Wednesday, 25 October visited their Gambian counterparts at PURA...

TANGO Launches 2022 CSOs Sustainability Report

By Amadou Manjang The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Gambia (TANGO), on Monday, 30 October released the country’s report on Civil Society Sustainability Index...

Government to lay 4 Bills in an Extraordinary Session on Wednesday

By: Kebba AF Touray The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly has announced on Monday 30th October 2023, that the legislative house will convene...

Authorities Interdict Accounts Clerk After Save Containing Cash Went Missing at...

By Nelson Manneh Authorities at the Judiciary have interdicted an accounts clerk/cashier after a save containing cash went missing at his office at the Bundung...

Ex-CEO Says Finance Director of Basse Area Council was Incompetent

Ousman Touray, a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Basse Area Council has put his weakness on display as he admitted to several...

NAWEC to Upgrade Cash Power Meters Countrywide  

By Nelson Manneh The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) on Tuesday, 24 October informed the press that they will be upgrading their meters nationwide. Mr...

Victims of Demolition Exercise at Amdalai Demand Compensation from Government

By Nelson Manneh   The victims of the demolition exercise at Amdallai, North Bank Region of the Gambia have demanded compensation from the government. Gambian authorities have...

Scores of Qualified Teachers Quit Education Sector for Lucrative Professions, Says...

By Abdou Mbye Information Officer Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education The Board Chairperson of Kaiaf Senior Secondary School (SSS) has lamented that scores of trained...

Basse Area Council Ex-Finance Director Denies Allegation of Stealing Money from...

By Makutu Manneh The former Finance Director of Basse Area Council has refuted allegations that he stole money from the council. Lamin Suso, who testified before...

Man Stabbed to Death In Dampha kunda

By Lamin Fatty One Saikouba Drammeh was stabbed to death at a discotheque on Saturday, 21 October 2023, in Dampha kunda, Tumanna District, Upper River...

FPAC Orders Govt. Agencies to Prepare, Submit Accounts by December

By: Kebba AF Touray The Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) has ordered Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other entities to prepare and submit...

Artisanal Fishermen Condemn Govt.’s Fisheries Agreement

By Madiba Singhateh The Artisanal Fishermen Association of the Gambia has issued a strong condemnation on the recent fishing agreement between the Gambia and Senegal signed last September. The agreement allocates 500 tons...

MoBSE Says Total of Over D50 Million on SIG Still Outstanding

By: Kebba AF Touray Officials of the Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) have told members of the Education Committee of the National...

UNHRC Donates Books to NA Library Department

By: Kebba AF Touray The United Nations Human Commission Rights (UNHRC) on Wednesday, 17 October donated 100 books to the Legislative Library and Research Department...

‘BsAC Took Loans from Individuals without Following Procedure’ Ex-Finance Director Says

By Makutu Manneh Lamin Suso, the former Finance Director of Basse Area Council, has confirmed to members of the Local Government Commission of Inquiry that...

Police Launch Manhunt for Runaway US-Gambian National

By Mustapha Jallow Police investigators have launched manhunt for a US-Gambian national who was allegedly caught with a pistol loaded with live rounds. The gunman, identified...

BsAC Ex-Finance Director Says He and CEO Touray Were Engaged in...

By Makutu Manneh The former Finance Director of Basse Area Council (BsAC), Lamin Suso, while continuing his testimony before the Local Government Commission of Inquiry...

Darsilameh Border Crisis: Authorities Hold Talks with Senegalese Counterparts

By Assan Bah The Gambia government through a delegation headed by the defence Minister has on Sunday held talks with its Senegalese counterparts to resolve...