Thursday, November 6, 2025

General News

MoHERST Validates New Research Policies to Strengthen Governance

By Assan Bah The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST) on Wednesday convened a one-day validation workshop to review the draft National...

Turning Point for Healthcare

Gambia Closer to NHIS Rollout Through Tariff Negotiation, Consensus Building By Ndey Sowe In a landmark step toward transforming healthcare in The Gambia, the National Health...

NAO Flags Unauthorised D3 Million Allowance Hike at Banjul City Council

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has recommended that the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Project Manager of the Banjul City...

Audit Finds Over D1.7 Million Paid to Ghost Workers at Edward...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has uncovered that more than 1.7 million dalasis were paid to so-called ghost workers at the...

Microfinance Operator Accused of Staging Robbery to Cover Financial Mismanagement

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Police Force is investigating a suspected case of staged robbery at the Younna Microfinance office in Kalagi Village, West Coast...

MAJaC Trains Gambia, Bissau Reporters

By Nelson Manneh The Media Academy for Journalism and Communication (MAJaC), with support from UNESCO and the UN Peacebuilding Fund, has launched a three-day international...

Study Reveals High Rates of ‘Shigella’ Related Diarrhea, Drug Resistance in...

A press release from the Medical Research Council Unit-The Gambia @ London School of Tropical Medicine and Research revealed high rates of ‘Shigella’ infections...

Wuli East Lawmaker Provides D360 Thousand Water Facility for Sare Kolli...

By Kebba AF Touray In a bid to address access to quality and portable water for his constituents, National Assembly Member for Wuli East, Hon....

Gambia Signs Four Cooperation Agreements with China’s Heilongjiang Province

By Makutu Manneh At the State House on Saturday, 26 April 2025, the Government of The Gambia signed four cooperation agreements with China’s Heilongjiang Province....

Businessman Defends Alleged Inflated Dustbin Prices

By Yankuba Jallow  A local contractor’s testimony at a public inquiry has raised questions about the pricing of a dustbin supply contract awarded by the...

Commission Investigating BCC’s Waste Bin Distribution Deal

By Yankuba Jallow  A statement by Alieu Sonko, a resident of Latrikunda Sabiji and owner of Universal Technology Enterprise, has shed light on the contracting...

Contractor Testifies on Fencing Contract Dispute at Banjul City Council 

By Yankuba Jallow  A recent testimony at a public inquiry has brought attention to a complicated dispute involving delayed payments and possible mismanagement of a...

NAO Launches D1.6 Billion 5-Year Strategic Plan

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO), on Thursday, 24 April, 2025, launched a whopping Strategic Plan amounting to one billion six hundred...

CAOPA Celebrates International Women in Small-Scale Fisheries

By Madiba Singhateh The African Confederation of Professional Organisations of Artisanal Fisheries (CAOPA) on Thursday, April 24, launched a three-day international program in The Gambia...

Stakeholders Hold Agroforum to Promote Climate-Smart Agriculture

By Assan Bah Key players in The Gambia’s agricultural sector convened on Thursday for an agroforum focused on promoting Liquid Amino Acid Organic Fertilizer and...

Reparations Commission Meets TANGO, Explores Partnership for Victim Support

By Amadou Manjang The Reparations Commission has held a meeting with the Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (TANGO) to explore avenues of partnership in the implementation...

Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Challenges ECOWAS to Accelerate Realisation of Single...

By: Kebba AF Touray Madam Bionga Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nigeria, has challenged the Economic Community of West...

TANGO to Assess Gambia’s Implementation of SDGs

By Amadou Manjang The Association of Non-Governmental Organisation is developing a 'Shadow Report' to assess the implementation of The Gambia’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ahead...

GALGA Engages Local Authorities on Strategies for Resource Mobilisation, Sustainability

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA) on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025, convened a strategic engagement session with the country’s eight...

Forum on African Harmonized Standards to Boost Trade held

By Kebba AF Touray The Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB) on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, convened a high-level interactive workshop to promote the role of harmonized...