Tuesday, July 1, 2025

General News

Netherland Trains Gambia Immigration Personnel on Hostmanship

By Ndey Sowe The government of the Kingdom of Netherlands through its Embassy in Dakar on Monday, 6 January 2025, commenced a five-day training on hostmanship...

Police Confirm 4 Deaths in Fatal Car Accident at Kafuta

By Nelson Manneh   The Gambia Police Force, in a recent update regarding the fatal accident that happened in Kafuta during the weekend, indicated that the...

PWD sensitised on immunization, vaccination 

By Amadou Manjang The Association of Non-governmental Organization in collaboration with the Gambia Federation of Disabled, and the Government of the Gambia sensitized forty persons...

Police Arrest Suspect Involved in Robbery Incidents along Sukuta-Jabang Highway

By Nelson Manneh The Latriya Police Station has apprehended a suspect in connection with two robbery incidents that occurred on January 1, 2025, along the...

GRA Sets D23 Billion Target after Exceeding 2024 Revenue Milestone

By Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has set out to collect D23 billion in 2025, following a historic achievement of D20.83 billion in...

President Barrow Extends Condolences to US on Passing of Former President...

By Makutu Manneh President Adama Barrow yesterday Thursday, visited the residence of the United States Ambassador in Fajara, to extend his condolence on the passing of...

DLEA-G Holds Sensitisation on Drug Abuse in Brikama

By Louise Jobe  The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia on Wednesday, 1st January sensitised the residents of Brikama Wellingara on drug abuse. The event was...

 ‘Yonna’ Group Holds Retreat, Awards Outstanding Staff

By Ndey Sowe ‘Yonna Group’, a homegrown and fully owned Gambian company that oversees four business entities, last Wednesday, January 1, 2025, held its annual end...

Mediterranean:  A cemetery for migrants amid aggressive EU migration policy

Biran Gaye Boat crossings in the Mediterranean continue to cost lives of several migrants as 27 migrants reportedly died in two shipwrecks off coast of...

Public Littering: A Mockery of Gambia’s Anti-Littering Act of 2007

By Nelson Manneh and Ebrima Jabang Public littering in The Gambia has become an alarming menace, undermining the very purpose of the Anti-Littering Act of...

Artificial Oyster Production: A Game-Changer for Sustainable Seafood in Gambia

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia River, adorned with extensive mangrove forests, provides ideal conditions for oyster farming. Traditionally, oysters have been hand-harvested from mangrove roots...

GRA receives prestigious award as most performing institution  

By Mustapha Jallow  The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has been recognized as the most outstanding performing institution in the country.   GRA, under Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe’s leadership,...

GAF Concludes Joint Field Training Exercise

By Makutu Manneh  The Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) has concluded its joint field training exercise called ‘Exercise Kansala 2024’, with combat drills and other military...

NEA Sensitises Religious Leaders on Environmental Awareness

By Madiba Singhateh The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Monday, December 23, 2024, organized a one-day sensitization program for religious leaders from the Muslim and...

Gambia’s Mental Healthcare Delivery Marred by Inadequate Psychiatrists

By Kebba AF TourayThe National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that inadequate qualified mental health personnel are affecting healthcare service delivery at health facilities.The...

First Reading of the Constitution (Promulgation) Bill 2024  has been done                                                     

By Kebba AF Touray Gambia’s Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, yesterday Monday 23rd December 2024, introduced a bill titled: ‘‘Constitution for the Republic of the Gambia...

UTG Longest Serving Cleaner Opens Up on Career Hurdles As Documentary...

Haddy Jatta, 68, has been a cleaner at the University of The Gambia (UTG), since its inception in 1999. Jatta has worked under different university...

Food prices in The Gambia: Ousmaila Joof’s official inflation rates and...

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Trade Minister, Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof, has stirred controversy by claiming that the prices of essential commodities in the country have been stable for...

Inside Gambia’s Transitional Justice Project 

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia in 2017 embarked on an ambitious project to investigate past human rights violations committed during the 22-year repressive regime of...

Public Institutions Reminded to Submit Financial Statements by March

By Kebba AF Touray The Office of the Auditor General (AG) has reminded public institutions to submit their financial statements by 31st March 2025. The reminder...