Wednesday, July 2, 2025

General News

Embassy Issues Urgent Warning to Gambians Amid U.S. Immigration Crackdown

The Gambian Embassy in the United States has sounded the alarm to Gambian citizens residing in the country, urging them to comply with newly...

Ambassador Bah Urges Diaspora to Invest in Gambia’s Future at D.C....

In a keynote address delivered at the 10th African Diaspora Investment Symposium, His Excellency Momodou Lamin Bah, The Gambia’s Ambassador to the United States,...

Gambian Environmental Advocate Appointed as World Bank’s Civil Society Observer for...

By Nelson Manneh Joe Bongay, a prominent Gambian environmental activist and founder of Ecoview Africa, has been appointed as the Civil Society Observer Focal Point...

President Barrow Launches Gambia’s Madrassah Integration Strategy

By Nelson Manneh President Adama Barrow on Tuesday presided over the official launch of The Gambia’s Madrassah Integration Strategy, a landmark policy initiative aimed at...

Ebrima Jallow’s Raw Expressions Gives Voice to Gambia’s Marginalized Youth

Fulladou Publishers Thursday released Raw Expressions, the debut poetry collection by Ebrima Jallow, known by his pen name The Ghetto Pen—a final-year law student...

MCA Warns Falsified In-Vitro Diagnostics Cause Fake Lab Results

By Nelson Manneh The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) has warned that the use of substandard and falsified in-vitro diagnostic devices in laboratory tests can lead...

Beyond the Bars: Is Gambia Reforming Its Notorious Prisons?

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives In the early 2000s, Ebrima was silently led through the rusted gates of Mile 2 Central Prison in handcuffs....

As Campus Tensions Rise Students Renew Calls for Grievance Mechanism Recommended...

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives  Two decades after a government crackdown on student protestors left 14 young people dead, tension is once again mounting...

US Shifts From Aid to Investment in Africa

By Yankuba Jallow with New Narratives In a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa, Ambassador Troy Fitrell, Senior Bureau Official for the...

Concern Raised over ‘Growing’ Trend of Child Labour

By Amadou Manjang People have raised concerns over the growing trend of child labour in the Gambian markets and car parks.  They lamented its lasting impact...

Tragedy strikes as tear gas claims life of Gambian national in...

By Biran Gaye A Gambian migrant has tragically lost his life at Kilometer 22 in Sfax, Tunisia, prompting an outpouring of grief. Refugees In Libya, a...

‘No Staff Service Rule’ at EFSTH, Says NAO

By Kebba AF Touray In a special audit, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed the non-existence of staff service rules at Gambia’s main referral...

Two Women Accused of Stealing D11,000 Granted D100,000 Bail

By Louise Jobe The Brikama Magistrates’ Court has granted bail in the sum of D100,000 to two Nigerian women accused of stealing D11,000 from a...

Ram Prices Soar Ahead of Tobaski

By Nelson Manneh With the annual Tobaski festival just a day away, the price of rams—central to the Islamic feast—has surged dramatically in markets across...

Local Carpenters Struggle to Survive as Furniture Import Surges    

By Nelson Manneh As the strive for economic activities continues to narrow down locally in the Gambia locally, carpenters continue to face challenges in an...

Masons Struggle as Cement Becomes Unaffordable

By Nelson Manneh A sharp increase in cement prices and ongoing supply shortages has brought construction activities across The Gambia to a near standstill, leaving...

BCC Pressed to Recover Over D2.5 Million Lost in EU Crab...

By Kebba AF Touray The National Audit Office (NAO) has called on the Banjul City Council (BCC) to take urgent legal action to recover more...

Kanifing Residents Decry Price Hike for Basic Commodities

By Makutu Manneh Residents of Kanifing Municipality are worried about the continuous increase in prices of basic food items like rice, sugar, onions, and cooking...

IDA Approves $52.6 Million Grant to Boost Gambia’s Transport and Energy...

The International Development Association (IDA), the lending arm of the World Bank for the world’s poorest countries, has approved a $52.6 million grant to...

Kanifing Residents Decry Price Hike for Basic Commodities

By Makutu Manneh Residents of Kanifing Municipality are worried about the continuous increase in prices of basic food items like rice, sugar, onions, and cooking...